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Noah Gabriel’s ‘Inspirations’ exhibit featured at Marmion AcademySep 14, 2025 3:37 pm - Noah Gabriel's "Inspirations" exhibit celebrates musicians who influenced his art, featuring striking black and white portraits. It’s on display at Marmion Academy in Aurora through Oct. 28.
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Elgin Community College receives NASA award to host robotics competitionSep 14, 2025 2:53 pm - Elgin Community College has secured a prestigious $50,000 NASA award, positioning itself as one of only 30 institutions nationwide to receive this highly competitive recognition.
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Elgin Community College celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with ‘Sazón & Soul’Sep 14, 2025 2:47 pm - Elgin Community College celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with events, art, dance, music, and cultural experiences from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
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Lake in the Hills raises cannabis dispensary tax to maximum allowedSep 14, 2025 1:04 pm - Lake in the Hills has raised its local cannabis dispensary tax from 2% to 3%, the most allowed under state law.
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Aurora mayor orders flags restored to full staff despite Trump order to honor Charlie KirkSep 14, 2025 12:23 pm - As President Donald Trump ordered flags flown at hall staff in the wake of the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, Aurora Mayor John Laesch ordered the city’s flags, which had been lowered in honor of 9/11, restored to full staff.
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Route 45 resurfacing in Antioch begins MondaySep 14, 2025 11:09 am - Resurfacing a 1.9-mile stretch of Route 45 (Bristol Road) from Rosecrans Road (Route 173) to south of 128th Street/North Avenue in Antioch will require intermittent daytime lane closures beginning, weather permitting, Monday, Sept. 15.
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Facts Matter: Salt trucks not blocking Chicago streets from ICESep 14, 2025 4:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that Chicago has lined up salt trucks to block troops from coming to the city, a company CEO issued a nasty reply to complaints about taking a memento from a child and more.
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FACT FOCUS: Assassination of Charlie Kirk prompts flood of false and misleading claims onlineSep 13, 2025 6:22 pm - A flood of false and misleading claims filled social media in the two days it took officials to arrest and publicly identify 22-year-old Tyler Robinson as the suspect in ...
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How Charlie Kirk’s social media machine rewired a generation’s politicsSep 13, 2025 6:10 pm - Last month, as social media buzzed with news that Taylor Swift was engaged to Travis Kelce, Charlie Kirk advised one of the world’s most successful female musicians to le...
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Trump demands NATO action on Russian oil before any U.S. sanctionsSep 13, 2025 5:47 pm - President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he would impose major additional U.S. sanctions on Russia only after all NATO countries increased pressure on Russian Preside...