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#Aerospace #Manufacturing #Investment
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Company plans $58M in upgrades to Waukegan plant: '(This) demonstrates confidence in our region'
AkzoNobel, a global Netherlands-based paint manufacturer with ties to Alfred Nobel, who endowed the peace prize bearing his name, plans to invest more than $58 million to upgrade its Waukegan aerospace coatings plant, one of the few factories remaining at the city's lakefront.
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#PolarBearPlunge #Waukegan #LakeMichigan
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Hundreds take Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge: 'I feel refreshed'
A record crowd ran into frigid Lake Michigan for the Waukegan Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day, despite temperatures of 14 degrees and a windchill of nearly zero, but complaints were few and far between as the participants got out of the water.
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#HighSchoolBasketball #AthleteDevelopment #Teamwork
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Always smiling, Kymora Baker 'has that light' to lead the way for Morton. Wins become much easier to find.
Morton coach JaMesha Harris was quick to point out junior forward Kymora Baker's facial expression during a sequence at a recent practice.
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#Fentanyl #HarmReduction #OpioidCrisis
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Outreach workers pass out free fentanyl detection devices to help screen drugs, reduce risk of overdose
A young man approached a card table set up under the Green Line tracks on the city's West Side and asked the woman behind it if she had any clean needles or naloxone, a medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
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#Fentanyl #HarmReduction #OpioidCrisis
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Outreach workers pass out free fentanyl detection devices to help screen drugs, reduce risk of overdose
A young man approached a card table set up under the Green Line tracks on the city's West Side and asked the woman behind it if she had any clean needles or naloxone, a medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
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#LibraryGardens #CommunityEngagement #Donations
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Foundation donates $25,000 for Kouts library garden
Even as Porter County Public Library System works toward opening a new library garden in Hebron this year, it's still taking donations for ones already opened at the other branches.
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#IndianaLegislation #CursiveWriting #SocialMediaSafety
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Indiana legislators file quirky bills from state sandwich to ads on school buses
Indiana legislators have been filing bills for the 2026 legislative session, which begins again Monday, and some of the bills have a lighthearted goal.
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#ChicagoPolitics #CityCouncil #PoliticalLeadership
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Editorial: Lo and behold, Chicago. There's a legitimate bench of political talent at City Hall.
Even as the state of municipal governance in Chicago continues to sap the confidence needed for investors to bet on the city's future, there is a silver lining in all this anxiety.
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#CancerAwareness #RacialJustice #CommunityHealing
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Syda Segovia Taylor: I beat cancer. America's racism will require the same fight.
At age 32, I began my fight with breast cancer and won after a mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, multiple corrective surgeries and years of tamoxifen.
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#CancerAwareness #RacialJustice #CommunityHealing
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Syda Segovia Taylor: I beat cancer. America's racism will require the same fight.
At age 32, I began my fight with breast cancer and won after a mastectomy, chemotherapy, radiation, multiple corrective surgeries and years of tamoxifen.
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#ChristmasTree #SustainableLiving #WasteManagement
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Christmas tree can live on if you dispose of it properly
As this holiday season wraps up, make sure your Christmas tree comes to a good end.
"If you dispose of your tree properly, it will be ground up into mulch or compost that protects the roots of plants and improves the soil," said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist in the Plant Clinic at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle.
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#InFlightSafety #EmergencyMedicalResponse #FAARegulations
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ER doctor: I've been the 'doctor on board' during an in-flight emergency. Airlines need better medical kits.
Every holiday season, millions of Americans hop on a plane to visit friends and family. Most people are anxious about flight delays and cancellations, but as an emergency room physician, there's one announcement I dread the most: "Is there a doctor on board.
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#RideInKane #PublicTransportation #Accessibility
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Kane County modifying its dial-a-ride system, hoping to streamline process and expand access
Changes are underway to Kane County's Ride in Kane program that are meant to streamline how the program is administered and ensure equal access to all eligible residents throughout the county.
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#Running #UrbanExploration #Chicago
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These runners are exploring every inch of Chicago, one foot at a time
Joabe Barbosa hates running. But he loves to explore.
Since August 2024, the Roosevelt University graduate student has been chipping away at an ambitious, if a little unwieldy, personal feat: to become the first person to run every single one of the city's streets.
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#Chicago #CommunityEngagement #PublicHealth
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Letters: The city and union groups should include these critical allies to bring about reform in Chicago
Chicago's labor and community organizations share a common goal: a city where working families can afford to live, public services are strong and small businesses remain viable neighborhood anchors.
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#Chicago #CommunityEngagement #PublicHealth
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Letters: The city and union groups should include these critical allies to bring about reform in Chicago
Chicago's labor and community organizations share a common goal: a city where working families can afford to live, public services are strong and small businesses remain viable neighborhood anchors.
