All Stories from February 20, 2026 (Change date)
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Crystal Lake home severely damaged by fire; occupants rescued by policeFeb 20, 2026 4:11 pm - Residents of a Crystal Lake home are displaced by a fire that broke out Thursday afternoon, officials report.
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Hanover Township to host free heart health screenings Feb. 28Feb 20, 2026 3:42 pm - Hanover Township will host free blood pressure screenings, stroke risk assessments and body composition analyses from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 28 at its Senior Center, 240 S. IL Route 59 in Bartlett.
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A movie that takes liberties with ‘Wuthering Heights’? Scholars are OK with thatFeb 20, 2026 3:07 pm - When British author Lucasta Miller had the chance to see Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” last week, she was well aware of the liberties taken by the director, but was otherwise unbothered. “It would be meaningless to criticize it for that, just as it would be to criticize a grand opera that plays fast and loose with the plot,” she says.
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Batavia chiropractor now accused of sharing videos of undressed child patientsFeb 20, 2026 2:54 pm - A chiropractor accused of secretly videotaping his undressed child patients is now charged with sharing those videos as child sex abuse materials, according to Kane County prosecutors.
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Bomb squad investigates suspicious package at Zurich North America HQ in SchaumburgFeb 20, 2026 2:51 pm - Schaumburg emergency crews and the Cook County sheriff’s bomb squad responded to a report of a suspicious package that caused employees to vacate the Zurich North America headquarters Friday morning.
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In Aurora, young adults with special needs say ‘Yes, and …’ to improvFeb 20, 2026 2:04 pm - From the outside, on a cold January morning, the Bit Theatre in Aurora looks sterile. But inside, it’s warm, buzzing and full of families awaiting the start of an exclusive improv performance. This show, a partnership between The Bit Theatre and Awesome Life Academy, is being staged for an audience of young adults with special needs.
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Trump has other tariff options after Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxesFeb 20, 2026 1:55 pm - President Donald Trump still has options to keep taxing imports aggressively even after the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs he imposed last year on nearly every country on earth.
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Trump administration eases limits on coal plants for emitting mercury, other toxinsFeb 20, 2026 1:52 pm - The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, the Trump administration’s latest effort to boost the fossil fuel industry by paring back clean air and water rules.
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Trump warns he’s considering limited strikes as Iranian diplomat says proposed deal is imminentFeb 20, 2026 1:49 pm - President Donald Trump warned on Friday that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat said Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next few days following nuclear talks with the United States.
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Batavia schools name new director of operations and facilitiesFeb 20, 2026 1:28 pm - Batavia Unit District 101 school board members have appointed Jon Mickle as the district’s next director of operations and facilities, effective July 1.