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Brothers at odds: Paramount Theatre delivers superbly acted revival of Sam Shepard’s classic ‘True West’Jul 25, 2025 11:48 am - Paramount Theatre’s “True West” feels less overtly menacing than other productions of the Sam Shepard classic, but director Jim Corti’s superb revival is every bit as engrossing.
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Kane County humane group takes in pets from Texas after catastrophic floods
Jul 25, 2025 11:00 am - Rescue animals from parts of Texas devastated by catastrophic flooding this month arrived at the Aurora Municipal Airport on Thursday and were taken in by area shelters.
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Police: Man shot in face in unincorporated area near Arlington HeightsJul 25, 2025 10:57 am - A man was shot in the face early Friday in an unincorporated area north of Arlington Heights, authorities said.
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Crystal Lake man convicted in $8M Ponzi scheme admits to defrauding McHenry American Legion
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One injury as driver crashes into Wauconda Moose LodgeJul 24, 2025 10:40 pm - A Wauconda woman backed into two parked cars and then the Moose Lodge on Thursday.
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Trump order pushes forcible hospitalization of homeless people
Jul 24, 2025 8:01 pm - President Donald Trump has directed federal agencies to find ways to make it easier to forcibly hospitalize homeless people with mental illness and addiction for longer p...
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Trump and Powell bicker over Fed building renovations as president ratchets up pressure campaign
Jul 24, 2025 7:55 pm - WASHINGTON — After months of criticizing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump took the fight to the Fed’s front door on Thursday, publicly scorning...
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Federal regulators approve Paramount’s $8 billion deal with Skydance, capping months of turmoil
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‘You preferred secrecy and lies’: Madigan confidant gets 2 years for role in ComEd bribery scheme
Jul 24, 2025 6:11 pm - Mike McClain, who spent decades as one of the most influential lobbyists in Springfield due to his close relationship with Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison.
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‘A huge opportunity’: Release of four piping plovers could expand breeding population of endangered shorebirdJul 24, 2025 5:52 pm - The release this week of four piping plover fledglings reared in captivity at a secluded beach area on Lake Michigan raises the possibility of two more nesting sites for the federally endangered bird species in Waukegan.