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Jeffries’ Illinois redistricting push meets cool reception in Springfield
Oct 22, 2025 5:05 pm - U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ push for Illinois Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional map as a counter to President Donald Trump’s mid-decade redistricting project in GOP-led states has met a cool reception with state lawmakers.
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Buffalo Grove seeking resident, business contactsOct 22, 2025 4:58 pm - Buffalo Grove has launched a community-wide effort to update resident and business contact information, forming the foundation for an upcoming customer relationship management system.
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East Dundee continuing interest in multifamily housing for former factory siteOct 22, 2025 4:35 pm - East Dundee will continue considering a plan to build income-restricted apartments and townhouses on the site of the former Haeger Potteries factory.
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Sheriff’s deputy got mad and fatally shot Sonya Massey without justification, prosecutor says
Oct 22, 2025 3:41 pm - The Illinois sheriff's deputy who killed Sonya Massey in her Springfield home last year eschewed his training and the principles of policing when he shot the Black woman who had called 911 for help, a prosecutor said Wednesday in Sean Grayson's murder trial.
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US strikes eighth alleged drug-carrying boat, this time in the Pacific Ocean
Oct 22, 2025 3:13 pm - The U.S. military launched its eighth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing two people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, marking an expansion of the Trump administration's campaign against drug trafficking in South America.
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Police investigating shots fired on I-355 near LemontOct 22, 2025 2:26 pm - Illinois State Police are investigating a possible shooting on I-355 near 127th Street near Lemont.
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Suspect charged in hit-and-run near Huntley that injured skateboarderOct 22, 2025 2:22 pm - A 35-year-old McHenry County man faces felony charges stemming from a hit-and-run crash near Huntley that left a teenage skateboarder seriously injured, authorities said Wednesday.
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Naperville could apply food and beverage tax to drive-through-only chains, food trucksOct 22, 2025 2:22 pm - Despite their growing popularity in Naperville, most drive-through-only concepts are not required to collect and remit the city’s food and beverage tax, according to a finance department memo. A draft ordinance would change that.
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Maine Township inviting veterans to breakfastOct 22, 2025 2:15 pm - Military veterans living in Maine Township are invited to a breakfast in their honor on Nov. 7.
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‘We don’t all have to be the same’: BrightSide Theatre revival of ‘Rocky Horror’ comes at the right timeOct 22, 2025 1:55 pm - BrightSide Theatre artistic director Jeffrey Cass fulfills his longtime ambition to stage the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Show,” a campy 1973 tuner that celebrates living one’s truth and living it fearlessly.