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Man pleads guilty to battery in Aurora child abduction case

One of two brothers who were accused of kidnapping a child in Aurora has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery.

The story behind Chicago’s most iconic hot dog

Piled high with its signature seven toppings, the Chicago dog is a rite of passage for tourists and a source of hometown pride for locals. But long before it became the city’s signature meal, it was shaped by the people, neighborhoods and traditions that built Chicago.

FDA retracts test result but still links Taylor Farms lettuce to cyclosporiasis

The Food and Drug Administration said Sunday that a laboratory finding showing cyclospora contamination in a sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms d...

A volunteer gets ready to sort food at Loaves & Fishes’ distribution hub in Aurora.

‘Hunger doesn’t look just one way’: How Loaves & Fishes helps families get back on solid ground

Fruits, vegetables, milk, eggs. What might be a simple weekly grocery list for some may be out of reach for families just trying to make ends meet. That’s where Loaves & Fishes Community Services in Naperville comes in.

Moped’s driver, passenger critically injured when hit by car in Lake County

Two people aboard a moped suffered critical, life-threatening injures Sunday when the vehicle was struck by a car in northern Lake County, authorities said.

Judy Dawson speaks at a press conference for the Honorable William H. Hall IV Entrepreneurship Center on July 13 at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum in Aurora while Rudy Gonzalez, left, and Corey Dixon listen.

Kane County-area leaders relaunch entrepreneurship center for those impacted by criminal legal system, other groups

An entrepreneurship center geared toward helping those impacted by the criminal legal system is getting a new life in Kane County, after several local leaders recently relaunched the program.

Chicago-based Houseal Lavigne's Scenario C for the village of Bartlett's proposed Lake Street gateway project met with the most favor from village board members, whose input will drive a Scenario D to be displayed at an open house from 7 to 9 p.m. July 22.

Bartlett to host open house Wednesday on proposed Lake Street gateway development

Bartlett officials are inviting residents to an open house on current plans to create a 63-acre commercial and residential development at the village’s northeastern gateway on Lake Street from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, at village hall, 228 S. Main St.

Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, July 17, against the Saudi-led coalition. Banner in Arabic reads, "All Saudi oil facilities are targets to our missiles and drones."

Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthis say they will block Saudi shipping at Red Sea gateway

CAIRO — Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Monday announced they are imposing a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia in retaliation for a blockade on Yemen and a re...

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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