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‘It’s all teed up’: Dillard’s last stop as RTA chief comes as new agency rises

‘It’s all teed up’: Dillard’s last stop as RTA chief comes as new agency rises

After helping the RTA regain its focus amid scandals and interagency strife, plus weather the pandemic and a financial crisis, board chair is exiting.

 
‘Unlike anything else’: Kane forest district to make rare bog more accessible to visitors

‘Unlike anything else’: Kane forest district to make rare bog more accessible to visitors

The Kane County Forest Preserve District wants to improve the public’s ability to see and learn about Rutland Bog, a remnant from when huge ice sheets moved across the land.

 
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President Donald Trump to attend Presidents Cup in Chicago area as tournament’s honorary chairman

President Donald Trump to attend Presidents Cup in Chicago area as tournament’s honorary chairman

President Donald Trump said Saturday he will be coming to the Chicago area in September after being named the honorary chairman of the Presidents Cup golf tournament, which is being held at Medinah Country Club in the Western suburbs.

 
Man seriously injured in Saturday morning crash in East Dundee

Man seriously injured in Saturday morning crash in East Dundee

An East Dundee crash between an SUV and a semitruck late Saturday morning required firefighters to extricate a seriously injured occupant of the SUV, authorities said.

 
Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong makes NL MVP case with 3-homer day

Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong makes NL MVP case with 3-homer day

Pete Crow-Armstrong continued his National League MVP push with the first three-homer game of his career in Saturday’s 17-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Crow-Armstrong a...

 
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Jury convicts man of first-degree murder in fatal Antioch shooting

A Lake County jury on Friday convicted 28-year-old Johnathon Skroko of first-degree murder in connection with a 2022 fatal shooting in Antioch.

 
Elgin Township joining forces with schools, nonprofits on youth mental health programs

Elgin Township joining forces with schools, nonprofits on youth mental health programs

The Elgin Township 708 Mental Health Board is providing $437,000 for a pilot program to provide preventive measures and early intervention care at five schools in Elgin Area School District U-46.

 
Naperville panel rejects critics, OKs historic Kroehler mansion color scheme changes

Naperville panel rejects critics, OKs historic Kroehler mansion color scheme changes

Historic Preservation Commission members voted to approve exterior changes to the Kroehler mansion as part of a restoration and renovation of the historic building.

 
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Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora welcomes its first two wallabies

Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora welcomes its first two wallabies

The Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora has two new young residents. Wally and Bindi, two young wallabies just over a year old, moved into the zoo on Aug. 5, becoming the zoo’s first marsupials, city officials said Thursday.

 
At the sprawling Big Ten TV deal’s halfway point, here’s what’s working and what’s changing

At the sprawling Big Ten TV deal’s halfway point, here’s what’s working and what’s changing

Fox has owned the Big Ten's first-tier rights for 10 years and owns 61% of the conference's Big Ten Network, but CBS and NBC paid up to get their own windows for prominen...

 

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