All Stories from June 27, 2024 (Change date)
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The importance of context — and reserve — in dealing with controversyJun 27, 2024 7:05 pm - A few weeks ago, I discussed the lessons of a controversy at Glenbrook South High School in terms of free speech. It turns out the flap over a student’s comments in the s...
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Officials evacuate area after train derails in suburban ChicagoJun 27, 2024 6:46 pm - MATTESON — Emergency officials ordered what turned out to be a relatively brief evacuation after a freight train derailed in suburban Chicago on Thursday. The Canadian Na...
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Prospect Heights officials aim for less stringent backyard chicken rulesJun 27, 2024 6:35 pm - Feedback from ardent chicken-keepers in Prospect Heights and members of the planning & zoning board have sent a proposal for the city’s first true regulations of the practice back to the drawing board for three months to be less stringent.
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Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard wins Calder Trophy as NHL Rookie of the YearJun 27, 2024 9:51 pm - The NHL announced on Thursday that forward Connor Bedard was named the Calder Memorial Trophy winner for the 2023-24 season, awarded “to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition.”
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Lalo’s Mexican Restaurant abruptly closes Schaumburg locationJun 28, 2024 7:40 pm - The Lalo’s Mexican Restaurant location in Schaumburg closed this week due to slow business, a company representative said Thursday.
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Des Plaines shrine welcomes national pilgrimage with special MassJun 27, 2024 5:59 pm - A few hundred members of the Catholic faithful gathered Thursday at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines for a special Mass held as part of a national pilgr...
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Rolling Meadows graduate Cam Christie drafted by Clippers, joining his brother in the NBAJun 27, 2024 5:49 pm - Rolling Meadows High School graduate Cam Christie was chosen in the second round of the #NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Woodfield Mall hosts entrepreneurial teens running stands on Lemonade DayJun 28, 2024 3:14 pm - For generations, lemonade stands have been the first entrepreneurial experience of many youngsters -- but would the lessons learned mean more at age 16 than 6? Woodfield Mall helped entrepreneurial teens from the Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central Illinois find out Thursday on nationally recognized Lemonade Day.
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Here’s where to catch a presidential debate partyJun 27, 2024 5:17 pm - There’s still time to catch a presidential debate party. Here’s info on some suburban gatherings.
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Plumbing torch sparks fire in West Chicago apartment buildingJun 27, 2024 8:51 pm - No one was injured in an accidental fire in a West Chicago apartment building Thursday, authorities said.