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‘Too many positives’: Despite residents’ concerns, Costco plan moving forward in Des PlainesJan 05, 2026 8:50 pm - Plans for a Costco Business Center and a Costco-branded gas station on Des Plaines’ southeast side got a tentative go-ahead from the city council Monday.
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Scientists just got some ancient clues about future sea level rise — and it’s bad news
Jan 05, 2026 7:54 pm - When the researchers first arrived at their field camp at Prudhoe Dome, atop the Greenland ice sheet, they felt they had been swallowed by a monster. The mountain of ice ...
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This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It’s nowhere to be found at the CapitolJan 05, 2026 7:53 pm - Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy that day is nowhere to be fou...
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‘Ready to go’: Ambitious Lakewood Forest Preserve improvements entering home stretchJan 05, 2026 7:43 pm - The transformation of the core area of Lake County’s largest forest preserve is expected to be substantially complete by the end of the year.
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Student records from closed Arlington, Forest View high schools to be digitized, then shredJan 05, 2026 7:42 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is digitizing and shredding old student records from two closed high schools, Arlington and Forest View.
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Man found dead near Metra tracks in Libertyville identifiedJan 05, 2026 7:14 pm - A person found dead Friday near the Metra tracks in Libertyville has been identified as a 30-year-old Mundelein man.
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New Wheaton budget includes debt for fire, police station projectsJan 05, 2026 6:31 pm - Under Wheaton’s newly approved 2026 budget, the city will borrow money to fund a police station remodel and the complete replacement of a fire station.
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Amid Illinois flu surge, U.S. drops key childhood vaccine recommendationsJan 05, 2026 6:27 pm - Health experts and medical organizations have criticized the move, warning that it could lead to fewer children getting vaccinated and an increase in illnesses and deaths.
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Despite mounting budget pressure, graduated income tax remains political long shot
Jan 05, 2026 4:43 pm - Five years ago, Gov. JB Pritzker championed an unsuccessful statewide referendum to replace Illinois’ flat income tax with a graduated system. Now Pritzker says giving it another shot is not a priority.
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Wall Street gains ground as crude prices and oil company stocks rise after the US raid on Venezuela
Jan 05, 2026 4:31 pm - Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Monday to kick off their first full week of the new year.