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The fastest growing Ebola outbreak is worsening hunger in eastern Congo, a UN agency chief warns
Jul 29, 2026 4:48 pm - The fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded is leaving thousands more people hungry in eastern Congo, a region engulfed in conflicts and a fight over precious minerals, the head of the U.N. food agency warned on Wednesday.
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Libertyville man gets 6 months in federal prison for mailing threats to judgesJul 29, 2026 4:12 pm - A Libertyville man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for sending threatening letters to federal judges in Texas and Florida, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
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US-Iran conflict enters new phase as Saudi Arabia helps hit proxies and diplomacy stalls again
Jul 29, 2026 4:11 pm - WASHINGTON — The stop-start fighting between the United States and Iran appears to have entered a new phase as Saudi Arabia publicly joins military escalations against Te...
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Streamwood police seeking help finding missing 25-year-old manJul 29, 2026 4:07 pm - Streamwood police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 25-year-old man reported missing from the village.
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Lindsey Graham honored with memorial services, in photos
Jul 29, 2026 4:02 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The late Sen. Lindsey Graham is honored Tuesday in Washington as his remains arrive at the U.S. Capitol before a funeral at Washington National Cathedra...
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Man convicted in terrorism trial over the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie
Jul 29, 2026 3:55 pm - A man was convicted Wednesday of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel “The Satanic Verses.”
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Wisconsin judge says voters who have returned absentee ballot for state primary cannot get a new one
Jul 29, 2026 3:51 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin voters who have already returned their absentee ballots for the state's primary are not allowed to void those and request a new one, a judge rul...
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Former gubernatorial candidate Rick Heidner buys $5.2M Barrington mansion from Motorola Solutions CEO
Jul 29, 2026 3:14 pm - Video gambling operator and former gubernatorial candidate Rick Heidner on July 24 paid $5.2 million to buy a seven-bedroom, 27,000-square-foot stone country manor-style mansion on 10.2 acres in Barrington from Motorola Solutions chairman and CEO Greg Brown.
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‘An experience’: Dozens line up, some overnight, for Dutch Bros opening in Buffalo GroveJul 29, 2026 2:42 pm - Dutch Bros was greeted by expectant customers at the grand opening of its Buffalo Grove location Wednesday morning.
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Driver cited in crash that led to death of Buffalo Grove HS security guardJul 29, 2026 2:42 pm - An Elmwood Park woman was cited for three traffic violations as a result of the April crash that led to the death of a Buffalo Grove High School security guard Orlando Rivas, police said.