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Cook County to hold hearing on improving rush-hour congestion on Quentin Road in PalatineOct 30, 2025 4:42 pm - After asking for nearly 30 years, residents of two subdivisions along a milelong stretch of Quentin Road in Palatine that narrows to two lanes are learning more about Cook County’s preferred solution to traffic congestion that keeps them trapped at rush hour.
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Deal between the US and China is undoing damage from a self-inflicted trade war
Oct 30, 2025 4:33 pm - BUSAN, South Korea — Three-digit tariffs are off the table, but import duties on each other are higher than in January. Rare earth materials will flow more smoothly,...
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Ready for action: Trick-or-treaters flock to downtown Geneva for Halloween festivitiesOct 30, 2025 4:28 pm - Trick-or-Treaters Flock to Downtown Geneva for Halloween Festivities
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Chicago man accused of socking romantic rival, leading high-speed chase jailed in DuPage CountyOct 30, 2025 4:17 pm - A Chicago man was ordered held in jail to await trial after Oak Brook police said he punched his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in the face and then led officers on a high-speed chase.
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US stocks sink as Wall Street sees both good and bad in Big Tech profits, US-China relations
Oct 30, 2025 3:47 pm - The U.S. stock market sank from record heights as Wall Street sifted through mixed developments on everything from the U.S.-China trade war to profits for Big Tech behemoths. The S&P 500 fell 1% Thursday and edged further from its all-time high set on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 1.6% from its record set the day before.
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Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba pick up pieces after Melissa's destruction
Oct 30, 2025 3:35 pm - SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday ...
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Palestinian militants hand over 2 sets of remains of hostages to Red Cross in Gaza
Oct 30, 2025 3:27 pm - JERUSALEM — Israel’s military said Thursday that Palestinian militants handed over the remains of two more hostages, in the latest indication that the fragile ceasefire a...
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House passes energy bill amid debate over costs to consumers
Oct 30, 2025 3:26 pm - House lawmakers passed a sweeping energy reform bill along party lines Wednesday evening. The bill would create new incentives for energy storage, allow construction of new nuclear power plants and give regulators expanded authority over the state's electric grid. It now is in the Senate.
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Judge questions the Trump administration's plan to suspend SNAP benefits for millions
Oct 30, 2025 3:22 pm - BOSTON — A federal judge in Boston on Thursday seemed skeptical of the Trump's administration's argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time in the f...
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Police: Suspect in custody after shots fired at Addison officersOct 30, 2025 3:05 pm - Addison police said they have a suspect in custody following a standoff with a person who fired gunshots at officers Thursday near Cherokee Park.