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Kids and teens can catch a free transit ride Aug. 18. The catch? It’s back to schoolJul 10, 2025 8:31 pm - CTA, Metra and Pace will continue tradition of freebies on the first day of classes for grades K-12.
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Northern Illinois Genealogical Conference Saturday at McHenry County CollegeJul 10, 2025 7:34 pm - Genealogical groups from Lake and McHenry counties are among several throughout the region attending the Northern Illinois Genealogical Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake.
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Gurnee Mills hosts ‘Back-to-Cool’ fashion showJul 10, 2025 7:32 pm - Gurnee Mills, 6170 W. Grand Ave., is hosting a back-to-school fashion show from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 12, at the show court stage inside Entry G.
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White House budget director accuses Fed chair of violating building rules in renovation
Jul 10, 2025 7:25 pm - WASHINGTON — White House budget director Russell Vought suggested in a Thursday letter that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is in violation of government building rul...
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Conservatives are asking Trump for another big tax cut
Jul 10, 2025 7:21 pm - Fresh off passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” several conservative organizations and Republican lawmakers are preparing to ask President Donald Trump for another maj...
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Arlington Heights officials mull rules after complaints of loitering downtownJul 10, 2025 6:58 pm - Arlington Heights officials are considering new regulations to address loitering and nuisance issues near a downtown condo building, prompted by residents’ complaints of frequent gatherings.
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‘We can’t fill the gap’: Food pantries say they can’t overcome federal cutsJul 10, 2025 6:55 pm - State and local governments may have to pick up the costs of feeding the hungry to make up for federal cuts, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten said Thursday during a roundtable discussion in Geneva.
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$66 million ‘Tropical Forests’ opens today at Brookfield Zoo Chicago with close gorilla encountersJul 10, 2025 6:34 pm - Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s “Tropical Forests,” the result of the largest and most ambitious project in its history, gets its public debut Friday.
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Workers raced for miles in the dark to escape being trapped after tunnel collapsed in Los Angeles
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Bartlett residents charged with drug offenses after authorized search of their houseJul 10, 2025 5:54 pm - Authorities charged two residents of a Bartlett home after officers seized illegal narcotics, drug paraphernalia and firearms during the execution of a search warrant Tuesday following an extensive drug-related investigation.