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Hoffman Estates seeking Holiday Giving Tree sponsorsNov 20, 2025 12:06 pm - Hoffman Estates community members interested in becoming Holiday Giving Tree sponsors are invited to select a recipient ornament from the Giving Tree in the Health and Human Services lobby at village hall through Monday, Dec. 1.
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Grown-up namesake of GiGi’s Playhouse embarks on national speaking tour in native suburbsNov 20, 2025 12:05 pm - GiGi Gianni of South Barrington, namesake and Chief Inspiration Officer of Hoffman Estates-based GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers, will kick off a national speaking tour this Sunday in Wilmette.
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Federal immigration crackdown ends in Charlotte, North Carolina, sheriff says
Nov 20, 2025 11:53 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal immigration crackdown based in North Carolina’s largest city that authorities said led to hundreds of arrests is now over, a local law enforce...
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CDC website changed to contradict scientific conclusion that vaccines don’t cause autism
Nov 20, 2025 11:51 am - NEW YORK — A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has been changed to contradict the longtime scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism, spurr...
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Dick Cheney’s funeral brings bipartisan tributes, but Trump not invited
Nov 20, 2025 11:48 am - WASHINGTON — Washington National Cathedral on Thursday hosted a bipartisan show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice presiden...
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Trump says Democrats’ video message to military is ‘seditious behavior’ punishable by death
Nov 20, 2025 11:46 am - President Donald Trump on Thursday accused half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers — all veterans of the armed services an...
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Naperville could create new police unit to respond to mental health callsNov 20, 2025 11:39 am - Naperville City Council members Tuesday said they want to include $1.26 million in the 2026 budget to establish a mobile crisis intervention team within the police department.
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ICC slashes Nicor’s proposed $314 million rate hike for suburban gas customers
Nov 20, 2025 9:21 am - The Illinois Commerce Commission slashed a proposed $314 million rate hike by suburban gas company Nicor by nearly half Wednesday.
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The deadliest roads in America
Nov 19, 2025 10:24 pm - Between 2010 and 2023, yearly deaths caused by cars and trucks striking pedestrians rose 70%, an examination of federal data and other public records by The Washington Post shows.
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Labor Department won’t release full October jobs report, a casualty of the 43-day federal shutdown
Nov 19, 2025 8:04 pm - The Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn't calculate the unemployment rate and some other key numbers.