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Meet with a social worker at the Wheeling libraryJul 30, 2024 7:29 am - You can have a free session with a Wheeling social worker Thursday at the Indian Trails Public Library, 355 Schoenbeck Road. Private sessions are available between 10 a.m...
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Shenanigans on the Green returns to Hoffman Estates Aug. 10Jul 30, 2024 7:29 am - The Northwest Celtic Fest: Shenanigans on the Green returns to Hoffman Estates’ Virginia Mary Hayter Village Green from 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10.
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‘What we need is community support’: Advisory panel nixes fixed-site homeless shelter in GurneeJul 29, 2024 8:50 pm - A plan to repurpose the FairBridge Inn hotel on Grand Avenue in Gurnee to a fixed site homeless shelter was rejected by an advisory panel last week leaving the village board with final say on the hot-button issue.
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Pritzker signs birth equity initiative into law, celebrates Medicaid expansion
Jul 29, 2024 8:46 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law Monday that expands insurance coverage during and after pregnancy with the goal of lowering infant and maternal mortality rates, especially for Black Illinoisans.
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William Calley, Army officer convicted in My Lai Massacre, is dead at 80
Jul 29, 2024 8:18 pm - William L. Calley Jr., a junior Army officer who became the only person convicted in connection with the My Lai Massacre of 1968, when U.S. soldiers slaughtered hundreds ...
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Lawmaker suggests “bad faith diversion” by township leaders on mental health fundingJul 29, 2024 8:06 pm - State Rep. Daniel Didech said he is willing to explore additional legislation to validate a referendum Wheeling Township voters passed in 2022 to fund mental health services. But he’s also questioning township leaders’ ongoing refusal to levy a voter-approved tax to pay for programs addressing mental health.
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‘You’re going to see me everywhere’: New Glen Ellyn Dist. 41 superintendent shares prioritiesJul 29, 2024 7:32 pm - Jeffrey McHugh, the new superintendent of Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41, officially took the helm on July 1, but he’s already a familiar face. McHugh has been on a di...
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Shaq’s Big Chicken planning next location in Arlington HeightsJul 29, 2024 5:12 pm - Big Chicken — the fried fowl fast food franchise of NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal — will open a location this fall in Arlington Heights, officials announced.
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Netanyahu vows retaliation against Hezbollah after weekend strike as US warns against escalation
Jul 29, 2024 5:05 pm - MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed heavy retaliation against Hezbollah amid furious diplomatic efforts to preven...
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Israeli military detains 9 soldiers over alleged abuse of a detainee at a shadowy military facility