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Why seeds and shells are a no-no at some suburban ball fieldsMay 06, 2024 6:00 am - Peanuts and sunflower seeds — long a staple in dugouts and bleachers — are out at some suburban baseball and softball complexes. Park districts, including Carol Stream an...
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A good deal for the suburbs? Transit merger proposal raises questions about finances, fairnessMay 06, 2024 6:00 am - Ripple effects continue from a proposal to abolish the boards of Metra, Pace, the Chicago Transit Authority and the Regional Transportation Authority and merge the four a...
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See what your neighbors are up to in The Week in Pictures photo galleryMay 05, 2024 5:39 pm -
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Police: Elgin man arrested while fleeing shooting sceneMay 05, 2024 4:56 pm - An Elgin man was arrested Saturday evening at the scene of a shooting in Harvard, police said. The Harvard Police Department and Harvard Fire Protection District respon...
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Lombard police investigating ‘swatting’ at Yorktown CenterMay 05, 2024 12:54 pm - Lombard police responded to reports Saturday of an armed person at Yorktown Center mall, but later determined the report likely was a case of “swatting.” Swatting is a te...
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‘We try to help each other out’: Veterans groups make donation to St. Charles Fire DepartmentMay 05, 2024 11:57 am - Four St. Charles veterans organizations have partnered to donate new training equipment for St. Charles Fire Department firefighters. American Legion Post 342, Vietnam Ve...
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Crystal Lake apartments uninhabitable after fireMay 05, 2024 11:56 am - Two apartments were left uninhabitable after an attic fire Saturday night in Crystal Lake, fire officials said. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded at 7:34 ...
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Three injured when porch collapses in Spring GroveMay 05, 2024 10:19 am - Three people were hospitalized after a porch collapsed Saturday afternoon on Lincoln Avenue in Spring Grove, authorities said. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District respo...
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After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground'
May 05, 2024 8:12 am - NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,” Kimra Luna got a text. A woman who’d taken abortion pills th...
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Drone footage shows Ukrainian village battered to ruins as residents flee Russian advance