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GOP convention opens Monday; meet the suburban delegatesJul 14, 2024 5:15 pm - Saturday’s attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life certainly will be a topic of discussion during this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Here’s a look at some of the suburban delegates.
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‘Better than I thought’: Elgin Mall tenants move to new location in East DundeeJul 12, 2024 5:43 pm - East Dundee is home to the new Elgin Mall. Two years ago this month, tenants learned that the old Elgin Mall on McLean Boulevard in Elgin would be closing.
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Camp I Am Me Golf Classic on Sept. 24 support youth burn survivorsJul 12, 2024 1:04 pm - Mount Prospect-based nonprofit Camp I Am Me by Illinois Fire Safety Alliance will host its fourth annual Golf Classic Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Chevy Chase Country Club in Wheeling.
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FUZE Band performing at Izaak Walton Reserve July 18Jul 12, 2024 12:43 pm - The FUZE Band, a Santana tribute group, will be performing on Thursday, July 18, at the Izaak Walton Reserve in Elgin.
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Wing Snob opening in Libertyville MondayJul 12, 2024 1:33 pm - A new Wing Snob restaurant opens Monday in Libertyville.
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Sentenced to life for gruesome Barrington killing, he’s now free at 49. Here’s whyJul 11, 2024 10:31 pm - Less than three decades after he was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for a grisly suburban murder, Paul Modrowski quietly left the Stateville Correctional Center a free man last week. The release of the 49-year-old convicted of murdering a man found decapitated in Barrington, and the reasons for it, raise complicated questions about equal justice, rehabilitation, disability bias and survivors’ rights.
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‘Guys go crazy with details’: Warbirds take to the skies over St. CharlesJul 11, 2024 3:44 pm - The Fox Valley Aero Club’s Windy City Warbirds & Classics started Thursday, showcasing radio-controlled military aircraft and civilian classics that have a wingspan of over 80 inches. The event continues on Friday and Saturday.
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Coroner identifies South Elgin man shot by off-duty Kane County deputy MondayJul 11, 2024 8:14 pm - The Kane County coroner released the identity of the person shot and killed by an off-duty Kane County deputy in Elgin on Monday. Tyquaze Nicolas, 18, of South Elgin, died of multiple gunshot wounds, the coroner said in a Thursday news release.
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Burlington Central graduate wins P.E.O. ScholarshipJul 11, 2024 4:04 pm - Eirini Karavasis, a senior at Central High School in Burlington, was selected to receive a P.E.O. STAR Scholarship from the P.E.O. Sisterhood.
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Big Hearts of Fox Valley needs donations to help St. Charles District 303 familiesJul 11, 2024 2:02 pm - Big Hearts of Fox Valley, in its 11th year of serving St. Charles area youth, is at risk of postponing vital community programs if more funding doesn’t come.