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Will County Board united, and divided, while plugging budget gap
Dec 04, 2025 4:49 pm - The Will County Board was unanimous Thursday in voting to use cash reserves to fill a $2.8 million budget gap. But that did not stop members from debating for nearly two hours over who was to blame for the deficit.
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How a wrong turn led to a possible safe haven for abuse survivorsDec 04, 2025 4:49 pm - What started with a wrong turn could become just the right refuge for hundreds of domestic violence and human trafficking survivors from the north suburbs.
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Batavia has warming centerDec 04, 2025 3:45 pm - The Batavia Police Department lobby will serve as a warming center through noon Friday, in the Schielke Government Center, 100 N. Island Ave.
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Immigration crackdown in New Orleans has a target of 5,000 arrests. Is that possible?
Dec 04, 2025 3:23 pm - NEW ORLEANS ) — Trump administration officials overseeing the immigration crackdown launched this week in New Orleans are aiming to make 5,000 arrests with a focus on vio...
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Single hostage remains in Gaza after identification of Thai worker's remains
Dec 04, 2025 3:18 pm - JERUSALEM — Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel were those of Thai agricultural worker Sudthisak Rinthalak, Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday. The con...
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A decade after forming on Facebook, kids charity opens resale toy shop in Arlington HeightsDec 04, 2025 3:07 pm - C.I.T.Y. of Support, which started a decade ago as a Facebook group for families with children in therapy, has opened a resale toy store in Arlington Heights.
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Where the blame will fall if ACA subsidies expire, according to a new poll
Dec 04, 2025 3:01 pm - WASHINGTON — Fifty-two-year-old Dinam Bigny sank into debt and had to get a roommate this year, in part because of health insurance premiums that cost him nearly $900 per...
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Geneva committee recommends $59.4 million police station referendum
Dec 04, 2025 2:06 pm - A group of Geneva alderpersons has recommended that the city place a question on the March ballot that would ask voters to approve a plan to borrow $59.4 million for a new police facility.
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‘Visionary’ Prospect High School drama teacher wins national awardDec 04, 2025 12:35 pm - Prospect High School theater teacher Jeremy Morton has been named national Teacher of the Year by BUBBL'R, maker of sparkling water beverages.
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Batavia resident swindled out of $648K in romance-crypto investor scam
Dec 04, 2025 11:07 am - A Batavia resident reported losing $648,000 in a Bitcoin investment to a person met through the dating app Bumble, according to Batavia police reports obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.