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AAYO launches no-cost Twisters team to expand opportunities for special needs kidsJul 23, 2025 5:36 pm - The Algonquin Area Youth Organization's Twisters baseball team for children with disabilities had its first game, offering a free and worry-free opportunity for families.
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Annual motorcycle rally to raise fentanyl awareness, support grieving families
Jul 23, 2025 5:09 pm - On Saturday, Aug. 2, the ninth annual “Ride for John — Remember U.S. ALL“ event, organized by My Child’s Life Matters, aims to raise fentanyl awareness and support grieving families when hundreds of motorcycles will meet in St. Charles and ride to Carol Stream.
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Cities that will be hottest as nearly 100 million people are under alerts
Jul 23, 2025 4:36 pm - One of the most significant heat waves of the summer continues to build across the eastern half of the country on Wednesday.
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EPA drafts rule to strike down landmark climate finding
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Zelenskyy faces backlash as Ukrainians protest new anti-corruption law
Jul 23, 2025 4:21 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Activists on Wednesday called for more protests of a new law that they say weakens Ukraine’s anti-corruption watchdogs, following the first major anti-gov...
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More than 100 aid groups warn of starvation in Gaza as Israeli strikes kill 29, officials say
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Joliet Slammers get boost from Bill Murray in attempt to set hot dog drop recordJul 23, 2025 3:39 pm - Wrapped hot dogs dropped from the sky onto the field as the Joliet Slammers took a swing at a Wiener Drop world record Tuesday.
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Buffalo Grove spurns apartment proposal after developer suggests increasing densityJul 23, 2025 3:27 pm - Buffalo Grove trustees this week rejected a request to refer a proposed four-story 64-unit apartment building on Riverwalk Drive to the planning and zoning commission.
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Demolition of massive former Sears HQ in Hoffman Estates reaches completionJul 23, 2025 3:26 pm - Just under a year after it began, structural demolition of the 2.4-million-square-foot Sears headquarters in Hoffman Estates ended Tuesday with the final stairwell of the east parking garage coming down.
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Celebration of a life: Northlight’s emotional ‘Twisted Melodies’ salutes soul legend Donny HathawayJul 23, 2025 2:45 pm - Northlight Theatre presents “Twisted Melodies,” a solo show by actor/writer Kelvin Roston Jr. that celebrates the life of seminal soul singer/composer/arranger Donny Hathaway.