All Stories from October 20, 2024 (Change date)
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Suspect in custody after accidental discharge of fake gun inside Aurora mallOct 20, 2024 1:58 pm - A suspect was arrested after the accidental discharge of a fake gun Saturday at Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, police said.
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Geneva blacksmith shop’s owners ask court to reverse orderOct 20, 2024 12:42 pm - Rather than follow a ruling to make a circa 1843 blacksmith shop near downtown Geneva “weather-tight” by Oct. 17, its owners have asked a judge to reverse the order.
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Some in Elburn unhappy with town’s new rules for fencesOct 20, 2024 12:22 pm - After the Elburn village board approved a new ordinance restricting where certain fences will be allowed, a number of residents in the Fox Pointe Subdivision have been unhappy about the changes – and their timing.
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Waukegan man dies in head-on crash in Beach ParkOct 20, 2024 11:24 am - An 18-year-old Waukegan man died after being struck head-on in a multi-vehicle crash late Saturday in Beach Park.
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How ‘millionaire’s tax’ ballot question hides a business tax hikeOct 20, 2024 6:02 am - The proposed tax promises property tax relief by hitting millionaires. But “millionaires” in Illinois more often than not are entrepreneurs, S-corps, partnerships, LLCs, farmers and sole proprietors.
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The FTC is making it easier to cancel subscriptions. Here’s what to know.Oct 20, 2024 6:00 am - The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on the patchwork of hidden subscriptions that undergirds modern life. The agency’s new finalized proposal requires businesse...
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Russia flaunts its many doomsday weapons to keep the West from ramping up support for UkraineOct 20, 2024 6:00 am - This year has seen President Vladimir Putin repeatedly brandish the nuclear sword, reminding everyone that Russia has the world’s largest atomic arsenal to try to deter the West from ramping up support for Ukraine.
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What’s a ‘Jezebel spirit’? Some Christians use the term to paint Kamala Harris with a demonic brushOct 20, 2024 6:00 am - Christian nationalist leaders are telling followers that Vice President Kamala Harris is under the influence of a “Jezebel spirit,” using a term with deeply racist and misogynistic roots that is setting off alarm bells for religious and political scholars.
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Trump, RFK vow to ‘Make America Healthy Again,’ raising hopes and doubtsOct 20, 2024 6:00 am - Staring into a camera last month, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he’d deepened his partnership with GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. He gestured to his green “Make America Healthy Again” hat, a new and visible melding of his environmental politics and Trump’s conservative brand.
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The Biz Week That Was: Hawthorn mall plan, indoor golf simulator, and True Value bankruptcyOct 20, 2024 5:54 am - ‘New, improved, evolved’: Revised plan would keep remainder of Hawthorn mall intact The next step in a comprehensive transformation of the Hawthorn mall property in ...