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Pritzker, Johnson tout DNC in Chicago at previewMay 22, 2024 7:48 pm - Democrats went off script Wednesday at a media preview of the national convention in Chicago by bringing in two surprise speakers to tout the event. Making unexpected app...
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Construction giant sues tollway for firing; warns of delays, costs, safety issuesMay 22, 2024 7:21 pm - A longtime Illinois tollway construction company sued the agency Wednesday, saying executives broke a multimillion-dollar contract to rebuild an interchange without explanation.
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Advisory board doesn’t recommend TIF district for big Sugar Grove developmentMay 22, 2024 6:05 pm - An advisory board refused Wednesday to recommend creating a $350 million tax increment financing district for a controversial development off I-88 in Sugar Grove. But it didn’t oppose it, either.
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Students to help build homes on land District 211 sold to developerMay 22, 2024 5:24 pm - Students in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211’s Building Construction program soon will benefit from the district’s 2020 sale of 62 acres in Schaumburg to a ho...
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ECC board announces president’s retirementMay 22, 2024 4:36 pm - Longtime Elgin Community College President David Sam is retiring at the end of July.
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Consumer watchdog classifies ‘buy now, pay later’ apps as credit cards
May 22, 2024 4:32 pm - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will classify “buy now, pay later” apps the same way it treats credit cards, a move intended to improve consumer protections, the agency announced Wednesday.
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Photo that stirred antisemitism concerns fuels yearbook controversy at Bartlett High SchoolMay 22, 2024 2:14 pm - Elgin Area Unit District 46 Superintendent Suzanne Johnson responded late Wednesday to a public outcry about a controversial photo in the Bartlett High School yearbook, saying a message included in picture did not reflect “the values and beliefs of Bartlett High School and School District U-46.”
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KidsMatter offers summer course in construction management for studentsMay 22, 2024 2:09 pm - The KidsMatter Springboard Summer Series is adding a new course for high school students this summer in construction management and related trades. Participants will enr...
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A bracelet and a 50-year promise kept: California woman coming to Arlington Heights to honor soldier killed in VietnamMay 22, 2024 1:30 pm - For 38 years Kathy Strong wore a bracelet in tribute to a young soldier she never met and promised to never forget. And this weekend, she will travel from her home in California to Arlington Heights for the village’s Memorial Day ceremony to dedicate a brick in honor of the U.S. Army Green Beret who died in Vietnam.
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St. Charles City Council approves feasibility study for former police station site
May 22, 2024 1:03 pm - St. Charles has restarted the redevelopment process for the former police station site downtown by hiring consultants to conduct a feasibility study for the city-owned ri...