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McHenry High School Tri-M Music Honor society earns top national awardJun 04, 2026 9:31 pm - McHenry Community High School's Tri-M Music Honor Society won the 2025-26 National Tri-M Chapter of the Year award from the National Association for Music Education, receiving a $1,000 scholarship and plaque after being runner-up last year.
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Cream of Wheaton opens summer fest seasonJun 04, 2026 7:30 pm - The opening of the Cream of Wheaton means summer is here. The festival continues through the weekend with a bunch of bands in Memorial Park.
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Suit alleges man thrown from 2nd-floor window at suburban special needs programJun 04, 2026 7:26 pm - The mother of a participant in a Northwest suburban program for adults with special needs is suing its operators in Cook County court, alleging employee negligence led to her son being pushed out a second-floor window.
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Ahead of possible referendum, District 214 hosts inaugural ‘State of the District’Jun 04, 2026 7:18 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 on Thursday held its first State of the District event, where Superintendent Scott Rowe laid the groundwork for the district’s first possible referendum in more than 50 years.
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UN nuclear watchdog says it's unable to implement its monitoring responsibilities in Iran
Jun 04, 2026 7:14 pm - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has been unable to inspect nuclear facilities in Iran affected by the war last June according to a confidential report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog circulated to member states and seen Thursday by The Associated Press.
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Water begins refilling Reflecting Pool after Trump’s renovation to repaint it ‘American flag blue’
Jun 04, 2026 7:10 pm - Water began refilling the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Thursday, President Donald Trump announced from the Oval Office.
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Senate rejects an amendment barring Trump’s controversial payout fund
Jun 04, 2026 7:06 pm - The Senate rejected an initial effort Thursday to bar the Trump administration from creating a controversial fund to compensate people who claim they were wrongfully prosecuted or investigated.
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Elgin police make arson arrest after dumpster fireJun 04, 2026 7:04 pm - Elgin police arrested a suspect following an arson investigation Thursday.
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House bill rolls back food aid for pregnant women, children
Jun 04, 2026 7:00 pm - As grocery prices continue to rise nationally, the House on Thursday passed an appropriations bill that would cut funding for a program that helps pregnant women and children purchase healthy foods.
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Trump strips job protections from 8,000 senior federal workers
Jun 04, 2026 6:46 pm - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday reclassifying about 8,000 senior federal workers and making it easier to fire them for any reason, despite criticism that the move would politicize the civil service.