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‘A shock wave through our community’: Fatal crash raising questions about boat safety

‘A shock wave through our community’: Fatal crash raising questions about boat safety

The fatal crash July 25 on the Fox River in McHenry has made the possibility of imposing speed limits, expanding no-wake zones or other measures to improve safety a hot topic.

 
Attorney recalls ‘proudest moments’ representing Arlington Heights for nearly half century

Attorney recalls ‘proudest moments’ representing Arlington Heights for nearly half century

Ernest R. Blomquist III, who served as Arlington Heights village prosecutor for 48 years, has retired from a career that ranged from handling traffic and DUI cases to arguing before the Supreme Court.

 
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How to regulate data centers in Illinois at the center of latest proposal

How to regulate data centers in Illinois at the center of latest proposal

Even as a political backlash against data centers mushrooms across the U.S., a broad consensus on how to regulate them is emerging in Springfield, according to key corporate, labor and environmental lobbyists.

 
Woman dies in Hanover Park house fire

Woman dies in Hanover Park house fire

A woman was found dead after a fire Thursday night at a house in Hanover Park.

 
DuPage nonprofit leader organizing food drive for victims of South suburban tornadoes

DuPage nonprofit leader organizing food drive for victims of South suburban tornadoes

When tornadoes hit the South suburbs in late July, Regina Brent was especially worried that many people — already experiencing economic difficulty — would go hungry. So Brent, the founder and president of the nonprofit Unity Partnership in Naperville, reached out to her contacts to organize a food drive.

 
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Water and cardboard mix well in Fox Lake

Water and cardboard mix well in Fox Lake

Water is wet and cardboard is super absorbent so paddling a boat made of the material across a wide swimming beach might not be a good idea. But it worked in Fox Lake on Saturday.

 
Carpentersville police gearing up for move so village hall construction can start

Carpentersville police gearing up for move so village hall construction can start

Carpentersville police will be packing up everything including case reports, evidence and guns as they prepare to move into a temporary location before the start of a $38 million renovation and expansion of village hall.

 
One dead in early morning Lake Forest house fire

One dead in early morning Lake Forest house fire

Authorities are investigating the cause of a deadly fire early Sunday morning at a home in Lake Forest.

 
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School funding stretched thin as costs rise, corporate revenue source shrinks

School funding stretched thin as costs rise, corporate revenue source shrinks

The Illinois State Board of Education released details Friday of how it will distribute $9.3 billion in Evidence-Based Funding to public schools for the upcoming academic year. That’s a $350 million increase above last year’s funding. But it is not enough to keep pace with rising costs and declining revenue from certain corporate and business taxes.

 
Us vs. Them: Elmhurst native Harley swaps slogans as he takes over at NIU

Us vs. Them: Elmhurst native Harley swaps slogans as he takes over at NIU

Northern Illinois football coach Rob Harley could have had a career in television, but decided to follow his passion and take a challenging path into coaching.

 

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