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‘Indiana is moving fast’: Arlington Heights group rallies to keep Bears in IllinoisFeb 03, 2026 6:50 pm - Touchdown Arlington, a pro-Bears-to-Arlington Heights business coalition, plans an event on Feb. 11 to rally support for the Bears’ proposed redevelopment of Arlington Park. The event comes amid the team’s increasing interest in Indiana.
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Epstein invested alongside top Silicon Valley names in crypto firm Coinbase
Feb 03, 2026 6:25 pm - Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein invested $3 million into the cryptocurrency startup Coinbase in 2014, according to documents released by the Justice Department on Friday, giving him a small role in the rise of what is now a $51 billion public company and the largest U.S.-based crypto exchange.
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Naperville man arrested after car theftFeb 03, 2026 6:05 pm - A man was arrested in Naperville Monday after fleeing from a car that had been reported stolen the previous day. Ethan M. Christiansen, 19, of Naperville was driving the ...
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Voting by mail? Don’t wait until the last minuteFeb 03, 2026 5:08 pm - If you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of Illinois voters who registered for permanent vote by mail, election officials have a bit of advice for you. Don’t wait until the last minute to get those ballots in.
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GOP state House candidate says he’s not a Holocaust denierFeb 03, 2026 5:03 pm - Elk Grove Township Republican Committeeman Edward Lapinski repudiated accusations he is a Holocaust denier and antisemitic, saying text messages exchanged between him and another Republican committeeperson were maliciously presented out of context.
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Republican candidate for 8th Congressional District hammers opponents over their religious beliefsFeb 03, 2026 4:57 pm - A candidate in the 8th Congressional District Republican primary convicted of a hate crime a quarter century ago criticized two of his opponents’ religious beliefs in a joint interview.
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Meet Negro League baseball player at Aurora eventFeb 03, 2026 4:14 pm - People can meet Negro League baseball player Dennis Biddle during an event scheduled for Friday night in Aurora.
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Batavia OKs $1.86 million incentive to turn ex-factory into software company HQFeb 03, 2026 3:58 pm - Batavia is poised to provide $1.86 million in aid to renovate a 100-year-old factory in to a headquarters for a software company.
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Measles cases identified at ICE’s largest detention facility for children
Feb 03, 2026 3:58 pm - Two detainees at the nation’s main immigrant family detention center, in Dilley, Texas, have tested positive for measles, authorities said, alarming lawmakers and attorneys who fear the virus could spread in the crowded facility.
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Iran’s killing of protesters reached level rarely seen, emergent count shows
Feb 03, 2026 3:22 pm - Iran’s sweeping crackdown on anti-government demonstrations left more than 6,800 people dead, the vast majority of them protesters killed last month, according to an advocacy organization tracking and confirming the fatalities. The level of violence against protesters has few recent parallels, human rights groups say