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Officials are urging residents to stay out of the water at Rockford Beach Park, after a disappearance led to another fatal drowning on Saturday. Officials in the county say part of the problem is how residents are accessing the bluffs above the water.

Families filed into WildCare Park for free school supplies, haircuts, and health resources on Sunday.

The St. Charles Jewish Festival kicked off Sunday outside the Foundry Art Centre with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Danielle Paquette has a piece today in the Washington Post about Tony Thurman, a home security dealer in Kansas City who says business is brisk: But Thurman is troubled by what he senses is driving much of the demand: Americans’ growing preoccupation with the specter of deadly threats. They fear burglars, gangs and child predators. ...continue reading "Even a home security guy thinks we’ve gone cuckoo over security"

Logan Murrish is already hard at work on Gavin Jones' Glove 2.0, showcasing the unwavering commitment to make a difference.

Here's how to donate toward Maui wildfire relief via the American Red Cross.

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is jmcken with a comment about Benji Smith taking down his “Prosecraft” tool, and specifically the frequent assertion that it matters where/how he got the books that formed its dataset: Think of it this way: If someone pirates a movie, that’s unlawful. But if that […]

Thanks to TikTok and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez we are currently going through yet another micro-frenzy about why awesome European sunscreens aren't approved for sale in the US. This happens roughly every summer, and as usual there's nothing new to report. The active ingredients at issue could probably be approved easily in the US if their makers ...continue reading "European sunscreen makes its annual media appearance"

- Officers responded to a stolen car report in the 1500 block of Salisbury. The victims were two juveniles who were visiting a friend they only knew by a nickname.