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Governor announces new COVID-19 mitigations update; State has received 726,475 doses since vaccinations first launched

By Dee Longfellow For The ADDISON Independent Area Chambers of Commerce have announced that, following a decrease in Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic test positivity rates and fewer hospitalizations throughout the state, on Friday, Jan. 15, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced that regions across the state are now eligible to move out of […]

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‘The sign is meant for anybody who voted for tyranny over freedom’; Cigar House owner defends ‘Biden voters keep out’ sign in store window

Staff report The day after the Nov. 3 election, Shaun Thompson—owner of the Elmhurst Cigar House in downtown Elmhurst—put a sign on the window of his business’s front door that’s sure to draw attention in an era in which the country is divided politically. The orange, balloon-shaped sign, which is […]

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Under my Father’s Fedora

By Dee Longfellow Editor The last time this happened… a visit back to 1856 So much has been said about the events in Washington, DC last week and it’s turned the world topsy-turvy. We like to have our newspaper feature local news almost exclusively and yet, it’s hard not to […]