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Shaw Media’s top stories of August 2024

1: 2 DeKalb kindergartners went missing on 1st day of school; their parents want accountability

By Megann Horstead, August 26th, 2024

Shannon Stoker doesn’t know what emotional state she would be in if she had lost her 6-year-old son, Stevie, on his first day of elementary school.

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2: Owners of new Woodstock restaurant get candid about struggle to stay afloat, but ‘we’re not giving up’

By Claire O’Brien, August 25th, 2024

Operators of a restaurant that opened in Woodstock in late 2023 are being candid about the struggles they’re experiencing to try to stay in business.

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3: St. Charles resident crowned Mrs. Illinois American, will compete for Mrs. American

By David Petesch, August 16th, 2024

St. Charles resident Alicia Manzanares will head to Las Vegas to represent Illinois and compete in the Mrs. American pageant Aug. 27.

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4: Yorkville School District 115 increases substitute teacher pay rates

By Joey Weslo, August 28th, 2024

In an effort to attract high-quality substitute teachers and relieve the stresses of full-time faculty filling classroom vacancies, the Yorkville School District 115 board approved increasing substitute teacher pay rates and loyalty incentives.

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5: Tammy Zywicki case remains unsolved after 32 years, but DNA may revive investigation

By Maribeth M. Wilson, August 22nd, 2024

Thirty-two years have passed since the disappearance and death of Tammy Jo Zywicki, an Iowa college student last seen after her car broke down on Interstate 80 near La Salle, and her case remains unsolved.

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6: Illinois Attorney General says owners of Joliet nursing home owe employees $420,764

By Felix Sarver, August 15th, 2024

Owners of a shuttered Joliet nursing home have become further embroiled in legal troubles with a lawsuit from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office claiming 117 employees have not been paid about $420,764.

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7: A tale of two pools, Sterling’s Lawrence Park Pool and Dixon Memorial Pool

By Brandon Clark, August 19th, 2024

After weeks of watching online community debate, I finally have found answers to the questions of what happened to Sterling’s Lawrence Park Pool and Dixon’s Memorial Pool, and why have their park districts not resurrected them? Today, we take a look at the former Lawrence Park Pool.

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Megan Powers2024-09-16T11:48:01-06:00September 16, 2024|

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