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Paws and furs hit the runway at annual dog costume contestOct 18, 2025 2:04 pm - All types and breeds of costumed dogs converged Saturday on the Dan Schimmel Pavilion in Willow Stream Park in Buffalo Grove to compete in the annual Canine costume contest and search for prizes in the doggy egg hunt.
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The workers whose health care is most at stake in the government shutdown
Oct 18, 2025 1:44 pm - They are restaurateurs and beauticians, landscapers and mediators, chiropractors and funeral directors. They are freelancers, contractors and gig workers. And they now find themselves stuck in the middle of the political battle that has shut down the government.
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Trump order against ‘harm reduction’ could lead to more drug-related deaths, local advocates warn
Oct 18, 2025 11:25 am - A Crystal Lake mother whose son died from a fentanyl overdose says a recent order issued by President Donald Trump to restrict federal funds from being spent on so-called harm reduction will only result in more drug-related deaths.
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Dundee-Crown football game against Prairie Ridge suspended after shots fired nearby
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‘An institution’: Elk Grove Village Attorney George Knickerbocker to retire after 54 yearsOct 17, 2025 8:05 pm - Elk Grove Village Attorney George Knickerbocker will retire next Friday after 54 years as the municipality’s legal counsel.
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Trump refiles shorter NYT lawsuit judge blasted as too long
Oct 17, 2025 7:59 pm - President Donald Trump refiled a shorter version of his $15 billion defamation suit against the New York Times after a judge tossed it out for violating court rules requiring “short, plain, direct” claims.
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GOP tries to brand anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ protests as un-AmericanOct 17, 2025 7:51 pm - Ahead of thousands of anti-authoritarian “No Kings” protests planned for Saturday across the United States, Republicans are trying to brand the demonstrations as “hate America” rallies, ramping up their rhetoric about the millions of people expected to peacefully protest President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies as they did in June.
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US blocks a global fee on shipping emissions as international meeting ends without new regulations
Oct 17, 2025 7:43 pm - With trade threats from President Donald Trump, the U.S. derailed the world’s first global carbon fee on shipping as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations.
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GOP turns Schumer print quotes into AI-generated video of him saying shutdown good for Democrats
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US has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP sources say