All Stories from October 7, 2025 (Change date)
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‘It’s going to dress it up’: Zesty mural proposed for Cinergy Cinemas building in WheelingOct 07, 2025 12:15 pm - Wheeling officials and Cinergy Cinemas are teaming up to add some spice — and more than a little color — to the Wheeling Town Center complex.
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Woman gets 3 years for DUI crash that killed Elgin manOct 07, 2025 11:25 am - An Elgin woman who was drunk when she caused a fatal 2023 crash in Elgin has been sentenced to three years in prison.
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Texas National Guard troops mobilize in Chicago regionOct 07, 2025 10:57 am - Trump muses about invoking the Insurrection Act, which would allow the military to take on policing duties. Pritzker suggests militarization could skew midterms.
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Judge refuses to immediately block National Guard deployment to IllinoisOct 07, 2025 10:13 am - National Guard troops could hit Chicago’s streets as soon as today after a federal judge refused a plea from Illinois’ attorneys to immediately block a deployment they labeled “illegal, dangerous and unconstitutional” in a highly anticipated lawsuit Monday.
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Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cutsOct 07, 2025 9:45 am - Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding.
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Next stop, state for girls, boys golf teamsOct 07, 2025 9:33 am - Plenty of suburban teams and golfers punched their tickets to the state finals Monday. Stevenson’s depth mattered as it captured the Class 2A New Trier sectional via a fi...
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Nobel Prize in physics goes to 3 scientists whose work advanced quantum technologyOct 07, 2025 9:00 am - John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for research on the weird world of sub-atomic quantum tunneling that advances the power of everyday digital communications and computing.
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Girls volleyball notes: Gavin brothers making history in MSL; Buffalo Grove’s coming on strongOct 07, 2025 8:50 am - For the first time in Mid-Suburban girls volleyball history, its two divisions have head coaches who are brothers. Not only that, their teams are on top of the divisional...
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Concerts Oct. 10-16: Lee DeWyze, Chance the Rapper, Elvis Costello and moreOct 07, 2025 8:38 am - Upcoming concerts this week include Lee DeWyze at Hey Nonny, Chance The Rapper at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, Elvis Costello and The Imposters at the Chicago Theatre and more.
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ECC to host annual college night Oct. 15Oct 07, 2025 8:09 am - Elgin Community College will host more than 145 colleges and universities for its annual college night on Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 6 to 8 p.m.