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‘I didn’t believe it’: Illinois, Cook County wipe out $2B in medical debt for pennies on dollar
Mar 07, 2026 1:00 pm - Illinois and Cook County have erased more than $2 billion in medical debt combined for over a million residents through a partnership with a nonprofit that buys medical debt for pennies on the dollar. The partnership allows debt to be written off for pennies on the dollar.
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Church, home struck by gunfire in Aurora; guns recovered, investigation ongoing
Mar 07, 2026 12:03 pm - An investigation is ongoing following gunfire striking a church and a nearby residence in Aurora last weekend.
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Nearly a century old, Rand Road bridge in Des Plaines to be rebuiltMar 07, 2026 12:00 pm - The long-awaited replacement of the 97-year-old Rand Road bridge over the Des Plaines River should begin this month.
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Four Route 53 ramps at Palatine Road closed until late summerMar 07, 2026 11:34 am - The village of Arlington Heights was notified late last week that the four cloverleaf ramps at the Route 53-Palatine Road interchange would be closed from Friday until late summer.
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A revolution in zoo care? Brookfield veterinarian working to build red blood cell bank for zoo, aquarium animalsMar 07, 2026 11:15 am - A veterinarian at Brookfield Zoo Chicago is researching the viability of a long-term frozen red blood cell bank for zoo and aquarium animals. The zoo has called it a “revolutionary project.”
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Therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab and author Daniel Pink headline GPS event on healthy relationshipsMar 06, 2026 9:02 pm - Therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab will discuss her bestseller "The Balancing Act" with author Daniel Pink at GPS Parent Series on March 17. Tawwab will provide strategies for setting healthy boundaries, recognizing needs, and improving communication to create balanced relationships without losing yourself.
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3 dead in Michigan after an apparent tornado rips through the state
Mar 06, 2026 8:34 pm - Three people have been killed and three were taken to a hospital after an apparent tornado hit a Michigan town on Friday, authorities said. Powerful storms have ripped ac...
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St. Isidore students ‘Travel the World’ with Hearthwood residents for Read Across AmericaMar 06, 2026 7:27 pm - Kindergarten and first-grade students from St. Isidore Catholic School in Bloomingdale visited Hearthwood Senior Living in Bartlett for a Read Across America celebration inspired by the Dr. Seuss classic “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”
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Mass firings leave national security ranks thinned as war raises threats
Mar 06, 2026 6:23 pm - Last week, FBI Director Kash Patel fired roughly a dozen agents and staff members who once had ties to an investigation of Donald Trump. Among them were agents who specialized in addressing threats from Iran and its proxies.Three days after the firings began, the United States was bombarding Iran.
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Aurora man sentenced to prison after two incidents of battery to a peace officerMar 06, 2026 6:12 pm - An Aurora man has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison after two different incidents of battery to a peace officer, including one that left an Aurora police officer with multiple facial fractures, authorities announced Friday.