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Meetings planned on Fox River damsSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - A recent U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report recommends the removal of nine dams from the Fox River to improve water quality, restore habitat and reduce pollution. The d...
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Searchers look for more than 10,000 missing in flooded Libyan city where death toll eclipsed 11,000
Sep 15, 2023 1:00 am - DERNA, Libya - Libyan authorities limited access to the flooded city of Derna on Friday to make it easier for searchers to dig through the mud and hollowed-out buildings...
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Zelenskyy is expected to visit Washington as Congress is debating $24 billion in aid for Ukraine
Sep 15, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected at the White House and on Capitol Hill next week as he visits the U.S. during the United Nations General...
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New England, eastern Canada hunker down as Hurricane Lee's high winds and brutal rains approach
Sep 15, 2023 1:00 am - BAR HARBOR, Maine - New England harbors and fishing villages were being emptied of boats - and some were becoming ghost towns - as commercial fishermen and recreational ...
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Climate protesters around the world are calling for an end to fossil fuels as Earth heats up
Sep 15, 2023 1:00 am - Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world launched protests Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe suffers dr...
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Two people found shot in PalatineSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - Two people were found shot Friday night in Palatine. Police responded about 10 p.m. to the 1800 block of Green Lane and found two people with life-threatening wounds, ac...
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Sex offender arrested at Glenview schoolSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - Authorities said a child sex offender was arrested Friday morning for illegally being at a school Friday morning. Weston Opas, 42, of the 10000 block Michael Todd Terrac...
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Ukrainian troops reclaim a village near Bakhmut. It's a small win in a churning counteroffensive
Sep 15, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian forces recaptured a war-ravaged settlement in the country's embattled east, Kyiv's military leaders said Friday, a small territorial win in a c...
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Will eliminating cash bail lead to more defendants skipping court?Sep 15, 2023 1:00 am - This column has been updated to clarify what was posted for the release of Jose Godinez, Enrique Ruiz and Michael Buhrman from jail. Critics of Illinois' eliminatin...
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South Elgin man accused of firing gun in downtown St. Charles in domestic disputeSep 15, 2023 1:00 am - A man has been charged with recklessly shooting a gun in downtown St. Charles early Thursday in a domestic dispute. Zachary S. Cacciatore, 31, of South Elgin, is accused...