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Bartlett seniors fill backpacks with school supplies for Hanover Township students in needJul 30, 2025 10:45 am - With the next school year rapidly approaching, residents of Bartlett’s Hearthwood Senior Living this week filled 100 backpacks with $2,500 worth of school supplies for local students in need of the assistance.
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Saint Viator boys soccer team connects with Viatorian schools in ColombiaJul 30, 2025 10:36 am - The Saint Viator High School boys soccer team returned July 1 from a training trip that went beyond simply playing internationally. They traveled to Bogotá, Colombia, to meet and compete with students from Saint Viator’s sister school, Colegio San Viator.
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Love letters: Metropolis’ charming ‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’ chronicles wartime romanceJul 30, 2025 9:30 am - David Moreland and Isabelle Muthiah play two people who fall in love through letters they write each other during World War II in Metropolis Performing Arts Centre’s production of the epistolary dramedy “Dear Jack, Dear Louise.”
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Paying for college without sabotaging retirementJul 30, 2025 9:07 am - Many families get sticker shock when they realize what putting their kids through college might cost over four years.
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State-backed quantum park plan expands with new company
Jul 30, 2025 8:59 am - Quantum computing company Infleqtion will open an office in Illinois and build a “neutral atom” quantum computer on Chicago’s South Side. Infleqtion is expected to receive at least a $5 million tax credit through a state program meant to incentivize microchip manufacturing and quantum computing.
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No one hurt in Tuesday night house fire in NapervilleJul 30, 2025 8:28 am - No injuries were reported from a Naperville house fire Tuesday night that left the home uninhabitable and caused an estimated $100,000 in damage.
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8.8 magnitude quake strikes off Russia's Far East. Tsunami waves reach Japan, Hawaii and California
Jul 29, 2025 9:39 pm - TOKYO — One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia’s sparsely populated Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U...
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Senate confirms Trump lawyer Emil Bove for appeals court, pushing past whistleblower claims
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Police: Cary man fatally shoots himself after menacing teens with a gun, mask
Jul 29, 2025 9:06 pm - A Cary man died from a self-inflicted gunshot after he was reported to be brandishing a gun and menacing two teen girls near the Fel-Pro RRR Conservation Area in Cary, officials report.
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Midyear surge pushes O’Hare ahead of Atlanta for busiest airport crown, but will it stick?Jul 29, 2025 7:08 pm - A “milestone” for O’Hare, surpassing Atlanta in flights. New gates, airline activity are credited.