All Stories from February 11, 2019 (Change date)
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Lawmakers reach border funding deal to avert shutdownFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Congressional negotiators announced an agreement late Monday to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico...
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Metra announces free train rides this weekendFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - Metra passengers can leave their monthly and 10-ride passes at home this weekend when the railroad offers unprecedented free rides. The windfall for riders is an effort ...
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Two arrested after $1M Kane County heroin bustFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - Two people were charged with selling an estimated $1 million worth of black tar heroin to an undercover officer near Aurora, authorities said. Polet Bucio-Perez, 27, of ...
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Lawmaker takes aim at business group's proposal to tax retirement incomeFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - Rep. David McSweeney wants the state to keeps its hands off retirement income. The Barrington Hills Republican on Monday announced a House resolution opposing any moves ...
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Delays on Metra Union Pacific West Line after pedestrian hit by trainFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - Delays are being reported on Metra's Union Pacific West Line after a freight train hit a pedestrian near Villa Park. The Metra website is reporting delays of up to ...
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A 'mass invasion' of polar bears is terrorizing an island town. Climate change is to blame.Feb 11, 2019 12:00 am - Fences have risen around kindergartens. Special vehicles transport military personnel to their work sites. Residents of the island settlement are afraid to leave their h...
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Amazon has a big advertising business. Walmart wants one tooFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - Walmart is big in almost every way-4,755 stores, 1.5 million employees and $380 billion in revenue in the U.S. alone. But one part of the world's largest retailer remain...
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Feder: WLS program boss Peter Bolger to retireFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - Capping a 44-year career in radio, Peter Bolger has announced he's retiring as operations manager and program director of WLS 890-AM, the Cumulus Media news/talk station...
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Palatine DUI suspect dies after crashFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - A 41-year-old Palatine man died Thursday after being critically injured in a Feb. 5 two-vehicle crash in Palatine, according to a news release issued Monday by Palatine ...
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Energized Metea Valley blasts past RomeovilleFeb 11, 2019 12:00 am - Center Tess Thompson was on a collegiate rowing visit when Metea Valley lost to Romeoville back on Jan. 19. The 6-foot-1 senior was in the lineup for Monday's rematch at...