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How sweating corn will intensify this week’s Midwest heat wave
Jul 22, 2025 4:41 pm - July has already been more humid than average, and now another, less obvious factor will enhance humidity this week: corn sweat. Like a person breathing, corn exhales wat...
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Wheaton commissions study of intersection with speeding, impatient driversJul 22, 2025 4:37 pm - The Wheaton City Council has given the greenlight to a study that will evaluate potential traffic calming measures at Harrison Avenue and Washington Street.
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New Schaumburg Starbucks to open west of Veridian development Thursday morningJul 22, 2025 4:37 pm - A long-anticipated 2,000-square-foot Starbucks with a drive-through and an outdoor patio will open in Schaumburg Thursday at its regular daily starting time of 4:30 a.m.
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Algonquin receives budget presentation award for 22nd consecutive yearJul 22, 2025 4:34 pm - For the 22nd consecutive year, the village of Algonquin has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada
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Buffalo Grove hears plan for 189-unit residential developmentJul 22, 2025 4:33 pm - An established homebuilder in the Chicago area is planning a residential development at Aptakisic and Prairie roads in Buffalo Grove.
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Will rejected Mount Prospect day care be revived?Jul 22, 2025 4:30 pm - A previously rejected plan for a 339-child daycare center on the west side of Mount Prospect could receive another chance.
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NPR news chief says she’s leaving, days after federal funding cuts
Jul 22, 2025 4:16 pm - Edith Chapin, the top editor at NPR, is leaving the public media outlet at the end of the year. The move marks a major change ahead of the public broadcaster’s next chapt...
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Pam Bondi says judge-picked New Jersey prosecutor succeeding Alina Habba has been removed
Jul 22, 2025 4:16 pm - TRENTON, N.J. — Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday said the New Jersey federal prosecutor, who just hours earlier was named as the replacement for interim U.S. Attorne...
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Trump administration pauses student loan forgiveness
Jul 22, 2025 4:15 pm - Without much notice, the Education Department has suspended student loan forgiveness under a long-standing repayment plan, offering no timeline for resumption and little ...
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UN body says Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 aid-seekers in Gaza since May, as hunger worsens
Jul 22, 2025 4:13 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in the Gaza Strip, mostly near aid sites ru...