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How Waffle House helps Southerners — and FEMA — judge a storm's severity
Oct 09, 2024 8:54 am - Golden hashbrowns, gravy-smothered biscuits and crispy waffles with a hearty helping of maple syrup are among the classic Southern comfort foods. But when hurricanes tear through Southeastern towns, the hot meals and bold yellow signs of the local Waffle House provide another kind of comfort.
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‘It’s embarrassing’: Neighbors decry scum-covered pond in Geneva subdivision
Oct 09, 2024 8:15 am - Some residents living near the Tanna Farms Golf Club in Geneva say a pond on the property has turned into an algae-filled nuisance.
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Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to 3 scientists for work on proteins, building blocks of life
Oct 09, 2024 7:08 am - The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to three scientists for their breakthrough work predicting and even designing the structure of proteins, the building blocks of life.
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Trump has long blasted China's trade practices. His 'God Bless the USA' Bibles were printed there
Oct 09, 2024 7:00 am - Thousands of copies of Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bible were printed in a country that the former president has repeatedly accused of stealing American jobs and engaging in unfair trade practices — China.
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US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust caseOct 09, 2024 6:55 am - The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell parts of its business in order to eliminate its online search monopoly.
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Jury selection begins in Michael Madigan corruption trial
Oct 09, 2024 6:41 am - Jury selection began Wednesday in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the longest-serving legislative leader in American history.
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First-time buyer overwhelmed by fixer-upperOct 08, 2024 10:29 pm - A novice who buys a fixer-upper with the idea of remodeling and renting it out seeks advice on where to start with repairs.
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How an Elk Grove company’s CEO brought a renowned karate master to townOct 08, 2024 8:48 pm - The forced relocation of a long-standing karate studio in Oak Park has brought the business — and its world-renowned karate master — to Elk Grove Village’s business park.
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Buffalo Grove remembers longtime attorney who helped shape villageOct 08, 2024 5:02 pm - Buffalo Grove’s former longtime attorney died late last month at 79 and is being remembered for his expertise that helped shape the village.
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TikTok is designed to be addictive to kids and causes them harm, US states’ lawsuits say
Oct 08, 2024 3:18 pm - More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, saying that the popular short-form video app is designed to be addictive t...