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Illinois Teacher of the Year receives her own holiday in AuroraMay 07, 2024 8:16 pm - May 7 is National Teacher Appreciation Day, and Aurora is showing appreciation to the top teacher in the state. Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin surprised Dr. Rachael Mahmood, ...
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Ceremony marking 45th anniversary of Flight 191 tragedy set for May 25May 07, 2024 8:12 pm - A 45th anniversary remembrance ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, in memory of American Airlines Flight 191.
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Bloomingdale man gets 9-year sentence for tax evasion, fraudMay 07, 2024 8:11 pm - A Bloomingdale businessman received a 9-year federal prison sentence for tax evasion and various fraud schemes, according to court papers. Joseph J. Cipolla Jr., 39, plea...
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Last billboards in Arlington Heights — other than one owned by Bears — to come downMay 07, 2024 7:33 pm - With approvals due to expire next month for the Bears’ revenue-generating billboard at Arlington Park, Arlington Heights village board members this week told a small-busi...
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Metra ‘wants to be part of the conversation’ on merging with CTA and Pace, but stays neutralMay 07, 2024 6:23 pm - Metra leaders issued a carefully worded statement Tuesday about the commuter railroad’s potential merger with Pace, the CTA and the Regional Transportation Authority. “We...
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A push to raise pay for those who work with developmentally disabledMay 07, 2024 6:18 pm - The inner rewards are rich for Rosalind Wakefield, who works as a direct support professional at Little City in Palatine, assisting people living with intellectual and de...
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Woman accused of DUI, fleeing from police with child in car denied pretrial releaseMay 07, 2024 4:58 pm - A DuPage County judge has ruled that a DeKalb woman accused of drinking and driving and fleeing Wheaton police with her 12-year-old daughter in the car must remain in cus...
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Illinois students earn awards, career path preparation at SkillsUSA Workforce ChampionshipsMay 07, 2024 4:48 pm - They poured concrete to lay bricks. They built tiny buildings, repaired diesel engines, and raced the clock and each other to be the best at more than 150 events — and th...
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In Holocaust remembrance, Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by college protests and Gaza war
May 07, 2024 4:40 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday decried a “ferocious surge” in antisemitism on college campuses and around the globe in the months since Hamas attacked Israel...
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New coffee shop to perk up Wheaton library cafeMay 07, 2024 4:38 pm - There’s a new buzz in the Wheaton Public Library. A cafe called The Bean will serve coffee to library patrons from the west side of the building.