All Stories from October 16, 2025 (Change date)
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Elgin accepting nominations for its 2025 holiday treeOct 16, 2025 10:24 am - Elgin is accepting nominations for its 2025 holiday tree that will be displayed in DuPage Court.
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Man gets 15 years in prison for having child pornographyOct 16, 2025 10:10 am - A South Elgin man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for possessing child pornography.
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Senate Democrats are ready to reject government funding bill again over health careOct 16, 2025 9:28 am - Senate Democrats are poised for the 10th time Thursday to reject a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government, insisting they won’t back away from demands tha...
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Fresh off a fragile Gaza ceasefire, Trump says he's now focused on ending Russia's war on UkraineOct 16, 2025 9:27 am - WASHINGTON — With a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal holding, President Donald Trump says he's now turning his attention to bringing Russia's war on Ukrain...
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The rat of the famed Chicago Rat Hole was almost certainly a squirrelOct 16, 2025 9:26 am - The Chicago Rat Hole was the city’s hottest new attraction last year. Tourists swarmed to a quiet residential neighborhood to see the decades-old imprint of a rodent pres...
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Aziz Ansari’s film-directing debut, ‘Good Fortune,’ is a barrel of hollow laughsOct 16, 2025 9:24 am - Written by and starring comedian Aziz Ansari, “Good Fortune” is also his debut as a film director. The fantasy comedy cleverly diagnoses some of society’s greatest faults. All the world is a farce, Ansari seems to say, while suggesting that it can still be saved. But his big-screen creation doesn’t feel the need to offer solutions.
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Wauconda house fire causes estimated $250,000 in damageOct 16, 2025 8:21 am - Wauconda house fire causes an estimated $250,000 in damage.
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More ICE activity in Carpentersville ThursdayOct 16, 2025 8:15 am - Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were outside Carpentersville Village Hall again on Thursday after confirmed activity there Wednesday, according to social media posts from the local police department.
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Michelle Obama to promote new book ‘The Look’ with podcast seriesOct 16, 2025 8:12 am - Former first lady Michelle Obama will be promoting her upcoming book on fashion, “The Look,” through a special, six-part companion series to the podcast “IMO” that she hosts with her brother, Craig Robinson.
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Silvy: Are Bears just getting lucky? Who cares as long as they’re winningOct 16, 2025 8:00 am - One month ago, we were reflecting on an organization in the midst of losing 13 out of 14 games, so excuse me if I don’t nitpick how the Bears are winning or who it has come against, because the Bears are actually winning.