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Biden and Xi are set to meet next week at the APEC summit. No detail is too small to sweat
Nov 11, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When President Joe Biden meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, there will be no such thing as a small detail. How they greet? If they eat? Wher...
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Wheeling police dispatchers to get pay raises, bonuses under new dealNov 11, 2023 12:00 am - With Wheeling Police Department's dispatch center set to close in little more than a year, employees will get 3.5% annual pay bumps under a new, two-year contract. As wi...
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Iceland evacuates town and raises aviation alert as concerns rise a volcano may erupt
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From Hollywood to auto work, organized labor is flexing its muscles. What now?Nov 11, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Once again, U.S. labor unions are flexing their muscles in the national spotlight. In Hollywood, the actors union reached a tentative deal with major studios ...
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Why Wheeling is banning unlicensed sale of synthetic potNov 10, 2023 10:00 pm - Selling unlicensed, cannabis-like products soon will be illegal in Wheeling. A divided village board this week approved a ban on the sale of synthetically derived versio...
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Report: Part of Route 31 closed in North Aurora due to house fireNov 10, 2023 10:00 pm - According to a news release from the village of North Aurora, a portion of Route 31, also known as Lincolnway, is closed on Saturday afternoon between Mooseheart Road an...
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Home and garden calendarNov 10, 2023 5:00 am - Nov. 12 Antique Flea Market: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. Antiques, estate jewelry, vintage c...
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Asian barbecue restaurant to open at old Rack House in Arlington HeightsNov 10, 2023 4:30 am - A different kind of barbecue is coming to the shuttered Rack House Kitchen and Tavern on the south side of Arlington Heights. Interior renovations are underway at 222 E....
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They died in a crash while fleeing from police. Who's to blame?Nov 10, 2023 4:30 am - The families of two women who died in a 2022 crash while fleeing from police are now suing the West Chicago Police Department and one of its officers, saying they're to ...
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Wheaton council wary of plan to convert Roosevelt Road offices into apartmentsNov 10, 2023 4:30 am - Wheaton City Council members are on the verge of rejecting a developer's plan to convert a pair of brick office buildings into apartments near a major gateway into downt...