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Fixing typewriters is a devotion for Downers Grove ‘old soul’
Feb 13, 2024 1:13 pm - Lucas Dul tinkers in a windowless workshop, his machines heaped on shelves — some pristine, some tucked away in their original leather cases, others mere carcasses. This 23-year-old is devoted to a technology most probably consider all but extinct: the typewriter.
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Buona’s legendary Pepper and Egg Sandwich returns for Lenten seasonFeb 13, 2024 12:58 pm - Buona, the largest family-owned Italian beef restaurant group and beef producer in the country, is once again going beefless for Lent by bringing back its iconic Pepper and Egg Sandwich.
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‘We move the country’: Labor actions by ride-share drivers, flight attendants hit O’Hare and U.S. this weekFeb 13, 2024 9:04 am - Ride-share drivers will strike at O’Hare International Airport Wednesday on the heels of a picket by flight attendants Tuesday. The labor actions aren’t connected, althou...
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Longtime NPR host Edwards dies at 76
Feb 13, 2024 6:37 am - NEW YORK — Bob Edwards, who anchored National Public Radio's “Morning Edition” for just shy of 25 years and was the baritone voice who told many Americans what had happen...
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‘A convenient argument’: Superintendents say they’re not to blame if Bears stay downtownFeb 12, 2024 8:22 pm - Leaders of Arlington Heights-area school districts engaged in a property tax battle with the Chicago Bears said Monday they’ve been unfairly portrayed as potentially scut...
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Neighbors in the News: Districts 21 and 59 hire joint director of School Safety and SecurityFeb 12, 2024 3:37 pm - • Following the approval of an intergovernmental agreement with Elk Grove-based Community Consolidated School District 59, the Community Consolidated School District 21 B...
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South Barrington accountant pleads guilty to tax evasion chargesFeb 12, 2024 3:29 pm - A South Barrington accountant pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges and faces five years in federal prison when sentenced later this year. Imran Mahmood, 56, was accused ...
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Chocolate-dipped strawberries await Valentine’s Day procrastinators at Morkes in PalatineFeb 12, 2024 2:05 pm - Valentine’s Day procrastinators have a perfect excuse to wait until the last minute to pick something out for their sweetest at Morkes Chocolates in Palatine. Fresh choc...
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Illinois Beach State Park Shoreline Stabilization Project first freshwater restoration to meet gold standardFeb 12, 2024 1:07 pm - The Waterfront Alliance on Tuesday announced the Illinois Beach State Park Shoreline Stabilization Project is the first freshwater restoration to achieve WEDG® (Waterfron...
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Fat Rosie’s moving into old Park Tavern in RosemontFeb 12, 2024 1:04 pm - Fat Rosie's plans to open this year in the Rosemont entertainment district space recently vacated by Park Tavern, officials said Monday.