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Shaw Media’s top stories of February 2025

1: McHenry’s historic Landmark School goes up for sale months before District 15’s year-round program shuts down

By Janelle Walker, February 8, 2025

The last day of classes for Landmark School is set for June 2, but McHenry School District 15 could know before then who the next owner of the 131-year-old building will be.

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2: Brother Daryl’s: Two Sterling friends cook up a dream come true

By Brandon Clark, February 01, 2025

Two best friends took an inside joke and turned it into a successful business. Brother Daryl’s is a breakfast and brunch comfort food spot located at 406 Ave. G in Sterling. Owner Chris Schueler started the business with his best friend and the restaurant’s general manager, Tony Walters, four years ago.

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3: Will County schools react to Pritzker’s plan to limit cellphones in classrooms

By Jessie Molloy, February 20, 2025

Gov. JB Pritzker announced during his State of the State address Wednesday an initiative to improve student performance by limiting the use of cellphones in Illinois classrooms.

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4: ‘Latinos are not criminals’: DeKalb County businesses close Monday for ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protests

By Camden Lazenby and Kelsey Rettke, February 04, 2025

Dozens of DeKalb County area businesses closed for a day Monday in solidarity with Day Without Immigrants, a national campaign meant to show the importance of immigrant communities.

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5: About 700 parents in La Salle, Marshall, Putnam counties say they would work if child care was available

By Derek Barichello, February 24, 2025

Many expecting parents begin looking for child care long before the baby’s arrival due to long wait lists. At the Starved Rock Regional Center in Ottawa, the wait list is about a year.

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6: St. Charles-native, rocket scientist executing mission to the moon

By David Petesch, February 03, 2025

St. Charles native Benjamin Tackett could soon join an exclusive group of space explorers – if his team can successfully execute their mission to the moon.

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7: To pizza and beyond: Marine vet opens arcade in Plano and Yorkville area

By Joey Weslo, February 12, 2025

Sometimes being a small business owner feels like a wall is standing between you and your dreams. For U.S. Marine Corps veteran Steven Olesky, owner of Planet Pizza in Plano, tearing down a literal wall to expand is about more than just chasing his dreams of opening the area’s first arcade for children.

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