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Country House in Geneva closesNov 13, 2025 6:55 pm - After more than 30 years in Geneva, Country House restaurant has closed.
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Palatine school principal addresses concerns over immigration arrest near campusNov 13, 2025 6:54 pm - Families of students at Gray M. Sanborn Elementary School in Palatine received an email Wednesday from Principal Angela Gallegos seeking to reassure them following an immigration-related arrest near campus earlier this week.
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$3.5 million stormwater improvement project in Wauconda nears finishNov 13, 2025 6:54 pm - A $3.5 million project to create proper drainage for Bangs Lake in Wauconda and reduce flooding to neighborhood homes and streets is winding down and nearly complete.
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Patients begin filing suits against accused Batavia chiropractorNov 13, 2025 6:34 pm - The lawsuits have started against a Batavia chiropractor accused of secretly recording patients, including children, when they were naked or partially undressed.
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DuPage County clerk’s request for more money denied; board member suggests censureNov 13, 2025 6:29 pm - DuPage County Board members turned down a request to give the county clerk’s office more money, and one said a public censure of the clerk should be next.
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‘We need to act now’: DuPage County to shift funds to help food pantries amid SNAP crisisNov 13, 2025 6:06 pm - DuPage County plans to use $2.1 million previously earmarked for small human service grants to instead help food providers that have become a lifeline during the SNAP disruption. “I know that it will take some time before SNAP benefits are back fully,” a food pantry leader said Thursday.
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Durbin defends shutdown vote, says it wasn’t coordinated with Schumer
Nov 13, 2025 6:02 pm - Saying he could not justify “playing with other people's lives” as millions of Americans went without their paychecks and benefits, Sen. Dick Durbin on Thursday defended ...
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‘The winning touchdown’: Metra exhales, passes budget without fare hikes, fiscal cliffNov 13, 2025 6:01 pm - After consecutive years of gloomy budget sessions, Metra directors buoyed by additional state funding for transit approved a 2026 fiscal plan amid an optimistic atmosphere Thursday. New revenue from Springfield is also headed to the CTA and Pace, which also approved revised budgets this week.
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Ammonia gas leak from a tanker truck in Oklahoma sickens dozens and forces evacuations
Nov 13, 2025 5:49 pm - A leaking tanker truck spewed dangerous ammonia gas outside a hotel overnight, filling its hallways with fumes and forcing hundreds of nearby residents of a small Oklahoma city to evacuate, authorities said Thursday. Several dozen people were treated at hospitals.
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Staunton restaurant owner’s detention sparks probe into Duckworth stafferNov 13, 2025 4:56 pm - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a probe into the conduct of one of U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s aides, who is accused of misrepresenting himself to visit a Staunton restaurant owner who was detained by immigration agents.