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How Democratic congressional nominees fended off challenges from their leftMar 21, 2026 3:05 pm - Democratic lawmakers serving the suburbs fought off challenges from their left flanks in last week’s primary election.
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The cat’s meow: Roselle business hosts special events to find homes for feline friendsMar 21, 2026 3:04 pm - The Cat House in Roselle is the suburbs’ first cat cafe, and all the kitties you meet are adoptable. In less than two years, it has helped nearly 500 cats find homes.
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Hawaii’s worst flooding in 20 years threatens dam, prompts evacuations as more rain looms
Mar 21, 2026 2:53 pm - As Hawaii endures its worst flooding in more than 20 years, officials are urging people in hard-hit areas to “LEAVE NOW.” The warning early Saturday came after heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago. Still more rain was expected during the weekend, officials said.
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Extreme heat continues to strike Southwest US and even Nebraska needs a cold drink
Mar 21, 2026 2:47 pm - Parts of California and Arizona were under extreme heat warnings again Saturday while sweltering summerlike weather even stretched as far north as Nebraska just a day into spring.Temperatures at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 C) were forecast in the Southwest, closing a remarkable week of record-breaking heat.
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Chicago Transit Authority lawsuit targets federal construction funding halted last fall
Mar 21, 2026 1:28 pm - The Chicago Transit Authority on Friday filed a federal lawsuit seeking restoration of $2 billion in commuter rail expansion funding that President Donald Trump's administration stopped last fall.
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Dozens injured in Israel after Iranian missile strikes target areas near nuclear research center
Mar 21, 2026 1:20 pm - Iran targeted a joint U.K.-U.S. base in the Indian Ocean, and Iran's main nuclear enrichment site was struck again, as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week.
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Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who transformed bureau into counterterrorism force after 9/11, dies at 81
Mar 21, 2026 12:58 pm - Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia and Donald Trump's presidential campaign, has died. He was 81.
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Fire leaves Wheaton apartment building uninhabitableMar 21, 2026 11:04 am - No one was injured in a balcony fire late Friday that left a Wheaton apartment building uninhabitable.
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Police: No threat to public as officers investigate in PalatineMar 21, 2026 9:49 am - Although residents in the area around Rand Road and Ports O’Call Drive in Palatine may have noticed an increased police presence during the early hours of the morning Saturday, police said there is no known threat to the public.
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With $128 million at stake, state denies feds’ claims of illegally issuing commercial licensesMar 20, 2026 6:34 pm - The Illinois secretary of state’s office is pushing back at U.S. Department of Transportation allegations over who got commercial driver’s licenses.