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He bet his life savings on paper straws. Trump may destroy his business.
Mar 05, 2025 9:55 am - After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, 75-year-old Guy Spinelli plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” straw that he manufactures in Woodstock, and sells to more than 1,000 restaurants, bars, coffee shops and casinos. But now, two years in, Spinelli says the party is over.
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Spotlight: Charming tuner ‘Spelling Bee’ concludes Paramount’s current Bold SeriesMar 05, 2025 9:13 am - Paramount’s Copley Theatre concludes its 2024-2025 Bold Series with a revival of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” and Theo Ubique stages Andrew Lloyd Webber’s one-act solo show “Tell Me On a Sunday.”
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One person injured in ‘domestic-related’ shooting in AuroraMar 05, 2025 8:41 am - One person was hurt after being shot during what Aurora police described as a “domestic-related” incident Tuesday afternoon.
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First-term Michigan senator assails Trump’s policies in Democratic response
Mar 04, 2025 10:40 pm - LANSING, Mich. — The Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s joint congressional address Tuesday was delivered by a first-term Michigan senator who built an e...
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Trump takes credit for ‘swift and unrelenting’ action in speech to Congress
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Aurora man gets 109-year sentence for sexual abuse, child pornography convictionsMar 04, 2025 9:52 pm - An Aurora man who once wondered if he was the target of TV show that investigates predators has been sentenced to 109 years in prison for sexual abuse and child pornography crimes.
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Arlington Heights trustee candidate cleared in campaign finance probeMar 04, 2025 9:39 pm - Arlington Heights village trustee candidate Michele Hunter didn’t violate local campaign finance rules, an investigation by the village attorney determined. But village board members Monday still argued about whether Hunter needs to further amend her campaign committee’s filings with state elections officials.
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Palms to ashes: Students help prepare for Lent’s arrivalMar 04, 2025 9:34 pm - Students at Saint Alphonsus Liguori Catholic School in Prospect Heights helped prepare the way for Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent with the burning of blessed palms Tuesday outside the school.
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Robert Kasper: 2025 candidate for St. Charles City Council Ward 1Mar 04, 2025 8:59 pm - Robert Kasper is running for St. Charles City Council Ward 1 in the April 1 consolidated election.
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Ronald Silkaitis: 2025 candidate for St. Charles City Council Ward 1Mar 04, 2025 8:58 pm - Ronald Silkaitis is running for St. Charles City Council Ward 1 in the April 1 consolidated election.