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South Elgin man not guilty by reason of insanity of murdering his motherOct 03, 2025 10:43 am - A South Elgin man who stabbed his mother to death in 2023 has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of first-degree murder.
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Nominate someone for an Arlington Heights Heart of GoldOct 03, 2025 10:23 am - Arlington Heights is accepting nominations for its 2026 Hearts of Gold Awards, which recognize residents, local business and organizations that give back to the community.
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Open house Wednesday on Lake Zurich theater’s redevelopmentOct 03, 2025 10:23 am - The company planning to redevelop the site of the shuttered Regal Cinemas in Lake Zurich is hosting an open house Wednesday, Oct. 8, to give residents a chance to learn more about its plans.
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Aurora churches to hold blessing of the animals Oct. 5
Oct 03, 2025 9:58 am - Our Savior Lutheran Church and New England Congregational Church will hold a joint blessing of the animals for pet owners.
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Trump says US is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean
Oct 02, 2025 8:09 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an “armed conflict” with them, according to a...
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We asked 1,000 Americans who is to blame for the shutdown. Here’s what they said.
Oct 02, 2025 8:01 pm - How concerned are Americans about the partial shutdown of the federal government and whom do they blame for causing it? The Washington Post texted a nationally representative sample of 1,010 people on Wednesday to ask.
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The government shuts down, and Trump goes online — very online
Oct 02, 2025 7:34 pm - On Thursday morning, as thousands of federal employees stayed home and faced potential layoffs because of the government shutdown, President Donald Trump got right to work on social media.He started by sharing praise from supporters. Then he falsely claimed that “DEMOCRATS WANT TO GIVE YOUR HEALTHCARE MONEY TO ILLEGAL ALIENS.” And then he announced that he would meet with his top budget adviser to figure out where to make permanent cuts to federal programs that “are a political SCAM.”
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Laughing gas a resurging high? Suburban chief worried youth are being targetedOct 02, 2025 7:29 pm - Sugar Grove Police Chief Patrick Rollins is worried about a resurgence in the use of laughing gas to get high. And the latest versions, he said, may be targeting youths.
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Shutdown guts US cybersecurity agency at perilous time
Oct 02, 2025 7:27 pm - The lead U.S. agency for protecting the electric grid, water supply and other critical services from hacking has furloughed most of its already trimmed-down staff in the government shutdown, just as a decade-old law giving companies leeway to collaborate on cyberdefense expired.
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Firings and resignations roil US attorney’s office prosecuting Comey
Oct 02, 2025 7:23 pm - Lawyers inside the high-profile U.S. attorney’s office prosecuting former FBI director James B. Comey are unnerved by what they see as an unprecedented push by President Donald Trump to inject politics into their staffing and charging decisions, according to three people familiar with the matter, a strategy they say could jeopardize national security investigations.