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Saving the monarchy: How an Elk Grove Village man is working to help struggling butterflies
Aug 3, 2021 12:23 PM - Retired carpenter Ned Bruns of Elk Grove Village has made it his mission to help grow the dwindling population of monarch butterflies. It's a daily task that led him to turn his backyard into a garden for the instantaly recognizable orange-and-black insect. -
Why they're getting vaccinated now: Suburbanites are discovering their reasons every day
Jul 31, 2021 5:56 PM - Though the initial deluge of demand for COVID-19 inoculations has slowed to a trickle and closed Cook County's mass vaccination sites, suburban residents on a daily basis are still finding personal reasons for seeking out the shots. -
'The heart that feels music will feel people': Cardiologist plays piano at Glenbrook Hospital
Jul 28, 2021 7:01 PM - Dr. Alan Zunamon, a cardiologist, plays the piano in the lobby of the John and Carol Walter Ambulatory Care Center at NorthShore Glenbrook Hospital lobby a few Fridays every month. It's usually a player piano, but Zunamon loves to play and wants to bring joy to people in the lobby and lift everyone's spirits during the pandemic. -
'This is how I'm going to die': Officers give accounts of violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection
Jul 27, 2021 2:46 PM - Capitol Police Officer Aquilino Gonell and other Capitol and Washington police officers gave emotional, sometimes-angry accounts of the attack to the new House committee investigating the day's violent events.
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Crowd protests Arlington Heights board's decision not to fly Pride, Juneteenth flags
Jul 22, 2021 8:36 PM - About 100 people marched from North School Park to Arlington Heights village hall Thursday morning to protest the village board's decision to reject requests to fly the Pride and Juneteenth flags on village-owned property. -
Faster than Space Mountain: 'Behind the Attraction' packed with quips, details
Jul 21, 2021 8:54 AM - Disney+'s 10-part documentary series "Behind the Attraction" serves up a breezy look at the Disney theme parks, widescreen columnist Sean Stangland says.
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'Best day ever!': Jeff Bezos blasts into space on own rocket
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Constable: After a 60-year hiatus, 90-year-old man decides to start playing golf again
Jul 15, 2021 8:28 AM - The last time Iggy Cascio played a round of golf, John F. Kennedy was president. Now pushing 90, the Schaumburg man does well in his return to the game after a 60-year hiatus.
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The Billionaire Playbook: How sports owners use their teams to avoid millions in taxes
Jul 8, 2021 3:37 PM - The history of team ownership as a way to avoid taxes goes back almost a century. Bill Veeck, owner of the Cleveland Indians in the 1940s and later the Chicago White Sox, stated it plainly in his memoir: "Look, we play the Star Spangled Banner before every game. You want us to pay income taxes too?"
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Man arrested for rifle at Chicago hotel makes bond, proposesJul 8, 2021 10:00 AM - An Iowa man who was in custody in Chicago after police found a rifle with a laser sight in a hotel room that overlooks a Lake Michigan beach during the July Fourth weekend made bond and then proposed to his girlfriend upon his release.
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