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Teachers back in schools, students happy to talk through computers in District 211
Aug 13, 2020 5:51 PM - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 may have begun the new school year in a most unusual way Thursday, but staff members say it was one for which they were well-prepared. -
Tornadoes confirmed in Lombard, Wheaton as derecho was 'significant' even for weather experts
Aug 12, 2020 8:35 AM - Even among weather experts, the powerful storm known as a derecho that struck the suburbs Monday was something they won't soon forget. It even brought tornadoes to Lombard and Wheaton, and another one to Spring Grove, as well as Chicago city limits. -
Kane County is ready for votes by mail
Aug 11, 2020 8:33 AM - The Kane County Clerk's Office and other suburban clerk's offices are buying new sorting equipment, printers and hiring more staff to send out vote-by-mail ballots and to ensure they are counted quickly and accurately on Nov. 3. "I'm more worried about human error than voter fraud," said Clerk John "Jack" Cunningham. -
Derecho topples Wheaton church steeple, causes other damage across suburbs
Aug 11, 2020 8:24 AM - A rare derecho swept across the Midwest on Monday, causing widespread property damage and leaving tens of thousands without power. Some of the most dramatic damage in the suburbs was sustained by the iconic white steeple atop College Church in Wheaton. -
Looters descend on downtown Chicago; more than 100 arrested
Aug 10, 2020 12:50 PM - Hundreds of looters descended on downtown Chicago early Monday following a police shooting on the city's South Side, with vandals smashing the windows of dozens of businesses and making off with merchandise, cash machines and anything else they could carry, police said.
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Review: I've worn Alexa-enabled glasses for two weeks. They're driving me bananas.
Aug 8, 2020 6:25 AM - All day long, Alexa whispers notifications from apps into my ear: "Slack." "Battery is at 20 percent." "Outlook." And more "Outlook." After two weeks with the $180 Echo Frames, I can report that you have to really love Alexa to want to wear it on your face.
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Schaumburg's first recreational pot dispensary opens near Woodfield Mall
Aug 7, 2020 11:34 AM - Schaumburg's first recreational marijuana dispensary opened with little fanfare Wednesday but the customers who visited Sunnyside were happy to learn it's ready for business. -
Negligence suspected in Beirut blast involving chemicals
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How schools are gearing up for an eventual return to classrooms
Aug 4, 2020 10:29 AM - Hand sanitizer. Paper towels. Disinfectant spray. Plexiglass partitions. And personal protective equipment. Suburban school districts are stocking up on these essentials as they gear up for the start of in-person instruction next month. -
Constable: This octogenarian goalie blocked shots from 2 Blackhawk legends, then finally retired
Aug 1, 2020 3:28 PM - Octogenarian Ron Fedor of Mount Prospect achieved an athletic feat no one else can claim. As an amateur goalie, he's blocked shots from current Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane and 1934 Stanley Cup hero Mush Marsh.
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