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'One in a million' blue-eyed cicadas found throughout Chicago area
May 23, 2024 12:27 pm - One blue-eyed cicada was found in Beverly Sunday on the Southwest Side. A day later, at least two more were found — one in suburban Orland Park and another at the St. James Farm Forest Preserve near Warrenville.
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New parking lot for Grayslake Central High School underwayMay 23, 2024 10:55 am - Construction is underway on a 90-space remote parking lot for Grayslake Central High School. The $900,000 project addresses a decadelong issue of inadequate parking spac...
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Proposed Patriot Path gets key approvalMay 23, 2024 10:16 am - A key milestone in the proposed multiuse Patriot Path along Route 137 from near Libertyville to Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago was reached with recent design ...
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‘A little less nasty’: Lombard brewpub serving up cicada-infused Malört shotsMay 23, 2024 9:09 am - The worst part about drinking cicada-infused Malört is picking pieces of bug legs out of your teeth for the next hour. There’s a sentence you probably thought you’d never read. But thanks to Noon Whistle Brewing in Lombard, cicada-infused Malört is a thing.
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Red Lobster peers square off in fight for discount-hungry guests
May 23, 2024 7:33 am - Familiar U.S. restaurant chains are navigating the same pressures now-bankrupt rival Red Lobster faced, with falling foot traffic, higher labor costs and generous promotions that don’t always bring the most profitable customers in the door.
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Rutgers, Northwestern defend deals with student protesters: ‘We had to get the encampment down’
May 23, 2024 6:57 am - WASHINGTON — The presidents of Northwestern and Rutgers universities defended their decisions to end pro-Palestinian encampments through negotiations rather than police f...
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Woman struck, killed by Metra train in BartlettMay 23, 2024 6:51 am - Authorities are investigating the death of an adult woman fatally struck by a Metra train early Thursday morning in Bartlett. The collision occurred at the grade crossing just before the station where the train was scheduled to arrive at 5:02 a.m., Metra officials said.
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Fox Lake Memorial Day activitiesMay 23, 2024 6:18 am - Fox Lake American Legion Auxiliary Unit #703 and junior members will hand out poppies near local businesses Friday and Saturday to support disabled and hospitalized veter...
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Suburban music educators earn awardsMay 23, 2024 6:18 am - Several local educators have received Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Awards by the Quinlan & Fabish Music Company, which supports Chicago-area school music progra...
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One injured in Wheeling house fireMay 23, 2024 6:17 am - One person was injured Wednesday morning when fire broke out on the deck of a Wheeling home, fire officials said. According to the Wheeling Fire Department, firefighters ...