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Mendota sees uptick in retail sales
Mendota City Clerk Emily McConville reported February retail sales were down 9% year over year, but year-to-date sales in 2024 remain up by 1%. The year-over-year increase is impressive because Mendota enjoyed a record retail sales year in 2023, with City Hall notching a share of $1.72 million, including the city’s best-ever first quarter in 2023. Mendota also toppled monthly records in June, August and October.
For Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, federal recognition at last
When Potawatomi Chief Shab-eh-nay left his home in present-day DeKalb County to visit family in Kansas, he returned just weeks later to seized lands. The U.S. government had illegally auctioned off the 1,280-acre reservation. “They said he abandoned his land and sold it,” said Joseph Rupnick, the chairman of Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. The generational trauma of the past 175 years weighed ...
Severe thunderstorm warning issued as storms threaten Chicago area
The potential for severe weather looms over Chicago Thursday, with showers and thunderstorms already firing. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Kendall and Will counties until 2:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The warning impacts southeastern Kendall County and northwestern Will County, with a...
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