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Gurnee police investigate commercial burglariesApr 17, 2026 10:12 pm - Police are working to identify the suspects responsible for a series of overnight commercial burglaries on Tuesday.
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Federal judge blocks Nexstar-Tegna TV station merger until antitrust lawsuit is settled
Apr 17, 2026 9:46 pm - A federal judge has blocked a $6.2 billion merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group, which owns WGN TV and radio, and rival Tegna until an antitrust lawsuit...
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Oil prices drop 9% and Wall Street rallies to a record after Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz
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Barbara Flynn Currie, 40-year veteran of Illinois House, trailblazer for women in Springfield, dies
Apr 17, 2026 6:49 pm - Former Illinois House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, who served 40 years in the General Assembly, died Thursday at 85. Currie was first elected to the House in 1978, at a time when women made up only a small minority of the legislature. After 18 years in Springfield, Currie was promoted to House Majority Leader, the first woman to hold the second-in-command role. Currie retired from the General Assembly in 2019 but was then appointed to head the Illinois Pollution Control Board, a post she held until her death.
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Mount Prospect man arrested after woman attacked in apartment: policeApr 17, 2026 6:39 pm - A Mount Prospect man is facing charges after entering his ex-girlfriend’s apartment in Des Plaines and attacking her, police said Friday.
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Fire officials look for cause of Carpentersville garage fireApr 17, 2026 6:36 pm - Fire officials are investigating the cause of a garage fire in Carpentersville Friday morning. Officers from the Carpentersville Fire Department responded to the 2300 blo...
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Fenne reelected College of DuPage board chairwomanApr 17, 2026 6:33 pm - College of DuPage Board Chairwoman Christine Fenne will remain at its helm for at least another year.
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From standby to standout: Stevenson student wins national quiz bowl titleApr 17, 2026 6:12 pm - Adlai E. Stevenson High School junior Spencer Manning arrived at this month’s scholastic bowl tournament in Rosemont as a standby, unsure he would even compete. He left as a champion, besting more than 300 other students to take first place in the nation's premier quiz bowl competition.
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DuPage County forced to pay election-related bill after vendor sought paymentApr 17, 2026 5:33 pm - DuPage County Board members this week approved a $629,068 expenditure after learning the bill had been sent to the county clerk’s office months earlier.
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Traffic and trepidation in the Persian Gulf could keep gasoline prices from dropping quickly