Articles filed under Counties
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Kane County farmers share how technology has improved their industrySep 22, 2023 6:00 am - At the start of my career, I spent as much time around farmers and their families as with anyone else on my news beats. That comes with the territory covering community ...
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Aquatic studies 101: DuPage ecologists raise mussels, a dragonfly that are basic to local watersSep 22, 2023 5:00 am - At an aquatic laboratory nestled in Warrenville's Blackwell Forest Preserve, freshwater mussels grow in beakers, fish race up and down long holding tanks, and rare endan...
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Admiral behind bin Laden raid, viral 'Make Your Bed' speech addresses DuPage Veterans Court gradsSep 22, 2023 5:00 am - If you spend much time online or on social media, chances are you've seen at least some of the viral "Make Your Bed" speech retired Navy Adm. William McRaven gave at the...
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Trial of DCFS workers charged after murder of AJ Freund will resume Oct. 13Sep 22, 2023 1:00 am - The trial of two former Illinois Department of Children and Family Services employees charged in connection to the death of 5-year-old AJ Freund will resume on Oct. 13 f...
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Bill inspired by July water crisis in Lake County introduced in state HouseSep 22, 2023 1:00 am - Two months after a system failure left hundreds of homes and businesses in southern Lake County without drinkable water for days, state legislation has been introduced t...
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Authorities: Hostage taker who was shot in face, arm in Round Lake is recoveringSep 22, 2023 1:00 am - The 33-year-old Round Lake man shot in the face and arm by members of a regional SWAT team Wednesday s continues to heal from his wounds at a hospital under 24-hour poli...
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Words on birds: Climate change may be the reason for rare visits by 'southern birds' like limpkins and spoonbillsSep 21, 2023 6:00 am - You never forget your first limpkin. Mine was at a lakeside trailer park near St. Petersburg, Florida. A book said limpkins would be there and, sure enough, they were. T...
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McHenry County Board votes to raise gasoline tax by 3.3 cents per gallonSep 21, 2023 1:00 am - Drivers stopping at McHenry County gas stations in 2024 will feel a little more of a pinch at the pump. The McHenry County Board voted Tuesday to raise the county's tax ...
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Woman 'of interest' not involved in Romeoville murders, attorney saysSep 21, 2023 1:00 am - The woman who died in the police pursuit of the suspect in the slaying of a Romeoville family was not involved in the murders, a family attorney said Thursday. Ermalinda...
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Run for the Hills on SaturdaySep 21, 2023 1:00 am - Runners and walkers are invited to Run for the Hills at Moraine Hills State Park on Saturday, Sept. 23. The run/walk traverses rolling terrain through woodland and prair...