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‘We realized this is legit’: Elgin paramedic remembers early days of COVIDMar 26, 2025 6:25 pm - Five years after the first cases of COVID-19 appeared in the suburbs, Elgin Fire Department Division Chief Chris Kennedy remembers how easy it was to dismiss the threat of a pandemic in the early days.
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Police: Armed man tried to break into Batavia homeMar 26, 2025 5:39 pm - Batavia police arrested a man early Tuesday after they say he pounded on a door and tried to enter another person’s house while armed with a box cutter.
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Steven Thoren: 2025 candidate for Elgin city councilMar 26, 2025 5:38 pm - Steven Thoren is one of eight candidates running for four seats on the Elgin City Council in the April 1 consolidated election.
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Moody’s upgrades Winfield’s bond ratingMar 26, 2025 5:37 pm - The village of Winfield has received a bond rating upgrade. Moody’s Ratings assigned an Aa1 rating to the village, up from Aa2. The upgrade is “driven by a very strong fi...
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Lingering questions: Why wasn’t river searched years ago for missing Elgin woman’s car?Mar 26, 2025 5:15 pm - When Elgin police found Karen Schepers’ car in the Fox River on Monday, one question immediately popped into the public’s mind: Why wasn’t it found long ago?
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Illinois association survey shows unease over dismantling of U.S. Department of EducationMar 26, 2025 4:28 pm - A recent survey of Illinois residents shows growing unease over President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
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Palatine comprehensive plan heads to village councilMar 26, 2025 4:02 pm - Palatine is a step closer to finalizing an updated comprehensive plan after the village’s planning and zoning commission unanimously recommended an update Tuesday, it’s first since 2011.
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Supreme Court upholds Biden rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns
Mar 26, 2025 3:42 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called ghost guns, clearing the way for con...
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Palestinians protest Hamas in a rare public show of dissent in Gaza
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Sandra Mosak: 2025 candidate for Wauconda village boardMar 26, 2025 3:23 pm - Sandra Mosak is one of six candidates running for three seats on the Wauconda village board in the April 1 consolidated election.