All Stories from April 7, 2026 (Change date)
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How to complain so you get resultsApr 07, 2026 2:26 pm - If you do it right, telling a company — especially a reputable one — that things didn’t go well can often yield good results. Here’s how to complain effectively.
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Buffalo Grove police collecting art supplies to support child advocacy centerApr 07, 2026 2:26 pm - The Buffalo Grove Police Department is collecting coloring books and art supplies this month to support the Blue Kids Program of the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center.
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Power, water and worry: How growing data center concerns are being addressed locally and statewideApr 07, 2026 2:24 pm - Data center development in Illinois is facing the prospect of greater regulation at both the local and statewide levels after initially being embraced in many suburbs.
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Former Migos rapper Offset is stable after being shot outside a Florida casino, spokesperson saysApr 07, 2026 2:04 pm - The rapper Offset, a former member of the influential hip-hop trio Migos, was shot outside a Florida casino and is in stable condition, a spokesperson said Tuesday.
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Waymo begins testing in Chicago as bill seeks to legalize autonomous vehiclesApr 07, 2026 12:43 pm - Autonomous vehicles, known as AVs, currently are being tested on the streets of Chicago. A bill in the legislature would eventually allow such driverless vehicles to operate in Illinois counties that have more than 1 million residents, plus Sangamon and three downstate jurisdictions. They could replace rideshare and taxi drivers.
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Building uninhabitable after fire in AuroraApr 07, 2026 12:41 pm - A business-and-residential building in Aurora was left uninhabitable by a fire Monday morning, the Aurora Fire Department reports.
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Boating restrictions in place on Fox River due to high water levelsApr 07, 2026 12:41 pm - Due to high water levels and hazardous river conditions, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has implemented a restriction on recreational boating along the Fox River.
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DuPage prosecutors seek life sentence for man accused of killing wifeApr 07, 2026 12:40 pm - DuPage County prosecutors are seeking a natural-life sentence for a man accused of murdering his wife last month.
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Fertilizer prices jump ahead of planting season, squeezing Illinois farmersApr 07, 2026 12:34 pm - The war in Iran is raising the price of fertilizer for farmers for the same reason it’s increasing gas prices for everyone. The Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route threatened by the conflict, carries nearly half of the world’s urea exports and about 30% of ammonia, both critical for fertilizer production. The impact on fertilizer prices and supplies has set off alarm bells in the world of agriculture and a new focus in news reporting on the economic impact of the war.
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Hulu’s ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ spinoff ‘The Testaments’ is about girlhood in GileadApr 07, 2026 12:28 pm - Throughout “The Handmaid's Tale,” dread hung over the series like a perpetual rain cloud. In “The Testaments,” debuting Wednesday on Hulu, Gilead is still Gilead — but there are glimmers of hope as a through-line.