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‘It reminds us why we fight’: Bailey presses on after loss of son, grandkids in crashNov 11, 2025 10:27 am - “This tragedy changed our family for ever, but it also reminds us why we fight,” Bailey said with his wife, Cindy, in a video posted on Facebook.
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DuPage County names 2025 scholarship winnersNov 11, 2025 12:34 am - DuPage County awarded scholarships totaling $54,000 to 10 residents through its Community Services Block Grant Scholarship program this fall.
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While Trump threatens controllers, US flight cancellations will drag on even after shutdown ends
Nov 10, 2025 9:38 pm - Air travelers should expect worsening cancellations and delays this week even if the government shutdown ends, as the Federal Aviation Administration rolls out deeper cut...
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Supreme Court rejects call to overturn same-sex marriage decision
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to intervene in SNAP fight again
Nov 10, 2025 9:34 pm - The Trump administration on Monday again asked the Supreme Court to block lower court decisions requiring it to pay full food assistance benefits to about 42 million Amer...
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Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the HouseNov 10, 2025 8:38 pm - The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal wit...
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Illinois Democrats at odds with Durbin over vote to end shutdown
Nov 10, 2025 7:11 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is once again at odds with other prominent Illinois Democrats over his vote for a plan to end the record-long federal government shutdown.
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‘A good deal for everyone’: Solar farm transforms Waukegan Superfund siteNov 10, 2025 7:07 pm - A long vacant federal Superfund landfill site in Waukegan has been transformed with the promise of substantial electricity cost savings for low-to-moderate income residents.
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How a 101-year-old WWII veteran from Barrington Hills brought a daughter closer to her late fatherNov 10, 2025 6:44 pm - Kathy Rennie never got to meet her father, who perished in World War II. But through her discovery of a 101-year-old veteran from Barrington Hills — and their subsequent, blossoming friendship — she feels like she knows her dad a little bit.
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From continuing education to bestseller: Author Shelby Van Pelt’s journey to successNov 10, 2025 6:39 pm - Shelby Van Pelt developed early drafts of her novel “Remarkably Bright Creatures” in a College of DuPage continuing education writing workshop, highlighting the importance of being surrounded by a community of like-minded learners and the value of diverse perspectives and experiences.