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Metra wins $19.3M from UP for fare collection lapse; freight railroad may appealNov 14, 2025 6:00 pm - Metra officials are “gratified” by verdict. UP says it’s disappointed and is ”exploring our post-trial options.“
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Man pleads guilty to Aurora murderNov 14, 2025 5:39 pm - A man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 2022 shooting death of an Aurora man.
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Man gets 48 years for shooting pregnant womanNov 14, 2025 5:08 pm - A Chicago man who shot a pregnant woman in 2022 has been sentenced to 48 years in prison.
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Aurora mayor, Paramount announce deal for 2026 supportNov 14, 2025 4:49 pm - Aurora has announced that it will include $2 million for the Aurora Civic Center Authority in the city’s 2026 budget to help fund operations at the Paramount Theater, several other theaters, and an arts school.
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Wall Street scrambles back from a big morning loss as Nvidia and bitcoin swing
Nov 14, 2025 4:45 pm - An early swoon shook the U.S. stock market on Friday, as Nvidia, bitcoin, gold and other high flyers swung on an increasingly antsy Wall Street, but it quickly calmed.
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50-year mortgage proposal has one notable benefit but a number of drawbacks
Nov 14, 2025 4:05 pm - The White House says it is considering backing a 50-year mortgage to help alleviate the home affordability crisis in the country. But the announcement drew immediate criticism from policymakers, social media and economists, who said a 50-year mortgage would do little to resolve other core problems in the housing market, such as a lack of supply and high interest rates.
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Officials in North Carolina city vow to resist looming federal immigration crackdown
Nov 14, 2025 4:04 pm - Officials and community leaders opposing a pending federal immigration crackdown in North Carolina’s largest city characterized it Friday as an invasion, and urged Charlotte residents to protest peacefully and record agents' actions from a distance.
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Israel returns 15 Palestinian bodies to Gaza, where displaced families endure winter rains
Nov 14, 2025 3:59 pm - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza — Israel returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza on Friday, officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis said, in the latest step to fulfilling th...
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Judge says he’ll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family
Nov 14, 2025 3:53 pm - A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.
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Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 6 people and injures at least 35
Nov 14, 2025 3:46 pm - Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Kyiv early Friday, killing six people, leaving gaping holes in apartment buildings and starting fires as the sound of explosions boomed across the city and lit up the night sky. A pregnant woman was among at least 35 people wounded, Ukrainian authorities said.