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‘Time to pass the torch’: Durbin won’t run for office again, so who’s up to bat?

‘Time to pass the torch’: Durbin won’t run for office again, so who’s up to bat?

Sen. Dick Durbin, Illinois’ longest-serving senator, will not seek re-election, setting off what’s likely to be a lively skirmish to replace him.

 
Long Grove trustees reach stalemate over QuikTrip proposal

Long Grove trustees reach stalemate over QuikTrip proposal

Long Grove village trustees voted Tuesday night to continue deliberations on a proposal for a QuikTrip gas station east of the intersection of routes 83 and 53.

 
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Sarley: Bears stories will take the place of fish stories this week

Sarley: Bears stories will take the place of fish stories this week

I know I said I’d finish the story about the most memorable fish I ever caught, but with the NFL draft this week, I couldn’t resist sharing this story. I’ll come back to the fish story next week.

 
Uncharted’s new Wheaton store promises ‘any gift for any occasion’

Uncharted’s new Wheaton store promises ‘any gift for any occasion’

Uncharted, which offers popular brands representing fashion and accessories, home decor, beauty products, candy, toys and more, opened April 4 in Wheaton with a grand opening planned for June 7-8.

 
Spring is in bloom as Midwest Tulip Fest opens in Maple Park

Spring is in bloom as Midwest Tulip Fest opens in Maple Park

Over 700,000 tulips of 30 different varieties will be on display across eight acres at Kuipers Family Farm for Midwest Tulip Fest, which opened Wednesday.

 
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Identity of 72-year-old Gurnee woman who died in home fire has been released

Identity of 72-year-old Gurnee woman who died in home fire has been released

A 72-year-old woman who died in a fire at her home April 15 in Gurnee was identified Wednesday by the Lake County Coroner’s Office as Joann Yamamoto.

 
Palatine Walmart among 11 Illinois stores slated for remodel

Palatine Walmart among 11 Illinois stores slated for remodel

Walmart is remodeling 650 stores across the U.S. this year, including the one at 1555 N. Rand Road in Palatine.

 
Style surpasses substance in Drury Lane’s visually arresting ‘Da Vinci Code’

Style surpasses substance in Drury Lane’s visually arresting ‘Da Vinci Code’

Stylish design and solid acting make up for a talky, overly long, excessively plotty “Da Vinci Code,” running through June 1 at Drury Lane Theatre.

 
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Trump says Zelenskyy is prolonging war in Ukraine by resisting calls to cede Crimea to Russia

Trump says Zelenskyy is prolonging war in Ukraine by resisting calls to cede Crimea to Russia

President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying the Ukrainian leader is prolonging the ‘killing field’ after he pushed back on ceding Crimea to Russia as part of a potential peace plan.

 

Wall Street rises in a worldwide rally after Trump softens his tough talk on trade and the Fed

U.S. stocks are rising Wednesday as a worldwide rally comes back around to Wall Street after President Donald Trump appeared to back off his criticism of the Federal Reserve and his tough talk in his trade war.

 

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