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DuPage Habitat for Humanity helps make home ownership dream a realityAug 15, 2022 5:30 am - When her friends talk about planning a vacation, Iris Bess tells them she's staying put in her West Chicago home. For the first time in two decades, the 50-year-old woma...
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Environmental Resource Fair set for Aug. 27 in StreamwoodAug 15, 2022 1:00 am - Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison will host a free in-person Environmental Resource Fair from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at Rahlf's Woods, 1350 S. Park Ave....
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Two seriously injured in collision near Big RockAug 15, 2022 1:00 am - Two people were seriously injured in a collision Monday on Route 30 near Big Rock. According to the Kane County sheriff's office, an eastbound Ford sedan crossed the ce...
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Illinois hemp farmers call market the 'Wild West': 'The sky is the limit'Aug 15, 2022 1:00 am - Growing hemp, a plant that was illegal in the U.S. for more than 70 years, is now akin to the Wild West, two northern Illinois farmers said. Once the 2018 federal farm b...
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Canine Tera(byte) to help Lake County Sheriff 's Office combat human trafficking, child exploitationAug 15, 2022 1:00 am - The newest crime fighter for the Lake County sheriff's office is a 1½-year-old Labrador retriever specially trained to find electronic devices. Tera(byte), an electronic...
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Northwestern Medicine expands Mobile Stroke Unit coverage to WarrenvilleAug 14, 2022 11:00 pm - Northwestern Medicine and the Warrenville Fire Protection District are collaborating to offer life-saving stroke diagnosis and treatment to residents of the western subu...
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Fermilab needs artists, composers for artist-in-residence programsAug 14, 2022 11:00 pm - To stimulate communication and interactions among scientists, artists, and the public, Fermilab in Batavia created an artist-in-residence program and a guest composer pr...
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One killed, another wounded by gunfire on I-88 in Oak BrookAug 14, 2022 1:00 am - One man was killed and another wounded by gunfire early Sunday morning on Interstate 88 in Oak Brook, authorities said. Two others were injured when the vehicle targeted...
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McHenry County's child care availability reaching 'crisis' level as more teachers leaveAug 14, 2022 1:00 am - Garrett Soucy says he's struggled to find child care options for his daughter during the past two pandemic years. A single father who lives in Crystal Lake, Soucy said h...
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Indian Americans celebrate India's 75th Independence Day across the suburbsAug 14, 2022 1:00 am - Indian Americans marked the 75th anniversary of India's independence with celebrations across the suburbs Sunday, ranging from traditional dance performances in Lake Cou...