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Leyden High bilingual chemistry teacher named 2025 Illinois Teacher of the Year

Leyden High bilingual chemistry teacher named 2025 Illinois Teacher of the Year

Víctor Gómez, a bilingual chemistry teacher in Leyden High School District 212, has been named the 2025 Illinois Teacher of the Year.

 
Des Plaines searching home for third day as part of ‘old case’

Des Plaines searching home for third day as part of ‘old case’

Des Plaines police confirmed Wednesday they are searching a home in connection with an ongoing investigation into an old case, but denied reports they’re looking for a body.

 
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POW/MIA Chair of Honor installed at McHenry County courthouse

POW/MIA Chair of Honor installed at McHenry County courthouse

The Rolling Thunder group has donated a chair honoring POW and MIA service members to the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

 
Bloomingdale police warn about cryptocurrency scammers targeting senior citizens

Bloomingdale police warn about cryptocurrency scammers targeting senior citizens

Bloomingdale police are warning people to beware, after thieves stole almost $100,000 in cryptocurrency scams in the last two weeks.

 
Company shifts plans for new cannabis dispensary in Mundelein to different site

Company shifts plans for new cannabis dispensary in Mundelein to different site

A company that last year proposed opening a cannabis dispensary in Mundelein has selected a different site for the operation.

 
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‘We’re simply keeping what was already ours’: Huntley adopts local grocery tax

Huntley has become the latest municipality in the McHenry County area to go for a local grocery tax.

 
U.S. stocks sink after a weak report on the economy but then halve their losses after inflation update

U.S. stocks sink after a weak report on the economy but then halve their losses after inflation update

U.S. stocks began Wednesday with a thud after a report suggested the U.S. economy may have shrunk at the start of the year. But the big losses soon eased in the latest sharp swings to hit Wall Street amid uncertainty about what President Donald Trump’s trade war will do to the economy.

 
Trump urges patience, blames Biden after weak economic news

Trump urges patience, blames Biden after weak economic news

President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday morning at increasingly dim economic forecasts that have cast his policies in a harsh light and clouded what he has hoped would be a valedictory marker of his 100 days in office.

 
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Things to do May 2-8: Tulip festivals, Nightmare Weekend Chicago, Naperville Food Truck Festival and more

Things to do May 2-8: Tulip festivals, Nightmare Weekend Chicago, Naperville Food Truck Festival and more

Mark your calendar for tulip festivals in Spring Grove and Maple Park, D.L. Hughley, the Naperville Food Truck Festival and more happening this week.

 
Hanover Township to hold ‘Sprint 2 Spring’ charitable 5K in Elgin Saturday

Hanover Township to hold ‘Sprint 2 Spring’ charitable 5K in Elgin Saturday

Hanover Township’s 10th annual “Sprint 2 Spring” 5K run/walk will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Hanover Township Izaak Walton Youth Center in Elgin, 899 Jay Street.

 

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