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2024 had some wild weather. Here’s why.
Dec 28, 2024 7:25 pm - If it feels like the weather was a bit much this year, you’re not imagining things. The United States dealt with “hyperactive” hurricane and tornado seasons, and a burgeo...
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Batavia Peace Project to receive Community Impact Award
Dec 28, 2024 7:16 pm - The Batavia Peace Projects initiative, led by the Batavia Parks Foundation, will receive the Batavia Community Impact Award for their work on the Peace Bridge.
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Trump appears to side with Musk, tech allies in debate over foreign workers roiling his supporters
Dec 28, 2024 7:08 pm - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump appears to be siding with Elon Musk and his other backers in the tech industry as a dispute over immigration visas ha...
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Saving lives is the name of the game at Wolves blood driveDec 28, 2024 4:12 pm - Two hundred people participated in the Chicago Wolves blood drive Saturday, held in partnership with Vitalant across the street from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont. Blood...
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Putin apologizes for ‘tragic incident’ but stops short of saying Azerbaijani plane was shot down
Dec 28, 2024 4:12 pm - MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaija...
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Abortions are up in the US. It’s a complicated picture as women turn to pills, travel
Dec 28, 2024 2:59 pm - Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are no...
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Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rain forest in 2024
Dec 28, 2024 2:53 pm - BOGOTA, Colombia — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rain forest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counter...
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Lisle honors resident for helping fellow veterans in need through renaming of his streetDec 28, 2024 2:05 pm - Lisle officials, first responders, friends and neighbors were on hand Saturday morning as the community gathered to see selfless veteran and volunteer Don Smith honored with the renaming of the block he’s lived on for 33 years.
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Geneva murder suspect makes first court appearanceDec 28, 2024 11:03 am - A Geneva man accused of murdering two people made his first appearance in court Saturday.
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County official charged with DUI will keep driver's license, judge rules
Dec 28, 2024 10:30 am - Prosecutors argued Samantha Steele’s license should be revoked, but her lawyer convinced the judge to block the revocation, arguing she wasn’t properly warned before refusing to submit to DUI testing. Steele — a member of the county’s property-tax appeal panel — was arrested last month after crashing into parked cars.