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‘Definitely an inspiration’: Grayslake resident competing in Chicago marathon finds fitness and more in running community

‘Definitely an inspiration’: Grayslake resident competing in Chicago marathon finds fitness and more in running community

Grayslake resident Candice McLaws will be among the expected 55,000 runners Sunday in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon and hopes to improve on her second-to-last-place 2025 finish. But that’s not the point.

 
Pulte pulls plug on controversial Naperville Ridge housing project

Pulte pulls plug on controversial Naperville Ridge housing project

A controversial development calling for 94 duplexes to be built on 32 acres of heavily wooded land near Naperville will not move forward.

 
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Illinois Democrats accuse Darren Bailey of failing to disclose who provides rent-free Chicago apartment

Illinois Democrats accuse Darren Bailey of failing to disclose who provides rent-free Chicago apartment

The Illinois Democratic Party has accused Darren Bailey, the Republican nominee for governor, of violating state campaign disclosure law by failing to publicly reveal who is providing him with a rent-free downtown Chicago apartment, where he has been staying since the spring.

 
Illinois’ 8th District: Melissa Bean seeks comeback vs. newcomer Republican Jennifer Davis

Illinois’ 8th District: Melissa Bean seeks comeback vs. newcomer Republican Jennifer Davis

Former U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean, a centrist Democrat whose 2004 upset helped begin the northwest suburbs’ shift to the left, is seeking a comeback in Illinois’ 8th Congressional District against Republican Jennifer Davis, a tech entrepreneur running for office for the first time.

 
Raises coming for Mount Prospect mayor, trustees in 2029

Raises coming for Mount Prospect mayor, trustees in 2029

Mount Prospect village board members voted unanimously this week to give future mayors and trustees a boost in compensation. Pay for those elected offices has remained the same since 2001.

 
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Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 for Week 8

Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 for Week 8

Geneva and Huntley move into the Top 10, while Lincoln-Way East and Loyola continue to lead the way.

 
Changes to video gambling rules coming to Batavia

Changes to video gambling rules coming to Batavia

The Batavia City Council has voted to approve changes to the city’s video gambling regulations.

 
Naperville District 203 planning to spend $7 million on building repairs

Naperville District 203 planning to spend $7 million on building repairs

The Naperville District 203 school board is expected to vote later this month on spending nearly $7 million to repair several buildings, though the number of identified projects exceeds available funds.

 
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Christa Pike is awake and able to speak despite execution attempt in Tennessee

Christa Pike is awake and able to speak despite execution attempt in Tennessee

Christa Pike has regained consciousness and is able to speak after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection last week, and her attorneys are heading to court Wednesday to request more information about what went wrong.

 
Official says WHO doesn't know exactly how a lab worker in Russia died in plague case

Official says WHO doesn't know exactly how a lab worker in Russia died in plague case

A top official with the World Health Organization said Wednesday the U.N. health agency doesn’t know how a lab employee in Siberia died amid concerns about plague, and she called on Russia to provide more information.

 

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