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Two dead, one critically injured in early morning Streamwood house fireAug 12, 2025 8:11 am - Two people are dead and another is in critical condition following an early morning house fire in Streamwood today.
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Daily Herald opinion: Summer’s simple joys can be the best prep for a meaningful school year aheadAug 12, 2025 4:00 am - As summer ends, kids feel both excitement and nostalgia. The lessons learned during summer can help them succeed in the new school year. We hope students embrace curiosity and kindness for a great year ahead.
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Shooter kills 3 in a Target parking lot in Austin, Texas, before being captured, police say
Aug 11, 2025 8:31 pm - A gunman opened fire Monday in the parking lot of a Target store in Texas' capital, killing at least three people, before stealing two cars during a getaway that ended with police using a Taser to detain him on the other side of the city, authorities said.
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Trump nominates conservative economist to head agency that compiles jobs, inflation data
Aug 11, 2025 8:24 pm - President Donald Trump said Monday that he has nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to head the agency that compiles and publishes the nation's employment and inflation figures.
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US, China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economies
Aug 11, 2025 7:34 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again a dangerous showdown between the world’s tw...
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‘It will not be gaudy’: District 214 inks deal for ads at stadiums and gymsAug 11, 2025 7:21 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has signed a contract with an advertising agency to place corporate sponsor ads on school property, aiming to raise $275,000 annually for capital projects.
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Pace paratransit rideshare program is victim of its own successAug 11, 2025 6:50 pm - RTA, Pace, Metra and CTA leaders brainstorm solutions to cover 2025 overruns amid a separate funding crisis in 2026.
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Curtain closing on Regal cinema in Lake ZurichAug 11, 2025 5:59 pm - After 32 years, the screens at Regal Lake Zurich cinema will go dark for good after the last showing Thursday.
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Pressure mounts on Texas Democrats who fled to suburbs as walkout stretches into a second week
Aug 11, 2025 4:52 pm - The redistricting standoff in Texas is stretching into its second week with increased threats between red and blue states and fresh doubts about what will end an impasse ...
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Pritzker: Taxpayers shouldn’t be ‘propping up’ Bears stadium planAug 11, 2025 4:46 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker put free market capitalism ahead of his desire to see the Bears remain in Chicago on Monday by defending the team’s plan to relocate to the Northwest suburbs.