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Elgin program offers grants to restore historic properties, adds paint program in Watch DistrictJan 21, 2025 10:57 am - A grant program designed to help restore homes in Elgin's historic districts is back for its 30th year and has added a new painting program for residents of the Elgin National Watch Historic District.
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Spotlight: Good news for Carole King fans, ‘Beautiful’ is back in the ‘burbsJan 21, 2025 9:37 am - Drury Lane Theatre revives the Carole King tuner “Beautiful,” Buffalo Theatre Ensemble stages the culture-clash comedy “Native Gardens,” Shattered Globe examines morality in “Lobby Hero,” and Steppenwolf revives a Sam Shepard classic.
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Trump signs order to end birthright citizenship. Legal experts say it won’t work.
Jan 21, 2025 9:12 am - President Donald Trump on Monday tried to use executive authority to end birthright citizenship for children born to people who are in the country without authorization o...
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Dangerous wind chills grip region, several school districts move to e-learningJan 21, 2025 8:49 am - Wind chills in the suburbs have dropped into the negative 20s as several school districts move to e-learning.
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Trump’s pardons for Jan. 6 riot help more than 50 defendants from Illinois
Jan 21, 2025 8:45 am - More than 50 Donald Trump supporters from Illinois will get their federal rap sheets wiped clean after the new president’s Day 1 signing of about 1,500 pardons related to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Mundelein police investigating fatal crash on Lake StreetJan 21, 2025 8:08 am - A 24-year-old woman is dead after an early morning crash on Lake Street in Mundelein.
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What Melania Trump wore to the inauguration — including the hat
Jan 21, 2025 6:48 am - While red baseball caps have become synonymous with President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump made her own millinery-related fashion statement, sporting a navy wide-brimmed hat by an American designer on Inauguration Day.
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York Drama explores growing up in ‘We Aren’t Kids Anymore’ song cycleJan 20, 2025 9:32 pm - “We Aren’t Kids Anymore,” a song cycle by Drew Gasparini, offers a musical meditation on what it means to mature and evolve, whether you’re 18 or 80. York Drama students worked with Gasparini, gaining insights into the show's creation and collaborating on its direction.
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Chicago man accused of selling cocaine in NapervilleJan 20, 2025 8:05 pm - A Chicago man faces drug and weapon charges after a two-month-long investigation by Naperville police, officials said.
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District 128 paring down 22 applicants for superintendentJan 20, 2025 7:39 pm - The funnel is narrowing on the search for a new superintendent to lead Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128.