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Trump says climate repeal saves $1.3 trillion. The EPA’s math differs.
Feb 20, 2026 4:34 pm - When President Donald Trump on Feb. 12 announced the “single largest deregulation in American history” — the repeal of climate emissions standards for all vehicles and the key scientific determination underpinning them, in one swoop — he said it would save Americans $1.3 trillion.
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No injuries in Gilberts house fireFeb 20, 2026 4:31 pm - No one was hurt and a house sustained minimal damage from a fire Wednesday in Gilberts.
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DC protesters say they were attacked by guards of Azerbaijani president
Feb 20, 2026 4:21 pm - Protesters calling for the release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan said they were attacked Thursday afternoon by bodyguards protecting Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev outside the Waldorf Astoria hotel on Washington’s Pennsylvania Avenue, a few blocks from the White House.
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‘Run, eat, get on the plane, sleep. Repeat’: Glen Ellyn man completes globe-trotting World Marathon ChallengeFeb 20, 2026 4:16 pm - Glen Ellyn’s Lincoln Bode recently completed the World Marathon Challenge — seven marathons on seven continents in seven days — to raise funds and awareness for the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
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Crystal Lake home severely damaged by fire; occupants rescued by police
Feb 20, 2026 4:11 pm - Residents of a Crystal Lake home are displaced by a fire that broke out Thursday afternoon, officials report.
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Batavia chiropractor now accused of sharing videos of undressed child patientsFeb 20, 2026 2:54 pm - A chiropractor accused of secretly videotaping his undressed child patients is now charged with sharing those videos as child sex abuse materials, according to Kane County prosecutors.
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Bomb squad investigates suspicious package at Zurich North America HQ in SchaumburgFeb 20, 2026 2:51 pm - Schaumburg emergency crews and the Cook County sheriff’s bomb squad responded to a report of a suspicious package that caused employees to vacate the Zurich North America headquarters Friday morning.
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In Aurora, young adults with special needs say ‘Yes, and …’ to improvFeb 20, 2026 2:04 pm - From the outside, on a cold January morning, the Bit Theatre in Aurora looks sterile. But inside, it’s warm, buzzing and full of families awaiting the start of an exclusive improv performance. This show, a partnership between The Bit Theatre and Awesome Life Academy, is being staged for an audience of young adults with special needs.
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Batavia schools name new director of operations and facilitiesFeb 20, 2026 1:28 pm - Batavia Unit District 101 school board members have appointed Jon Mickle as the district’s next director of operations and facilities, effective July 1.
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Woman in critical condition after colliding with SUV while bicycling in AuroraFeb 20, 2026 1:01 pm - A woman is in critical condition after the bicycle she was riding collided with an SUV Thursday afternoon in Aurora.