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Crystal Lake woman killed in Hoffman Estates crash is identified
Feb 19, 2026 10:03 am - The woman killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday in Hoffman Estates has been identified as Lora Reeser of Crystal Lake, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
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Judge rules there’s ‘no meat’ to Chicago man’s ‘boneless’ wings lawsuit
Feb 18, 2026 10:01 pm - A federal judge in Chicago has ruled there’s “no meat on [the] bones” of a restaurant customer’s argument that its boneless wings aren’t actually chicken wings.
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Elgin police: Body found near dam ID’d as man missing since NovemberFeb 18, 2026 9:37 pm - The body of an adult man found by a dam Tuesday evening has turned a missing person investigation into a death investigation.
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Man dies at DuPage County jailFeb 18, 2026 8:43 pm - A DuPage County jail detainee died Feb. 10, the same day he entered the jail.
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‘We view it as a trust’: Top Shelf Ice Arena in Gurnee snares $50K business grantFeb 18, 2026 7:44 pm - Top Shelf Ice Arena at Gurnee Mills will receive a $50,000 village contribution to reconfigure the interior entrance into an NHL-themed retail space.
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UN Security Council members blast Israel’s West Bank plans on eve of Trump’s Board of Peace meeting
Feb 18, 2026 7:42 pm - Members of the United Nations Security Council called Wednesday for the Gaza ceasefire deal to become permanent and blasted Israeli efforts to expand control in the West Bank as a threat to prospects of a two-state solution, coming on the eve of President Donald Trump’s first Board of Peace gathering to discuss the future of the Palestinian territories.
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‘Progress has been made’: Northwest suburban officials in Springfield for Bears bill talksFeb 18, 2026 7:40 pm - Northwest suburban officials, including those from Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows, are in Springfield to push for legislation that would provide a property tax break for a potential Bears stadium at Arlington Park.
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Mark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids’ Instagram use in social media trial
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US senators visit key Ukrainian port city as they push for fresh sanctions on Russia
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Talks end in Geneva with no end to Russia’s war or hard-line demands
Feb 18, 2026 7:27 pm - U.S.-mediated talks between Moscow and Kyiv in Geneva broke off on Wednesday without any significant progress or indication that Russia was ready to step back from its maximalist demands for subjugating Ukraine.