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Park Forest introduces innovative benches made from recycled wind turbine blades

Visitors to DownTown Park Forest may notice something different about the seating. The Village has installed new benches made from recycled wind turbine blades, turning materials once used to generate renewable energy into functional public amenities – a process otherwise known as upcycling. The benches, manufactured by Noblewins, feature...

Park Forest, IL · 2d
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Country Herald

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Indiana Owl Week Begins Today: 8 Species Featured Before Festival

Humane Indiana Wildlife launches eight days of owl education ahead of its Festival of Owls fundraiser.

Porter County, IN · 2d

thenarrativematters.com

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Lil Durk Pledges His Entire Empire for Freedom as Cook County Crime Tumbles and Will County Elects First Black Sheriff: Chicagoland’s Week In Review

Dropping Cook County crime rates mark a historic turning point across Chicago, even as regional courtrooms and suburban county boards see major upheaval. From an unexpected political shift in Will County to hip-hop star Lil Durk offering multi-million-dollar catalog collateral in federal court, Northern Illinois is seeing massive structural shifts.

Cook County, IL · 2d
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The Center Square

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Illinois Quick Hits: Feds say Ammons charges shouldn't be dismissed

(The Center Square) – In response to a motion filed by the lawyers of state Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, calling for the dismissal of her charges related to an alleged kickback scheme siphoning taxpayer funds directed to nonprofits in her district employing her daughter, alongside improper use of campaign funds, government lawyers say the charges should stand.

Illinois · 2d

capitalbnews.org

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Bayh Puts Indiana Democrats Back in Winning Column With Secretary of State Victory

This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. A new generation of the Bayh family is a winner again for Indiana Democrats. Beau Bayh prevailed in the secretary of state’s race Tuseday over Republican candidate Max Engling. With roughly 95% of precincts reporting as of Friday afternoon, Bayh received 51.9% of the vote, compared to Engling at 42.7%.

Indiana · 2d

hoodline.com

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Chicago Man Rode a Lincoln Towing Hood — Jury Awards Him $2.85 Million

A Cook County jury has ordered Lincoln Towing to pay Jermall Harvey $2.85 million over an October 2022 incident in which he says he ended up clinging to the hood of a moving tow truck outside a Wicker Park CVS. Nearly two-thirds of that award came as punitive damages, the largest reported punitive-damages award of its kind in Cook County municipal districts.

Chicago, IL · 2d

thelansingjournal.org

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Bloom Township cancels upcoming Nov. 10 meeting

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. — Bloom Township has canceled the Board of Trustees meeting originally scheduled for Nov. 10 at 4:30 p.m. Deputy Clerk Gina Wojciechowski sent notice of the cancellation via email. The next scheduled Bloom Township meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 4:30 p.m. Bloom Township Meeting Schedule.

Chicago Heights, IL · 2d

abc57.com

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Blue Jays win fifth sectional championship in last six years thanks to 40-8 victory over West Central

NORTH JUDSON, Ind. - In a game with storylines galore, North Judson's Javen Christensen decided he wanted to be the headline in the Blue Jays' 40-8 beatdown of West Central. Christensen scored three touchdowns and also hauled in an interception on the other side of the ball. This is the...

North Judson, IN · 1d

Awful Announcing

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College basketball stunner leads to heartwarming moment

Valparaiso stunned Purdue 83-80 in double overtime on Friday night at Mackey Arena. Justus McNair drilled a buzzer-beating three-pointer to give the Beacons the win over the Boilermakers as a heavy road underdog. “The Beacons have shut the lights out at Mackey Arena!” – BTN’s Chris Vosters on Valpo’s 2OT buzzer-beater to beat Purdue https://t.co/7oGYFzLed8…

Valparaiso, IN · 5h

WBBM News Radio

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PALM CARD: Three takeaways from the "Blue-Nami"

PALM CARD: Three takeaways from the "Blue-Nami"

Illinois · 7h

WTTW - Chicago PBS

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Pat Hynes on Winning Cook County Assessor Race, Easing Tax Burdens

Democrat Pat Hynes beat out Libertarian Nico Tsatsoulis in Tuesday’s election to become the next Cook County assessor. The office is tasked with delivering accurate and transparent assessments to all residential and commercial properties. Hynes has called the system broken and mismanaged, and vowed to fix it. Hynes spent...

Cook County, IL · 2d

nprillinois.org

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Pritzker appeals FEMA’s decision to deny Illinois disaster aid

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker appealed the Trump administration's decision to deny Illinois' request for federal disaster relief on Thursday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied Illinois' request last month without explanation for federal resources to respond to August storms. In an appeal submitted to the agency, the state provided updated damage numbers showing the storm cost eligible for public assistance is now $43 million — up from $27.6 million in the original request and well above FEMA's $24.9 million standard.

Illinois · 2d

rrsn.com

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Valpo U Volleyball Prevails in Five-Set Battle at Indiana State

Volleyball Prevails in Five-Set Battle at Indiana State. In a match that was a mirror image of the two program’s first meeting of the season, the Valpo volleyball team rallied to take the final two sets and held off a match point in the fifth set to earn a 3-2 (25-21, 19-25, 21-25, 25-22, 17-15) win over Indiana State in Terre Haute, Ind. Friday evening. In the first set, junior Ava Helming (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) became the 21st player in program history to hit the 1,000-kill milestone for her career.

Valparaiso, IN · 1d

iHeartSports

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Detroit Mercy vs. Valparaiso TV & Stream – Nov. 7

Find out where to watch the Valparaiso Beacons vs. Detroit Mercy Titans college basketball game on November 7, 2026.

Valparaiso, IN · 1d