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Brian E. Wagner Scholarship awarded to four recipientsMay 31, 2024 7:15 pm - Four recipients were selected for this year’s Brian E. Wagner Scholarship. Next year will mark the fund’s 15th year. So far the scholarship has donated more than $105,000 in college tuition funding to numerous deserving scholars.
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Naperville woman charged with felony cruelty to dogMay 31, 2024 4:59 pm - A Naperville woman has been charged with felony-level aggravated cruelty to animals after someone told police they suspected she was abusing a dog.
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Batavia comedy club drops shows by pro-Israel comedian Michael Rapaport over safety concernsMay 31, 2024 2:51 pm - Following calls threatening protests, The Comedy Vault in Batavia cancels Michael Rapaport shows.
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Dining destination: Crossroads of Schaumburg aims to revive prominent corner near Woodfield with 8 new restaurantsMay 31, 2024 2:39 pm - The 7.4-acre Crossroads of Schaumburg development has received the unanimous recommendation of the village’s zoning board of appeals and will go before the Schaumburg Village Board June 11 for final approval.
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Kristof’s Entertainment Center marking 50 years of fun in Round Lake BeachMay 31, 2024 2:08 pm - Kristof’s Entertainment Center in Round Lake Beach long has been known as a destination for bowling, mini-golf, go karts and more. But the origin of the family-owned business celebrating 50 years is more modest.
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‘An extended family’: Retiring Green Oaks mail carrier reflects on 43 years on the jobMay 31, 2024 2:04 pm - At age 18, Amy Becker became a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier because she enjoyed working outside and with people. “It was never work for me,” Becker said. Now 61, Becker is hanging up her uniform and turning in her mail truck keys after 43 years on the job.
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Des Plaines store owner accused of threatening customers arrested, police sayMay 31, 2024 1:35 pm - The owner of a Des Plaines store that sells hemp products was arrested Thursday after allegedly threatening customers with a toy that looked like a real shotgun, police said in a news release.
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Regulators slash Chicago gas utility’s rate request, setting up likely legal battle
May 31, 2024 1:32 pm - Regulators at the Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday once again reduced a request to increase customer rates from Chicago natural gas utility Peoples Gas. In Novemb...
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Bird walk at Middlefork SavannaMay 31, 2024 1:19 pm - Lake County Audubon Society is hosting a bird walk from 7 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 6 at Middlefork Savanna near Lake Forest. One of Lake County’s larger forest preser...
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Got young drivers? DMVs offer designated teen hours Saturdays in summerMay 31, 2024 12:53 pm - Teen drivers will get priority treatment every Saturday this summer at select DMVs across Illinois, including the suburbs.