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One killed, two injured in I-290 crash in Elmhurst

One person was killed and two others injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on westbound I-290 in Elmhurst, authorities said.

Quarterback Caleb Williams celebrates as he leaves the field after the Bears beat the Giants on Sunday in Chicago.

Williams stars as the Bears rally past the Giants

Caleb Williams found himself in a familiar situation as he stood on the field Sunday afternoon. He and his Bears teammates were near their own 9-yard line as they prepare...

Cristian N. Ruval-Cavatorres

2 arrested in Lake County murder-for-hire plot

Two men have been arrested in connection with a murder-for-hire plot that involved a shooting in Beach Park on Nov. 5, Lake County sheriff’s police said.

Jessica Bergman

Teacher, soccer coach faces sexual assault charges involving student at Aurora school

An Aurora middle school teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a former student who is underage, DuPage County authorities said Saturday. Authorities said the two met at middle school and a relationship developed when the teen was in high school.

Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payouts as states warn of 'catastrophic impact'

President Donald Trump's administration is demanding states “undo” full SNAP benefits paid out under judges' orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed ...

‘It is devastating’: Food pantry leaders lament SNAP cuts

Officials at the Northern Illinois Food Bank in Geneva say weekly visits to pantries it serves grew about 27% from the first week of October to the first week of November, amid SNAP cuts prompted by the federal government shutdown.

Ed “Bud” Berthold, 105, holding a photo of himself from when he served in the Army Air Force during World War II from 1943 to 1945.

‘Lived history in color’: WWII hero, D-Day pilot from Fox River Grove, 105, inspires local vets to help

Fellow veterans have rallied around former World War II pilot Ed "Bud" Berthold, 105, whose Fox River Grove home is in need of updates so he can continue living there.

Burt Meyer in 2019 at a video arcade where giant ’Rock Em Sock ’Em robots loom behind the toy inventor.

Burt Meyer, Chicago toymaker behind classics like Lite-Brite, Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, has died at 99

Burt Meyer brought toy joy to baby boomers, Millennials and all the Gens — from Alpha to X to Z. An inventor, designer and artist, Meyer, whose work contributed to Chicago becoming a vibrant center of toy design, died Oct. 30 at a west suburban retirement community. He was 99.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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