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Brush fires burned in Gurnee near interstateMar 26, 2025 7:27 pm - Multiple brush fires burned in Gurnee on Wednesday afternoon near interstate 94, according to officials.
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Rolling Meadows council hits brakes on Kirchoff ‘road diet,’ orders traffic study firstMar 26, 2025 7:21 pm - The Rolling Meadows City Council voted 4-3 to postpone approval of a plan to reduce Kirchoff Road from five lanes to three, pending a traffic study.
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Trump places 25% tariff on imported autos, expecting to raise $100 billion in tax revenues
Mar 26, 2025 7:17 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could...
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The White House says nothing classified was shared on Signal. Democrats say that strains credulity
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‘We realized this is legit’: Elgin paramedic remembers early days of COVIDMar 26, 2025 6:25 pm - Five years after the first cases of COVID-19 appeared in the suburbs, Elgin Fire Department Division Chief Chris Kennedy remembers how easy it was to dismiss the threat of a pandemic in the early days.
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Police: Armed man tried to break into Batavia homeMar 26, 2025 5:39 pm - Batavia police arrested a man early Tuesday after they say he pounded on a door and tried to enter another person’s house while armed with a box cutter.
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Steven Thoren: 2025 candidate for Elgin city councilMar 26, 2025 5:38 pm - Steven Thoren is one of eight candidates running for four seats on the Elgin City Council in the April 1 consolidated election.
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Moody’s upgrades Winfield’s bond ratingMar 26, 2025 5:37 pm - The village of Winfield has received a bond rating upgrade. Moody’s Ratings assigned an Aa1 rating to the village, up from Aa2. The upgrade is “driven by a very strong fi...
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Lingering questions: Why wasn’t river searched years ago for missing Elgin woman’s car?Mar 26, 2025 5:15 pm - When Elgin police found Karen Schepers’ car in the Fox River on Monday, one question immediately popped into the public’s mind: Why wasn’t it found long ago?
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Illinois association survey shows unease over dismantling of U.S. Department of EducationMar 26, 2025 4:28 pm - A recent survey of Illinois residents shows growing unease over President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.