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Few voters decide fate of most ballot questions, study showsMar 12, 2024 2:56 pm - For every voter who cast a ballot last April to decide the fate of Batavia Unit District 101’s request to borrow $140 million to rebuild and renovate multiple schools, tw...
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Geneva’s mayor says decision on dam’s future not coming until March 2025
Mar 12, 2024 1:46 pm - Mayor Kevin Burns issued a statement late Monday regarding the ongoing discussion of removing the Geneva dam from the Fox River, as initiated by the U.S. Army Corps of En...
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As Election Day nears, Casten far better funded than challengersMar 12, 2024 1:37 pm - U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove entered the closing weeks of his Democratic primary race vastly better funded than his two challengers, records show. Casten, w...
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Where 11th District GOP candidates stand on abortion, and why one has made a shiftMar 12, 2024 1:24 pm - Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correctly reflect Evans’ hometown of Warrenville. All three Republicans seeking the party’s nomination for Illinois’ 11...
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Moderate vs. conservative: Kane County's GOP faces a defining county board primaryMar 12, 2024 11:00 am - Half of the Kane County Board is up for election this cycle. With the reshuffling of county board districts after the 2020 Census, a return to the days of majority Republ...
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Corporate donation funds new scholarship at Oakton CollegeMar 12, 2024 10:59 am - A $10,000 corporate donation to Oakton College in Des Plaines will fund an endowed scholarship, the school announced. The money came from Acuity Brands, which includes D...
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Winfield man dies from injuries suffered in fiery crashMar 12, 2024 9:25 am - A 33-year-old Winfield man is dead following a fiery, single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning. The Cook County medical examiner’s office reported Yosef Gidey died Monda...
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Trump asked Elon Musk if he wanted to buy Truth Social
Mar 12, 2024 8:30 am - Former President Donald Trump asked Elon Musk last summer whether the billionaire industrialist would be interested in buying Trump’s social network Truth Social, accordi...
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Illinois police identify 5 people, including 3 children, killed when school bus, semitruck collide
Mar 12, 2024 8:20 am - RUSHVILLE, Ill. — Authorities have identified the five people killed in a fiery crash, including both drivers and three children, when a school bus and a semitruck collid...
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Feds, state deploy resources amid measles outbreak, alert issued for exposures in city, suburbsMar 12, 2024 8:03 am - Federal and state officials are assisting Chicago to help contain an outbreak of measles cases, many of which involved a city shelter for new arrivals. So far, eight case...