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Coasting to 50: Six Flags Great America celebrates golden anniversary with season of surprises

Coasting to 50: Six Flags Great America celebrates golden anniversary with season of surprises

Anticipation always accompanies opening weekend at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. But the start of a new season Saturday comes with extra zip.

 
A ‘strong grocer’: Sprouts Farmers Market plans Wheaton store as part of suburban expansion push

A ‘strong grocer’: Sprouts Farmers Market plans Wheaton store as part of suburban expansion push

Sprouts Farmers Market is not yet a household name in suburban Chicago, but that will soon change with planned stores in Wheaton and Buffalo Grove.

 
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Fundraising campaign started for Buffalo Grove High security guard injured while protecting students

Fundraising campaign started for Buffalo Grove High security guard injured while protecting students

Funds are being raised to support a Buffalo Grove High School security guard who suffered a traumatic brain injury during dismissal Tuesday afternoon.

 
New grocer coming to former Dominick’s site in Buffalo Grove

New grocer coming to former Dominick’s site in Buffalo Grove

The former Dominick’s space in Buffalo Grove’s Chase Plaza development will have a second tenant — and it turns out to be a grocery store.

 
9-year-old boy critically injured after being struck by vehicle in Aurora

9-year-old boy critically injured after being struck by vehicle in Aurora

A 9-year-old boy was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle in Aurora Wednesday.

 
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Millionaire tax amendment fails to gain enough support from House Democrats

Millionaire tax amendment fails to gain enough support from House Democrats

A “millionaire tax” proposal floated in the Illinois House failed to gain enough traction in Springfield this week, making it increasingly unlikely that voters will be asked to approve the measure in November.

 
Underwood proposes $1.2M in funding for Metra expansion between DeKalb, Elburn

Underwood proposes $1.2M in funding for Metra expansion between DeKalb, Elburn

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood has proposed $1.2 million in federal funding, which, if approved, could support efforts to expand Metra rail from Elburn to DeKalb.

 
Trump orders US military to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz

Trump orders US military to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump in a morning social media post ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” Iranian small boats choking the Strait of Hormuz.

 
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Flood watch: Fox Lake level begins to drop; river could crest late Thursday at Algonquin Dam

Flood watch: Fox Lake level begins to drop; river could crest late Thursday at Algonquin Dam

McHenry County Emergency Management Director David Christensen says he can’t quite see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel yet for the flooding along the Fox River.

 
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.

 

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