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Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts
Jul 09, 2025 6:19 pm - WASHINGTON — As commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick oversees the U.S. government’s vast efforts to monitor and predict the weather. The billionaire also ran a financial fi...
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Harrowing stories of rescue emerge from Texas floods as crews search for over 160 reported missing
Jul 09, 2025 6:05 pm - HUNT, Texas — In the frantic hours after a wall of water engulfed camps and homes in Texas, a police officer who was trapped himself spotted dozens of people stranded on ...
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College of DuPage employees move to form union with AFSCMEJul 09, 2025 5:12 pm - A key group of College of DuPage employees launched their union organizing campaign earlier this year.
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Hoffman Estates invites residents to help shape village’s future through new initiativeJul 09, 2025 5:11 pm - Hoffman Estates officials want their residents’ input on planning the village’s future so much they’ve promised to make it both fun and easy.
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Historic one-room schoolhouse in Schaumburg open for tour SundayJul 09, 2025 5:10 pm - Visitors can tour the former Schaumburg Centre School — the one-room schoolhouse dating back to the 1860s at the north end of the grounds of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Schaumburg — from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 13.
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Flash floods in Ruidoso, New Mexico, kill man and two children
Jul 09, 2025 4:47 pm - A week of destructive flooding continued across the United States into Wednesday, with record flash floods killing three people in the town of Ruidoso, New Mexico, and pr...
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McHenry County sheriff will run for reelection in 2026
Jul 09, 2025 4:43 pm - McHenry County Sheriff Robb Tadelman announced Wednesday he is running for a second term.
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Barrington luxury home proposal draws criticism from plan commissioners, residents, park districtJul 09, 2025 4:40 pm - A proposal to bring 88 custom luxury homes to the former PepsiCo site in Barrington met with a variety of concerns from residents, commissioners and the park district at this week's Barrington Plan Commission meeting.
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Gaza humanitarian work at risk of shutdown, UN warns amid fuel blockade
Jul 09, 2025 4:22 pm - BEIRUT — Fuel stocks in Gaza have almost run out in the four months since Israel last allowed any fuel to enter the enclave, leaving the entire humanitarian response at r...
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Biden’s former doctor refuses to answer questions in House Republican probe
Jul 09, 2025 4:11 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s former White House physician refused on Wednesday to answer questions as part of the House Republican investigation into Biden’s health...