The Mirror

When the government shutdown resulted in the suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that provides food assistance to low-income families, members of Carl Sandburg Middle School’...

Take what you need, leave what you can: Little free pantries help the hungry ↗

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A developer has proposed building single-family houses on half of the historic Red Gate Farm near St. Charles. The St. Charles Plan Commission will review a conceptual plan at its meeting at 7 p.m. Tu...

Houses proposed on part of historic Red Gate Farm near St. Charles ↗

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The government shutdown is history and on Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration announced it would lift flight reductions at major hubs including O’Hare and Midway international airports on Mo...

FAA lifts restrictions: Can airlines get back to normal before Thanksgiving? ↗

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Reflecting what some experts see as a national trend, four of the six congressional representatives running for reelection in the North, West or Northwest suburbs next year are facing primary challeng...

Why do so many Democratic U.S. House members in the suburbs have primary challengers? ↗

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Survey data shows public support for a potential referendum in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 — but at a much lower level than the district’s potential $900 million ask — while some...

After public polling, District 214 may scale back potential referendum ask ↗

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A fiberglass replica of the head of a nearly 70-million-year-old fossil is fueling the curiosity among James B. Conant High School students. Tyrannosaurus rex Norm’s noggin arrived at the school thi...

T. rex replica goes to head of class at Conant ↗

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A Barrington neighborhood with a rich history is gathering petitions to stop Barrington Area Unit District 220’s plans to buy four properties to provide parking for its new auditorium. The district ...

Paving paradise?: Historic Barrington neighborhood opposes District 220’s plan to buy land for parking ↗

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For more than five decades, the sounds of children learning filled a school on Navajo Drive in Carpentersville. And after an absence of 15 years, those sounds are going to return when the Boys and Gir...

‘Belief in the limitless potential of our kids’: Boys and Girls Club turning old school into Impact Center ↗

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