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Trump administration approval of new abortion drug infuriates the rightOct 02, 2025 4:39 pm - The Trump administration has approved a new generic version of the mifepristone abortion pill, a decision made quietly by the Food and Drug Administration this week that is now prompting uproar among anti-abortion leaders.
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After plan to shrink Kirchoff nixed, Rolling Meadows officials pivot to intersection fixOct 02, 2025 4:35 pm - Rolling Meadows aldermen have approved spending $80,915 for a study to improve the intersection of Kirchoff Road and Oriole Lane. The vote this week came after their earlier rejection of a controversial plan to reduce lanes on Kirchoff.
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Man gets 16 years for carjacking person in drive-throughOct 02, 2025 2:26 pm - A man has pleaded guilty to carjacking a person in the drive-through of a Dunkin’ restaurant in Aurora.
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Legionnaires’ disease investigation tied to Bloomingdale nursing facilityOct 02, 2025 1:58 pm - Public health authorities are investigating a cluster of two cases of Legionnaires’ disease in individuals who were at or near the Alden Valley Ridge Rehabilitation and Health Center, a skilled nursing facility in Bloomingdale.
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Dale Berman, longtime North Aurora leader, county board member, dies at 91Oct 02, 2025 11:56 am - Kane County Board member Dale Berman, who spent decades as a public official in the North Aurora area, has died, the county announced Thursday
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The federal shutdown will cut off vital economic data, including Friday's jobs report
Oct 02, 2025 10:14 am - The government shutdown that began Wednesday will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy.
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GPS Parent Series: ‘The Craving Mind’ with Judson BrewerOct 01, 2025 10:32 pm - Psychiatrist and neuroscientist Judson Brewer will present “The Craving Mind: Break the Cycle of Worry and Bad Habits to Create Healthier Ones” at the GPS Parent Series webinar on Oct. 7.
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Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now
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Health care is key for Democrats in shutdown fight. Here’s what to know.
Oct 01, 2025 7:23 pm - The federal government shut down early Wednesday following an acrimonious deadlock in Congress over spending in which Democrats have sought to put a spotlight on health care subsidies and who is eligible to receive coverage.Senate Democrats rejected a Republican-led proposal that would have extended funding at current levels until Nov. 21, voting nearly along party lines. The shutdown is the first since January 2019, when President Donald Trump was previously in office.
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Shutdown fight halts $18B for New York’s largest subway, rail projects