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Democrats won big on abortion rights Tuesday. Here's what the results say for the US going into 2024Nov 08, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats had plenty of good news to celebrate in Tuesday's off-year elections and more evidence that they can win races centered on the national debat...
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House censures Rep. Tlaib over Israel-Hamas rhetoric; Schneider argues it can't 'go unanswered'
Nov 08, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The House voted late Tuesday to censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan - the only Palestinian American in Congress - in an extraordinary rebuke o...
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DuPage County wants your thoughts about its mobility planNov 08, 2023 12:00 am - The DuPage County Division of Transportation is accepting public comment on its mobility framework plan. The plan includes recommendations for improved travel throughout...
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Wheaton police brass, patrol officers to get pay raisesNov 08, 2023 12:00 am - Wheaton's patrol officers will receive a pay increase of 3.5% each year of a new three-year contract between the city and their police union. The Wheaton City Council al...
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Former Uvalde mayor wins back job as mother whose daughter was killed at Robb Elementary loses bid
Nov 08, 2023 12:00 am - In Uvalde's first mayoral race since the Robb Elementary School shooting, former Mayor Cody Smith won back the job Tuesday over Kimberly Mata-Rubio, a mother who has led...
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Peace Corps to pay $750,000 to family of Inverness volunteer who died of misdiagnosed malaria
Nov 08, 2023 12:00 am - The Peace Corps has agreed to pay $750,000 to the family of a 24-year-old volunteer from Inverness who died in 2018 in East Africa after the agency's doctors misdiagnose...
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Trump will try to upstage the GOP debate with a rally targeting South Florida's Cuban community
Nov 08, 2023 12:00 am - HIALEAH, Fla. - A City Council candidate in the Miami suburb of Hialeah used Donald Trump's image on campaign signs. At one polling station this week, many people wore r...
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Naperville therapy chickens to move by end of JuneNov 08, 2023 12:00 am - The chickens in Rick and Wendy Montalbano's Naperville backyard will fly the coop by the end of June. The Montalbanos have found a new home for their therapy chickens. B...
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Israel pressured by allies over plight of civilians in Gaza as thousands flee enclave's north
Nov 08, 2023 12:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Israel faced mounting pressure from some of its closest allies Wednesday over the plight of civilians in Gaza, where thousands streamed on foot...
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Detention ordered for Elgin-area man facing child pornography chargesNov 08, 2023 12:00 am - A Kane County judge on Wednesday denied pretrial release for a man facing child pornography charges. Daniel Janavich, 54, of the 12N200 block of Tina Trail near Elgin, p...