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Motorcyclist dies after colliding with dump truck near Arlington HeightsJul 21, 2025 7:42 am - A motorcyclist was killed in an early morning crash Monday on Route 53 near Rand Road in Arlington Heights after colliding with a dump truck.
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Homeland Security takes Bolingbrook man into ICE custody after he appears in Kane County court on DUI
Jul 21, 2025 6:26 am - A Mexican immigrant from Bolingbrook, who had just appeared in Kane County court, was taken into custody by U.S. Homeland Security Thursday and is now being held in ICE custody at a Broadview detention facility, according to Kane County officials and public records.
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Syrian government starts evacuating Bedouin families from Sweida in bid to end weeklong clashes
Jul 21, 2025 6:16 am - BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government on Monday started evacuating Bedouin families trapped inside the city of Sweida, where Druze militiamen and Bedouin fig...
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Russia launches a major aerial attack on Kyiv hours before high-level talks on support for Ukraine
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Alaska Airlines resumes operations after tech outage grounds all flights
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How West Chicago students created a new Flav-Or-Ice flavorJul 21, 2025 5:49 am - Students at Wegner Elementary School in West Chicago had the opportunity to team up with Jel Sert and Crayola to create their own crayon-inspired Flav-Or-Ice flavor.
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Five Kane County veterans awarded with refurbished vehicles: ‘That’s a blessing’
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Cost over coal? Naperville and St. Charles consider 20-year contract extension for energy needsJul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Electricity needs for Naperville and St. Charles — and the type of energy residents will use — are at the heart of a debate as both cities decide whether to sign on for another 20 years with the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency.
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‘Really incredible’: Zoo’s new Gorilla Conservation Center brings students and animals togetherJul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Brookfield Zoo Chicago has unveiled a prominent new home for the King Conservation Leadership Academy. And it has “one of the best views, I think, any classroom anywhere ever will have,” a zoo leader said.
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Whose downtown is it? Mayors wary transit board will control development near stationsJul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Legislation proposes creating a transit authority to oversee Metra, Pace and the CTA and allow transit-oriented development, alarming some suburban mayors concerned about local control.