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Authorities identify woman killed in I-94 crash near GurneeMay 27, 2026 12:39 pm - A woman who died early Saturday in a crash involving a semitruck and an SUV on I-94 near Gurnee has been identified as 35-year-old Waukegan woman.
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Special census to begin June 1 in WheelingMay 27, 2026 12:39 pm - A special census commissioned to confirm suspected population growth in Wheeling is scheduled to begin Monday, June 1.
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Making way for the next generation: Wermes retiring after 10 years as Wauconda police chiefMay 27, 2026 12:38 pm - Wauconda police Chief David Wermes is calling it a career after more than 10 years with the village and four decades in law enforcement.
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Prosecutors: Waukegan alderperson cast dead mother’s primary ballotMay 27, 2026 12:38 pm - A Waukegan alderperson faces up to three years in prison amid allegations she cast a mail-in ballot this spring in her dead mother’s name.
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Roads reopen after natural gas leak in WheelingMay 27, 2026 11:32 am - A natural gas leak in Wheeling prompted road closures near Chicago Executive Airport on Wednesday morning.
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DuPage County leaders remember former Recorder Fred BucholzMay 27, 2026 8:21 am - DuPage County leaders are remembering Fred Bucholz, a longtime political leader and former county recorder who passed away May 15 at the age of 71.
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One killed, two injured in Rolling Meadows crashMay 26, 2026 9:27 pm - One person was killed and two people were injured in a two-car crash in Rolling Meadows Tuesday, officials said.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wins GOP runoff for US Senate, ousting longtime Sen. John Cornyn
May 26, 2026 8:10 pm - PLANO, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, easily defeating four-term Sen. John Cornyn in the latest conte...
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Wauconda-area man electrocuted while trimming trees near power lines identifiedMay 26, 2026 7:02 pm - A man who died after being electrocuted Saturday afternoon has been identified by the Lake County Coroner’s Office as 67-year-old Edward Topel of an unincorporated area near Wauconda.
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District 116 staff pay to be restored earlier than anticipated after year of financial adjustmentsMay 26, 2026 7:00 pm - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 will begin restoring owed teacher and staff pay earlier than anticipated following an unexpected $11 million budget gap discovered last summer.