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Cook County awards $191 million in loans to bridge property tax payout gap

Cook County awards $191 million in loans to bridge property tax payout gap

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and school districts worth $191 million, an effort to dull the impact ...

 
Bears QB Caleb Williams avoided a major injury to his hamstring, report says

Bears QB Caleb Williams avoided a major injury to his hamstring, report says

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams avoided any major injury to his right hamstring, according to a report from The Ringer and Netflix reporter Tom Pelissero.

 
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Concrete barriers tumble off Route 53 bridge onto Palatine Road below

Concrete barriers tumble off Route 53 bridge onto Palatine Road below

State authorities are investigating what caused concrete barriers to fall off a bridge along Route 53 in Palatine Sunday afternoon and plummet onto a busy road below.

 
What to know about this week’s Presidents Cup at Medinah, including who’s on the teams and how it’s scored

What to know about this week’s Presidents Cup at Medinah, including who’s on the teams and how it’s scored

The best men’s golfers from the United States and the rest of the world — minus Europe — are in Chicago’s northwest suburbs this week for the 16th Presidents Cup matches ...

 
Heavy lifting: This boulder aficionado helped unearth a 50-ton rock at O’Hare

Heavy lifting: This boulder aficionado helped unearth a 50-ton rock at O’Hare

Ron Pitelka, a 45-year-old excavator operator with a personal collection of hundreds of boulders, helped unearth a massive 50-ton dolostone boulder from 30 feet underground at O'Hare International Airport during terminal renovation work. The 400-million-year-old rock, formed when Chicago was covered by a tropical sea, is now on public display and the subject of a naming contest that has attracted over 2,300 submissions.

 
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Man charged following stabbing Sunday in Algonquin

Man charged following stabbing Sunday in Algonquin

A 61-year-old Algonquin man is facing multiple charges in connection with a stabbing that happened Sunday in Algonquin.

 
Six adults displaced after Monday morning fire in Aurora

Six adults displaced after Monday morning fire in Aurora

Six people were left displaced after a Monday morning fire in Aurora.

 
Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora works with newly-founded foundation to purchase porcupines

Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora works with newly-founded foundation to purchase porcupines

Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora and its new supporting organization, the Phillips Park Foundation, are partnering to raise funds for the zoo to acquire two African crested porcupines, officials said.

 
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Boys soccer notes: Round Lake, Wauconda tied for NLCC lead; Buffalo Grove debuts refurbished field

Boys soccer notes: Round Lake, Wauconda tied for NLCC lead; Buffalo Grove debuts refurbished field

This week coming up, the midway point of the regular season, will be the biggest week of the season for fans of the Northern Lake County Conference. Prior to this past we...

 
Better than ever: Northlight’s fiercely funny ‘The Front Page’ marks triumphant Evanston return

Better than ever: Northlight’s fiercely funny ‘The Front Page’ marks triumphant Evanston return

Northlight Theatre marks its return to Evanston, where it was founded 50 years ago, with an exceptional adaptation of “The Front Page” directed by artistic director BJ Jones and featuring some of the Chicago’s finest theater artists.

 

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