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Color them talented: Teen artists offered big scholarship moneyMay 12, 2026 9:04 pm - A Downers Grove teen is among a score of suburban high school students offered six-figures worth of scholarship money to continue their arts education.
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Man with assault rifle wildly shoots at drivers near Boston, wounding 2, officials sayMay 12, 2026 8:09 pm - BOSTON (AP) — A man previously convicted of firing a gun at police shot at motorists on a busy road outside Boston, seriously wounding two drivers with an assault-style w...
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Declining attendance, donations behind St. Julian Eymard closure in Elk GroveMay 12, 2026 6:54 pm - St. Julian Eymard Catholic Church in Elk Grove Village will close and consolidate with Queen of the Rosary church in January 2027 as a result of declining Mass attendance and financial struggles across both sites, officials said.
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IDPH: Illinois resident being tested for hantavirus strain different from cruise ship infectionsMay 12, 2026 6:47 pm - As global attention centers on a fatal outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus on a cruise ship, Illinois Department of Public Health officials announced a state resident is potentially infected with a different form of the disease.
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Cook County liable for property tax sale violations, judge rules
May 12, 2026 6:32 pm - A federal judge ruled Monday that Cook County is liable to pay back potentially millions of dollars to people who lost their homes in the county’s annual property tax sales, three years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the system unconstitutional.
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Big upgrade for athletic facilities at College of Lake County’s Grayslake campusMay 12, 2026 5:58 pm - The entrance off Washington Street to the College of Lake County's main campus in Grayslake has been closed since April 1, but, as with any big project, the thought is the eventual benefit will offset the short-term inconvenience.
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‘Unusual and targeted’: Pritzker letter questions why feds haven’t released broadband funds
May 12, 2026 5:52 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday, urging him to approve Illinois’ proposal for federal broadband infrastructure funds.
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Metropolis announces 2026-2027 seasonMay 12, 2026 4:51 pm - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre announced its 2026-2027 season will commence Sept. 16 with the cult musical “Ride the Cyclone.”
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Rex Reed, longtime film critic and journalist, dies at 87May 12, 2026 4:49 pm - Rex Reed, the prominent and outspoken film critic and journalist known for his longtime column in The New York Observer, died Tuesday. He was 87. Reed died at his Manhatt...
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Kane County tax bill angering some residents, but it's not why you thinkMay 12, 2026 4:46 pm - Kane County’s property tax bills are drawing the ire of some residents who say the mailing looks more like campaign literature than a tax bill.