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Storm survey teams head to Bartlett to gather tornado evidenceJun 12, 2026 8:15 am - The National Weather Service is sending storm survey teams to investigate likely tornado damage in Bartlett as well as downstate LaSalle County and Northwest Indiana Friday.
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Almost Home Foundation reopens enhanced pet rescue in SchaumburgJun 11, 2026 7:44 pm - Almost Home Foundation and its supporters Thursday celebrated the completion of a $1.5 million upgrade to its pet rescue facility in Schaumburg that took nearly two years longer than anticipated.
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Why District 214 is putting solar panels atop Rolling Meadows High SchoolJun 11, 2026 7:41 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 school board members Thursday inked a deal to place solar panels atop Rolling Meadows High School, amid looming expiration of ...
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Midwest storms blamed for Iowa death, power outages and flight delays while heat hits the East
Jun 11, 2026 6:43 pm - Severe storms that swept through the Midwest knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers, damaged buildings and canceled flights, while officials warned of a new round of severe storms and possible tornadoes into Thursday night.
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Trump threatens new DC takeover if democratic socialist mayoral candidate wins
Jun 11, 2026 6:37 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday waded into D.C.’s mayoral race for the first time, saying he is opposed to Janeese Lewis George, a democratic socialist, winning next week’s Democratic primary.
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Trump administration identifies ‘super-sponsors’ of migrant children in a possible prosecution tack
Jun 11, 2026 6:24 pm - The Trump administration has identified more than 15,000 cases of adults gaining custody of multiple immigrant children who enter the U.S. without a parent, officials said Thursday, signaling a potential push to prosecute prolific child sponsors.
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Iran war is the worst hit to the global economy since COVID, World Bank says
Jun 11, 2026 6:15 pm - The global economy — tested by years of war, pandemic and trade tension — is beginning to fray, as fallout from the U.S.-led war on Iran dents prospects for growth, the World Bank said in a new forecast.
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‘Elgin is already an inclusive city’: City council gets update on proposed inclusivity and diversity ordinanceJun 11, 2026 6:09 pm - Saying that 75% of what’s in a proposed inclusivity ordinance is already in practice, city staff updated the Elgin City Council Wednesday on progress toward a goal to improve access to city services for all residents, including members of the undocumented immigrant community.
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Proposal calls for mix of apartments, retail on Pleviak school property in Lake VillaJun 11, 2026 6:04 pm - A concept proposed for the historic Pleviak Elementary School property on a busy corner in Lake Villa includes a mix of apartments in several buildings, ground-floor retail space and public gathering areas.
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Illinois zeroes in on improving math education with ‘first-of-its-kind’ numeracy plan
Jun 11, 2026 5:58 pm - The Illinois State Board of Education formally adopted a plan Wednesday aimed at improving math instruction and boosting student math scores throughout the state.
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