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‘Billions of dollars in savings’: Argonne unveils giant ‘treadmill’ to test and improve truck efficiency

‘Billions of dollars in savings’: Argonne unveils giant ‘treadmill’ to test and improve truck efficiency

Argonne’s latest technology will analyze the performance of current and next-generation big rigs, including autonomous trucks, with the goal of improving fuel economy and reducing freight transportation costs.

 
Legendary DJ Dick Biondi subject of loving fan’s documentary

Legendary DJ Dick Biondi subject of loving fan’s documentary

Anyone who grew up in Chicago area in the 1960s and tucked a transistor radio under their pillow at bedtime will remember the voice of Dick Biondi. Now he is the subject of a documentary.

 
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Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi lost big where property taxes in city, suburbs soared

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi lost big where property taxes in city, suburbs soared

The frustration Cook County homeowners feel about rising property taxes came out loud and clear in Tuesday’s race for county assessor — losing incumbent Fritz Kaegi performed the poorest in areas hardest hit by rising property taxes, helping pave the way for Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes’ surprising victory.

 
Batavia school district’s post about transgender lawmaker stirs controversy

Batavia school district’s post about transgender lawmaker stirs controversy

A social media post about the accomplishments of Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender person elected to Congress, has stirred controversy in Batavia Unit School District 101.

 
After WBC, Cubs’ Crow-Armstrong looking ahead to 2028 Olympics

After WBC, Cubs’ Crow-Armstrong looking ahead to 2028 Olympics

Still processing Team USA’s loss in the World Baseball Classic, Pete Crow-Armstrong stood in front of his locker at the Cubs’ training complex, weary and disconnected.

 
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Man who threatened to bomb Huntley High School sent to prison for battering nurse

Man who threatened to bomb Huntley High School sent to prison for battering nurse

A McHenry County man convicted in 2024 of threatening to bomb Huntley High School has been sentenced to three years in prison for the battery of a nurse in McHenry.

 
College Achievers: Downers North graduate a national champion with Denison

College Achievers: Downers North graduate a national champion with Denison

College Achievers: Violet Mitchell, a Downers Grove North High School graduate, was a starting guard on the Denison University women’s basketball team that on Saturday won the NCAA Division III Championship.

 
Sheriff: Antioch man fired shotgun toward fishermen using his private pond

Sheriff: Antioch man fired shotgun toward fishermen using his private pond

A 76-year-old Antioch man is behind bars facing allegations he fired a shotgun near fishermen who were in a boat on his private pond Saturday night.

 
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Illinois State University students among 6 injured in Normal shooting

Illinois State University students among 6 injured in Normal shooting

Six people, including two Illinois State University students and two minors, were injured in a shooting early Sunday in a residential neighborhood near the school’s Normal campus.

 
Share your community event featured in the Daily Herald’s Summer Fun & Getaways Guide

Share your community event featured in the Daily Herald’s Summer Fun & Getaways Guide

The Daily Herald is taking submissions for its Summer Fun & Getaways guide, which features suburban events from mid-May through Labor Day including festivals, movies in the park, fireworks, parades, bike rides, art shows, carnivals, and concerts.

 

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