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#Inclusion #SpecialNeeds #YouthSports
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Providence athletes provide new year fun for special needs children
While most people count down to Jan. 1, Hayley Carroll counts down to Jan. 2.
Carroll, an 8-year-old from New Lenox who is on the autistic spectrum, can't wait for the second day of the new year to attend the Providence Catholic Super Celtics Special Needs Coed camp.
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#HistoryMatters #EmancipationProclamation #FreedomAndJustice
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Forgetting history can lead to oppression, clergy members warn
Historical amnesia can threaten freedom, Rev. Nicole P. Guns and others warned Thursday during an Emancipation Proclamation remembrance ceremony at Gary's First Baptist Church.
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#ImmigrantSupport #CommunityAwareness #CulturalDiversity
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Rally in St. Charles stresses importance of immigrants: 'We need to show support'
The local activist group We Can Lead Change - Fox Valley held a rally in downtown St. Charles on Saturday aimed at celebrating immigrants and their contributions to the area.
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#SubstanceAbuse #AddictionRecovery #CriminalJustice
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Porter County Jail's addiction program continues despite state funding loss
The Porter County Jail lost grant funding for its longtime Chemical Dependency and Addictions program, but the clinic providing the program remained committed to making sure it continued and the Porter County Council approved the necessary funding, Sheriff Jeff Balon said in a release.
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#SubstanceAbuse #AddictionRecovery #CriminalJustice
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Porter County Jail's addiction program continues despite state funding loss
The Porter County Jail lost grant funding for its longtime Chemical Dependency and Addictions program, but the clinic providing the program remained committed to making sure it continued and the Porter County Council approved the necessary funding, Sheriff Jeff Balon said in a release.
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#EarlyEducation #ArtsIntegration #ChildDevelopment
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Musician Natalie Merchant brings Mother Goose and other rhymes to life for the next generation with Cabinet of Wonder
Do you remember Mother Goose. Are you familiar with the nursery rhyme, "Mary Had a Pretty Bird. " What about "The Cuckoo".
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#ElginDevelopment #CommunityGrowth #FutureProjects
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2025 was a busy development year for Elgin, and the new year promises more
Elgin has a lot to look forward to in 2026, with development activity happening throughout the city, officials say.
Elgin Community College is set to open its $85 million Manufacturing and Technology Center at 1600 Spartan Drive in the fall.
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#CommunityLeadership #EducationExcellence #LocalGovernment
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Beverly Sussman, teacher turned Buffalo Grove village president, dies at 84
Beverly Sussman was an award-winning middle school science teacher in Buffalo Grove for 25 years before beginning a second act on the Buffalo Grove Village Board, where she served as a village trustee for six years and then for another two terms as village president.
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Miroslav Koubek je novým trenérem české fotbalové reprezentace! Jeho úkolem budou playoffs kvalifikace na MS 2026. Čeká nás náročný zápas s Irskem 26. března. Koubek věří, že udělá vše pro úspěch. Historie se může opakovat! ⚽️🇨🇿 #fotbal #Koubek
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Miroslav Koubek es nombrado entrenador de la selección checa antes de los playoffs del Mundial
PRAGA (AP) -- El veterano entrenador Miroslav Koubek asumirá el cargo de entrenador de la selección nacional de la República Checa para la etapa final de la clasificación para la Copa del Mundo, informó el viernes la asociación de fútbol del país.
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Andrej Babiš byl jmenován novým premiérem České republiky. Jeho vláda, složená z koalice s protimigračními stranami, může omezit podporu Ukrajině a kritizovat EU. Babiš slibuje, že Česko bude "nejlepším místem k životu". #politika #ČeskáRepublika
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Babiš es juramentado como primer ministro de República Checa, podría alejarse de apoyo a Ucrania
PRAGA (AP) -- El multimillonario populista Andrej Babiš fue investido el martes como el nuevo primer ministro de la República Checa, tras ser elegido en octubre al frente de un gobierno que podría disminuir su apoyo Ucrania y rechazar las políticas de la Unión Europea en temas como el medio ambiente.
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Smutná zpráva: Zemřel Theodor Pištěk, český designér kostýmů a scenárista, nositel Oscara za "Amadeus". Jeho umění ovlivnilo českou kinematografii a jeho přátelství s Milošem Formanem zanechalo nesmazatelnou stopu. Čest jeho památce.
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Muere el diseñador de vestuario checo ganador del Oscar, Theodor Pištěk
PRAGA (AP) -- Theodor Pištěk, un diseñador de vestuario y escenografía y pintor checo que ganó un Oscar por su trabajo en la película de 1984 "Amadeus", ha fallecido.
