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‘The sky is the limit’: Suburban park districts are taking playground redesigns to new heightsMay 03, 2025 12:15 pm - Swings, slides and monkey bars alone don’t cut it anymore, that’s why many suburban park districts are designing modern playgrounds that promote inclusivity, accessibility and creativity for all park visitors.
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Huntley seeks participants for its new July 4 paradeMay 03, 2025 10:41 am - Huntley is getting ready to launch its new Fourth of July parade.
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‘Never asked to be a part of this somber club’: Illinois honors fallen police officers
May 03, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois ceremony honors nine officers killed on duty in 2024. Speakers call for tougher laws for criminals out on electronic monitoring who harm police.
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Stratton’s top priority in Senate campaign: Fighting back against Trump
May 03, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton announces 2026 Senate bid, pledges to fight Trump policies and focus on kitchen table issues.
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Weinstein accuser insists in tearful outburst: ‘He did that to me’
May 02, 2025 10:47 pm - NEW YORK — One of Harvey Weinstein 's accusers broke down in tears and cursed on the witness stand Friday as a defense lawyer questioned her account of the former Hollywo...
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Trump to mark Army’s birthday, and his, with parade of 6,600 soldiers
May 02, 2025 10:43 pm - President Donald Trump’s long-held hopes of soldiers marching and armored vehicles rolling down the streets of the nation’s capital are moving closer to reality, as the W...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems
May 02, 2025 10:39 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk ’s Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security sy...
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Head Start survives Trump administration budget proposal
May 02, 2025 8:29 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration apparently has backed away from a proposal to eliminate funding for Head Start, the early education program that serves some of the ...
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GOP balks at approving even a fraction of Musk’s DOGE cuts
May 02, 2025 7:45 pm - White House officials have in recent weeks brainstormed strategies for enshrining into law the government cuts implemented by billionaire Elon Musk’s team, aiming to turn...
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Public broadcasting chiefs vow to fight Trump’s executive order cutting federal funding for PBS, NPR
May 02, 2025 7:30 pm - The head of PBS said Friday that President Donald Trump's executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to public broadcasting institutions PBS and NPR was blatantly u...