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Des Plaines to spend $134 million to replace lead pipesJul 17, 2024 2:14 pm - Des Plaines officials plan to spend $134 million over 20 years replacing water service lines made from lead or galvanized steel.
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After more than 20 years, Lake Zurich’s lakefront promenade ready for a reboot and refreshJul 17, 2024 2:13 pm - New pavers, landscaping and other elements are part of a $586,648 refresh of the more than 20-year-old lakefront promenade in Lake Zurich.
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‘I expressed myself’: Suburban GOP official confronts Matt Gaetz at RNC and goes viralJul 17, 2024 1:47 pm - Suburban Republican Richard Porter is going viral over a video of him confronting controversial U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida on the floor of the Republican National Convention.
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Wheaton city council hopefuls to gather nominating petitionsJul 17, 2024 1:20 pm - Prospective candidates for seats on the Wheaton City Council soon will start circulating nominating petitions to run in next spring’s municipal elections.
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Schaumburg man finishes 2nd at World Series of Poker’s Main Event tableJul 17, 2024 12:14 pm - Jordan Griff, a onetime Schaumburg resident, finished second at the World Series of Poker’s No Limit Hold’em Main Event and pocketed $6 million in winnings.
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U-46 music teacher hopes to take crown at pageant in RosemontJul 17, 2024 11:39 am - Justine Izewski — a music teacher at a Hanover Park elementary school by day who gives private music lessons by night at a Schaumburg coffee shop — hopes to have a homefield advantage on the hundreds of other competitors who will descend on a Rosemont hotel later this month for the Petite USA Pageant.
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Free ride event for disabled people at Schaumburg SeptemberfestJul 17, 2024 10:53 am - Schaumburg Township’s Disability & Senior Services Department will be offering free rides at the Septemberfest carnival for people with disabilities, their immediate family members and caregivers.
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Attacked by right wing, Deere farm machinery dumps diversity efforts
Jul 17, 2024 10:27 am - Deere & Co., the world’s top farm machinery maker, is pulling back from diversity measures in the face of conservative criticism, the second agriculture-related company i...
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20 tornadoes, including an EF-2, now confirmed during Monday’s stormsJul 17, 2024 10:25 am - National Weather Service survey teams have confirmed at least 20 tornadoes touched down during Monday night’s derecho.
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Riccardo’s Ristorante in Schaumburg closes, new concept being prepared for siteJul 17, 2024 9:08 am - The closing of Riccardo’s Ristorante in Schaumburg this week ends a 35-year story as much about the people behind it as the beloved business itself, but plans already are afoot to bring a new dining concept to the space.