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The rat of the famed Chicago Rat Hole was almost certainly a squirrel
Oct 16, 2025 9:26 am - The Chicago Rat Hole was the city’s hottest new attraction last year. Tourists swarmed to a quiet residential neighborhood to see the decades-old imprint of a rodent pres...
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Wauconda house fire causes estimated $250,000 in damageOct 16, 2025 8:21 am - Wauconda house fire causes an estimated $250,000 in damage.
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More ICE activity in Carpentersville Thursday
Oct 16, 2025 8:15 am - Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were outside Carpentersville Village Hall again on Thursday after confirmed activity there Wednesday, according to social media posts from the local police department.
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Algonquin Garden Club supports local environmental initiatives with grantsOct 16, 2025 12:39 am - The Algonquin Garden Club has an annual spring plant sale in May. The proceeds from that sale go directly to environmental causes, because “Nature's beauty is our duty.”
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US pushes Russia to negotiate as Hegseth warns Moscow of ‘costs’
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JD Vance dismisses bipartisan outrage over racist and offensive Young Republican group chat
Oct 15, 2025 8:18 pm - The public release of a Young Republican group chat that included racist language, jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers prompted bipartisan calls for ...
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Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown
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Trump says he has authorized covert CIA action in Venezuela
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‘A different way to interact with the public’: Lake Villa now using e-bikes for community policingOct 15, 2025 6:22 pm - Lake Villa police have two new Commandos ready for duty as part of a community policing program.
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Metra reviewing cause of glitch that delayed thousandsOct 15, 2025 5:55 pm - “I have never seen chaos unfold in Union Station quite like (it)” one commuter said of the problems caused by a glitch that delayed thousands of Metra riders during Tuesday’s afternoon rush.