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Good News Sunday: Cute, colorful bug sculptures on display in NapervilleJun 09, 2024 6:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about colorful bug statues in downtown Naperville, a Schaumburg fifth-grader who excelled at a national science competition, and a Wheeling woman credited with saving her neighbor’s life.
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Rushed pension reform will hurt businesses, residentsJun 09, 2024 5:39 am - Last month, the Illinois General Assembly passed a $53.1 billion budget, the state’s largest ever and $400 million higher than Gov. J.B. Pritzker pushed for in February. ...
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DCFS employees support AJ Freund caseworker after jailing: ‘People don’t understand the trauma we deal with’
Jun 08, 2024 3:11 pm - As a prosecutor addressed members of the media Thursday after the sentencing of 5-year-old AJ Freund’s former child protection investigator, employees of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services voiced their frustration.
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Come on and take a free ride as Pace turns 40Jun 08, 2024 1:20 pm - No cake, but free rides on Pace buses across the suburbs this weekend to celebrate the agency’s 40th birthday.
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Gunshot heard inside vehicle in one of two firearms investigations by Naperville policeJun 08, 2024 12:57 pm - Authorities filed charges in two separate Naperville firearms cases that included a gunshot heard in a vehicle.
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Illinois to consider the ‘Future of Gas’ in unprecedented regulatory proceedingJun 07, 2024 11:37 pm - Between electric vehicles and all-electric buildings, electrification has emerged as a leading tool in the fight against climate change. But if we start to plug everythin...
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Why state froze rate for towns’ share of income taxesJun 07, 2024 11:35 pm - Over the past few years, the state has increased the percentage of income tax revenue it shares with municipalities, but that’s not going to happen when the new fiscal year begins in July.
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Officials identify victim of Lake Zurich-area house explosionJun 07, 2024 11:23 pm - The Lake County coroner’s office has identified the man who died Tuesday evening when a house exploded on North Overhill Road in an unincorporated area near Lake Zurich. ...
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Leapin’ Lombard! ‘Little Orphan Annie’ tours, exhibit celebrate her 100th birthday and suburban rootsJun 07, 2024 11:21 pm - Ahead of her 100th birthday this August, the Lombard Historical Society is celebrating “Little Orphan Annie” with an exhibition on her place in pop culture, the man who brought her to life and his landmark residence on Main Street.
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People were dancing in the street at the Rolling Meadows Block PartyJun 07, 2024 9:07 pm - A block party took over Central Road in front of Rolling Meadows High School because traffic is no fun but dancing is. Thousands of residents enjoyed the free annual even...