Articles filed under Counties
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Nonprofits get a boost from grant program in DuPage CountyOct 31, 2022 2:00 pm - A new partnership between DuPage County and a Downers Grove-based foundation is already making a difference in the lives of residents across the county. After DuPage re...
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Intervention key to addressing 'alarming' rates of chronic absenteeism, educators sayOct 31, 2022 5:30 am - With 30% chronic absenteeism reported statewide last school year, school leaders across the suburbs are exploring different approaches to improving student attendance ra...
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Cook County Board incumbent would expand weapons banOct 31, 2022 1:00 am - In the wake of the mass shootings in Highland Park and Uvalde, Texas, and surging gun violence in Chicago, Cook County Board member Scott Britton believes the county's b...
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Ex-tollway executives file suit, allege cronyismOct 31, 2022 1:00 am - Two former high-ranking Illinois tollway executives accuse the agency's now-retired chairman of cronyism and overstepping his authority. A lawsuit by former Chief Admini...
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Mother apologizes for son's 'blackface' makeup at Six Flags Great AmericaOct 31, 2022 1:00 am - The mother of a 14-year-old boy accused of wearing blackface makeup and sending racist memes to unsuspecting visitors at Six Flags Great America earlier this month is ap...
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Two recent Central High grads killed when SUV rear-ends bus near Campton HillsOct 31, 2022 1:00 am - Two people were killed and two others were injured Monday afternoon when the driver of an SUV with three passengers rear-ended a Central Community Unit School District 3...
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Coroner's office IDs 8-month-old boy, 29-year-old woman killed in crash near WaukeganOct 31, 2022 1:00 am - The 8-month-old boy and 29-year-old woman who were killed Saturday afternoon in a crash near Waukegan were identified by authorities Monday. Waukegan resident Cecilia Gu...
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'What Matters' gallery series on Dec. 2 to highlight young creativesOct 30, 2022 11:00 pm - On Friday, Dec. 2, Bureau Gravity is hosting the second event in their "What Matters" photo and video contest and gallery series to showcase and empower the next generat...
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Metea Valley High's fall play tells the story of the 'Radium Girls'Oct 30, 2022 11:00 pm - Metea Valley High School continues its 2022-23 theater season with the fall play, "Radium Girls," inspired by the true story of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fight...
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Man dead after car hits him as he laid on Lake County roadOct 30, 2022 1:00 am - An unidentified man was found dead early Sunday morning after a car struck him as he laid on a road in Beach Park, authorities said. Lake County sheriff's deputies disco...