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Elections for conservation district board set for Feb. 8Jan 23, 2024 5:56 pm - The Kane DuPage Soil & Water Conservation District will hold voting for the 2024 board of directors on Thursday, Feb. 8, between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Owners and occupier...
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Cook County offering grants to arts and culture organizationsJan 23, 2024 12:20 pm - Cook County is launching a new grant program to assist arts and culture organizations. The Nonprofit Relief Grant Program is a component of Cook County Arts, a $5 millio...
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Longmeadow Parkway bridge will be toll-free when it’s expected to open this fall after much controversyJan 23, 2024 8:50 am - The project was met with protests, a lawsuit and various delays. But one thing motorists won’t meet when they drive over the Longmeadow Parkway bridge is a toll taker, el...
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Suspect in killing of 8 people in Joliet has fatally shot himself in Texas, police sayJan 23, 2024 7:31 am - A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in Joliet fatally shot himself after a confrontation with law enforcement officials at a gas station in Texas, where ...
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‘Happy wherever you sit’: Obsolete sound system replaced at Genesee Theatre in WaukeganJan 23, 2024 5:15 am - A big change at the Genesee Theatre in downtown Waukegan has to be heard rather than seen. Better clarity, coverage and dynamics are among the elements of a new sound sys...
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Deerfield woman critically injured in wrong-way crash near VoloJan 22, 2024 10:01 am - A 36-year-old Deerfield woman suffered a fractured spine and brain bleeding after the car she was driving Sunday evening near Volo was struck by a wrong-way driver, Lake ...
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Authorities: Four killed in the South Suburbs after domestic-related shooting, police have a suspectJan 21, 2024 2:52 pm - A man shot four people dead in a “domestic-related” incident in the South Suburbs, officials said Sunday. Police arrived on the scene shortly before 11:30 a.m. and found ...
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McHenry County repeals solar farm restrictionsJan 21, 2024 10:53 am - The McHenry County Board has voted to repeal restrictions that it had placed on a dozen solar farms when they were approved in June and August. The vote last week came as...
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Eagles fly high over Fox River at ‘In Search of Eagles’Jan 20, 2024 5:34 pm - Representatives from several organizations were on hand to help visitors spot eagles during an “In Search of Eagles” program Saturday morning at the McHenry Dam, Algonqui...
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Itasca man charged with home invasion, denied pre-trial releaseJan 20, 2024 3:55 pm - An Itasca man accused of using an AR-15 rifle to shoot his way into an Itasca home was denied pre-trial release in a court hearing Saturday in Wheaton. Sean Brutto, 34, o...