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Lawsuit: Downers Grove Park District’s free-speech zone illegalNov 11, 2025 4:00 pm - A state representative candidate is suing the Downers Grove Park District, claiming it violated her free-speech rights by limiting where she could campaign in a public park.
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Speaker Johnson faces an unruly House as lawmakers return for shutdown vote
Nov 11, 2025 3:46 pm - After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session — and facing an avalanche of pent-up legislative demands from those who have largely been sidelined from governing.
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Israeli settlers attack two Palestinian villages in the West Bank
Nov 11, 2025 3:38 pm - Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked a pair of Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, setting fire to vehicles and other property before clashing with Israeli soldiers sent to halt the rampage, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.It was the latest in a series of attacks by young settlers in the West Bank.
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‘Everybody sacrifices’: Veterans Day events throughout the suburbs honor those who servedNov 11, 2025 3:34 pm - Communities across the suburbs held Veterans Day ceremonies Tuesday to pay tribute to all those who have served in the United States military.
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Families accuse Camp Mystic of ignoring risks in Texas lawsuit over flood deaths
Nov 11, 2025 3:30 pm - The operators of Camp Mystic in Texas, where 25 girls and two teenage counselors died in catastrophic flooding on July 4, failed to take necessary steps to protect the campers as life-threatening floodwaters approached, families of the victims allege in a lawsuit.
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Ex-Lake County coroner Rudd to drop out of 10th Congressional District raceNov 11, 2025 3:28 pm - Democratic congressional candidate Thomas Rudd of Lake Forest is ending his campaign for the 10th District seat.
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ByHeart recalls all baby formula amid botulism outbreak
Nov 11, 2025 3:21 pm - ByHeart announced Tuesday it is recalling all of its baby formula amid a multistate outbreak of infant botulism, and federal health officials said parents and caregivers should stop feeding its products to children immediately.
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Garage fire spreads to Oak Brook home, causing significant damageNov 11, 2025 12:37 pm - An Oak Brook home sustained significant damage from an early Tuesday morning garage fire that extended into the house, leaving it uninhabitable.
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U.S. Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino, fellow agents expected to soon leave ChicagoNov 11, 2025 10:32 am - The Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago is expected to soon ramp down as U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino and many of his fellow agents prepare to move on to another city, according to two law enforcement officials.
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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.