All Stories from April 8, 2026 (Change date)
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Semitrailer spills hazardous bleach in AuroraApr 08, 2026 3:04 pm - Around 30 gallons of concentrated bleach leaked from a semitrailer in Aurora on Tuesday.
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Golf has been secondary for Scottie Scheffler of late. It’s hard to know what to expect at MastersApr 08, 2026 2:58 pm - Scottie Scheffler's son Bennett turns 2 next month, and Remy was born less than two weeks ago. Neither is old enough to understand the significance of Augusta National, the Masters and the green jacket their father sometimes wears.
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Geneva OKs TIF intent to advance State Street developmentApr 08, 2026 2:55 pm - The Geneva City Council this week approved a resolution to support the preservation and remodeling of the historic circa 1867 Bennett House through its tax increment financing district, or TIF.
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March smashes record as most abnormally hot month for continental US, federal meteorologists sayApr 08, 2026 2:39 pm - WASHINGTON — March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, acco...
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Dodgers great Davey Lopes, a former Cub and record-setting base stealer, dies at 80Apr 08, 2026 2:30 pm - LOS ANGELES — Davey Lopes, a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers' record-setting infield of the 1970s and '80s and one of baseball's premier base stealers, died Wednesday. ...
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Make way for Ella Langley’s ‘Dandelion,’ a new era of old-soul countryApr 08, 2026 2:19 pm - Ella Langley’s sophomore album, “Dandelion,” out Friday, co-produced by Langley, Miranda Lambert and Ben West, proves her chops. She’s performing on Morgan Wallen’s “Still the Problem Tour” Saturday, June 20, at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
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Schaumburg Coffee with the Council April 11Apr 08, 2026 2:14 pm - The Village of Schaumburg invites the public to attend Coffee with the Council, a monthly informational meeting with village trustees.
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Lake County Sheriff’s Office K9 Simba to get donation of body armorApr 08, 2026 2:09 pm - Lake County Sheriff’s Office K9 Simba will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s Inc.
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‘Ketamine Queen’ gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed himApr 08, 2026 2:02 pm - A federal judge on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling “Friends” star Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023.
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Hot dog! 10 local joints to get a Chicago-style dog with everythingApr 08, 2026 2:00 pm - Here are 10 suburban hot dog spots where you can get a classic Chicago-style dog.