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Illinois newsrooms receive $4 million from state through tax creditsAug 11, 2025 12:21 pm - Forty Illinois local news entities operating 120 outlets are receiving $4 million in state tax credits under a new law designed to encourage the retention and hiring of journalists, according to documents released last week.
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‘Twelve terrific boys’: Clarendon Hills reaches the Little League World SeriesAug 11, 2025 12:20 pm - Winning its first state and regional titles in program history, Clarendon Hills Little League prepares for Wednesday’s Little League World Series opener in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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Palatine High School, District 211 celebrate start of 150th school yearAug 11, 2025 11:32 am - Palatine High School — the seed of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 — celebrated the start of its 150th school year Monday.
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Water main repair closes part of President Street in north WheatonAug 11, 2025 11:15 am - A section of President Street in Wheaton is closed to northbound traffic so that the DuPage Water Commission can complete an emergency repair on a water main. The work i...
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Former Wheaton woman pleads guilty to abducting her daughter in 2017Aug 11, 2025 11:12 am - A woman accused of kidnapping her daughter and found almost six years later because of a crime TV show, pleaded guilty Monday morning to child abduction.
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U-46 marks firsts and lasts as school year beginsAug 11, 2025 10:46 am - More than 33,000 kindergartners through seniors and transitional students returned to classrooms Monday across Elgin Area School District U-46 schools for the first day of classes.
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Paramount leads all theaters with 26 equity Jeff nominationsAug 11, 2025 10:30 am - Aurora’s Paramount Theatre led all Chicago-area theaters with 26 equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations, including multiple nominations for the regional premiere of “Frozen,” its revival of “Cats” revival, the long-running “Million Dollar Quartet” and five nominations for the recently shuttered Bold Series.
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Trump says he's placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard
Aug 11, 2025 9:58 am - President Donald Trump said Monday he’s taking over Washington's police department and activating 800 members of the National Guard in the hopes of reducing crime, even as city officials stressed crime is already falling in the nation’s capital.
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Why burgers cost so much right now
Aug 11, 2025 9:32 am - There’s no question that steak and hamburgers contribute to global warming, driven by cows’ potent methane burps and their wide-ranging grazing habits. But a warming planet with intensifying extreme weather is also affecting the price of your steak and hamburgers.
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Person of interest in Des Plaines killing released without chargesAug 11, 2025 9:01 am - A person of interest in the fatal shooting of a Rosemont man last month in Des Plaines was released from police custody without charges over the weekend, authorities announced Monday.