Day: January 5, 2024

Aurora to Celebrate Three Kings Day with Toys for Hundreds of Children
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Aurora to Celebrate Three Kings Day Saturday, Jan. 6 with Toys for Hundreds of Children

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Aurora is preparing to greet hundreds of families on the sacred Three Kings Day, Saturday, Jan. 6. Celebrated on the 12th day after Christmas, Three Kings Day pays tribute to the day more than 2,000 years ago when the three wise men – three kings from different nations – followed...

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End Overdose Now rally in downtown Chicago
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Amid record overdoses and drug counselor shortage, workforce expansion program aims to fill gap

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Joint program offers funds, tuition assistance and stipends for future alcohol and drug counselors By Dilpreet RajuCapitol News Illinoisdraju@capitolnewsillinois.com  Amid five straight years of record overdose deaths in Illinois, a new state program aims to alleviate a shortage of professionals who work to prevent substance use disorders. Illinois’ behavioral health...

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Christkindlmarket in Aurora
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Record-Breaking Visitor Numbers at the 2023 Christkindlmarkets

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More than 2 Million attendees across all three locations The Christkindlmarkets Chicago, Wrigleyville, and Aurora (organized by German American Events, LLC) announced an astounding turnout, welcoming over two million visitors across all three iconic locations during the 2023 season.Daley Plaza, the flagship location in the heart of downtown Chicago, was...

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Trump faces ballot challenge in Illinois minutes after filing his petitions
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Trump faces ballot challenge in Illinois minutes after filing his petitions

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Objectors say he’s disqualified under 14th Amendment for role in Jan. 6 Capitol riots By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois is now among the growing list of states in which former President Donald Trump will have to fight to have his name appear on the 2024 election ballots....

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Former House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse
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Madigan trial delayed until October for SCOTUS review of bribery statute

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At court hearing, former Democratic powerhouse makes first appearance in court By Hannah MeiselCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO –Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan won’t be spending his 82nd birthday in a federal courtroom this spring after a judge on Wednesday granted his request to delay his bribery and racketeering trial...

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Governor Pritzker names new DCFS director

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Former director Marc Smith will stay on until Feb. 1 By Beth Hundsdorfer Capitol News Illinoisbhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com The troubled state agency charged with the protection of abused and neglected children will have new leadership in the new year.  Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday that Department of Juvenile Justice Director Heidi Mueller will...

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