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Who’s taking out the trash? DuPage voters decide the issueApr 01, 2024 4:45 pm - Trash talk is about to take center stage in Wayne and York townships. Voters in both townships recently approved referendums asking if the township should enter into a co...
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Public hearing on proposed commercial solar facility near Hawthorn Woods canceled as village annexes propertyApr 01, 2024 3:16 pm - RPIL Solar 3 withdraws application with Lake County, challenges annexation in court An application to locate a commercial solar energy facility on 38 acres near Hawt...
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‘We’re going to D.C. this year’: Cary 7th grader wins McHenry County spelling beeApr 01, 2024 1:13 pm - Evan Cochrane of Cary, who attends Immanuel Lutheran School in Crystal Lake, won the McHenry County Regional Office of Education 2024 Spelling Bee and will go on to the national competition in Washington, D.C. in May.
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Richard Phelan, former Cook County Board president who restored abortion services, dies at 86Mar 30, 2024 9:36 am - Richard Phelan emerged as a rising political star in the 1990s, winning a term as Cook County Board president and restoring abortion services at the county hospital syste...
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State spends $73 million to protect Illinois’ only undeveloped Lake Michigan shorelineMar 30, 2024 9:19 am - Breakwater structures at Illinois Beach State Park aim to mitigate erosion A $73 million state-funded project in Lake County aims to stabilize the last undeveloped L...
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Led astray: Covered bridges are taking a beating from drivers misguided by GPSMar 30, 2024 5:15 am - The antique charm of Long Grove’s historic covered bridge on Robert Parker Coffin Road has captivated producers of romantic comedies and couples exchanging nuptial vows. ...
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Officials: Bus driver on Wauconda school trip didn’t have CDLMar 29, 2024 8:34 pm - A Milwaukee man driving a bus with 50 students headed for Wauconda Middle School after a school trip early Thursday was issued several citations including not having a va...
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Former Justice Eileen O'Neill Burke wins Cook County state’s attorney Democratic primaryMar 29, 2024 5:38 pm - Eileen O'Neill Burke, a former appellate judge, has won the Democratic primary for Cook County state's attorney over Clayton Harris III, an attorney with party backing. T...
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‘Life-changing experience’: Suburban chaplain assists police, peers in IsraelMar 29, 2024 5:15 am - As the Carpentersville Police Department’s chaplain for more than 25 years, the Rev. Paul Zilinski has seen his share of tragedy and people struggling through difficult t...
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Join CASA Kane County in raising awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month in AprilMar 28, 2024 9:00 pm - In April, CASA Kane County is extending an invitation to the community to participate in raising awareness for Child Abuse Prevention Month. There will be many opportunit...