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Three infected bats identified on Cook County’s annual ‘Halloween Rabid Bat Map’Oct 31, 2025 6:54 pm - Cook County has released an interactive map every Halloween for the past eight years showing where rabid bats have been identified.
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Xi and Carney, meeting in South Korea, try to rebuild China-Canada relations
Oct 31, 2025 5:31 pm - GYEONGJU, South Korea — The leaders of China and Canada took a step toward mending the long-fractured ties between their countries on Friday. Chinese President Xi Jinping...
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‘Overwhelmed already’: Food banks, pantries carry on with SNAP emergency plansOct 31, 2025 5:31 pm - The Greater Chicago Food Depository will set up temporary distribution sites in areas with the highest concentration of SNAP participants starting Saturday. Though a federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture must use contingency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the federal government shutdown, nonprofits that were bracing for a cutoff in benefits along with surging demand are still keeping emergency response plans in place.
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Huntley’s Shops on Main retail incubator opens Saturday
Oct 31, 2025 5:26 pm - Ten small businesses are among the first group to operate in Huntley’s new incubator market, which opens for business Saturday.
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Public school ‘advocate and supporter’ selected to fill vacancy on District 128 boardOct 31, 2025 5:17 pm - Vernon Hills resident and former Lake County Board member was selected from 22 applicants to fill a vacancy on the Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board.
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Candy bridges generational gap at senior center in BartlettOct 31, 2025 5:13 pm - They may not have understood each other’s costumes when the witch encountered the K-pop demon hunter Friday in Bartlett, but Halloween candy was the equalizer once again.
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4 killed in head-on crash in western Kankakee County
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Route 14, Lake Zurich Road in Barrington reopen amid ongoing underpass projectOct 31, 2025 4:19 pm - Route 14 in Barrington reopened Friday afternoon on its new temporary four-lane roadway along with the temporary two-lane Lake Zurich Road.
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Militia attack on hospital in Darfur came in waves, WHO says
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Andrew, the civilian formerly known as 'prince,' faces an uncertain future