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How much of your county’s transit sales tax dollars are going to transportation? It ranges from 3% to 100%Oct 20, 2024 9:00 pm - While some counties use all of their RTA sales tax for transportation, others channel millions into public safety.
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Nevada man charged with setting fire to Rosemont Target storeOct 20, 2024 5:47 pm - A 56-year-old Nevada man faces an aggravated arson charge alleging he started a fire that caused $1.5 million in damages to the Target in Rosemont, leaving the store temporarily closed, officials said.
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Israel says it will target Hezbollah's financial arm and announces imminent strikes in Lebanon
Oct 20, 2024 4:47 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel's military announced Sunday it will now take aim at the Lebanon-based Hezbollah's financial arm and planned to attack a “large num...
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Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in the Bahamas and heads toward Cuba
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One injured in shooting on NIU campus SundayOct 20, 2024 3:04 pm - One person suffered injuries in a shooting early Sunday morning in a parking lot on Northern Illinois University campus, police said.
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Suspect in custody after accidental discharge of fake gun inside Aurora mallOct 20, 2024 1:58 pm - A suspect was arrested after the accidental discharge of a fake gun Saturday at Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, police said.
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Geneva blacksmith shop’s owners ask court to reverse orderOct 20, 2024 12:42 pm - Rather than follow a ruling to make a circa 1843 blacksmith shop near downtown Geneva “weather-tight” by Oct. 17, its owners have asked a judge to reverse the order.
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Some in Elburn unhappy with town’s new rules for fences
Oct 20, 2024 12:22 pm - After the Elburn village board approved a new ordinance restricting where certain fences will be allowed, a number of residents in the Fox Pointe Subdivision have been unhappy about the changes – and their timing.
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Waukegan man dies in head-on crash in Beach ParkOct 20, 2024 11:24 am - An 18-year-old Waukegan man died after being struck head-on in a multi-vehicle crash late Saturday in Beach Park.
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How ‘millionaire’s tax’ ballot question hides a business tax hikeOct 20, 2024 6:02 am - The proposed tax promises property tax relief by hitting millionaires. But “millionaires” in Illinois more often than not are entrepreneurs, S-corps, partnerships, LLCs, farmers and sole proprietors.