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Motorcyclist killed in hit-and-run crash in Des PlainesJul 28, 2024 8:13 am - A 31-year-old Glen Ellyn man was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Saturday morning in Des Plaines, police said.
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Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board
Jul 28, 2024 6:00 am - PIPER CITY, Ill. — In Scott Saffer's science classroom, kids bake cookies in a decked-out kitchen, care for fish, turtles and a snake, and have access to a workshop full ...
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‘Sensationally unpredictable’ U.S. election clouds policy view
Jul 28, 2024 5:11 am - The shock replacement of the Democratic presidential candidate less than four months before the U.S. election has introduced a new element of uncertainty about the outloo...
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TikTok goes all-out in Washington with its U.S. survival at stake
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Firefighters get some help from cooler temperatures after California’s largest wildfire explodesJul 27, 2024 8:25 pm - FOREST RANCH, Calif. — Thousands of firefighters battling a wildfire in Northern California received some help from the weather Saturday hours after it exploded in size, ...
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An exonerated man was ‘50 feet from freedom.’ Then a court stopped him.Jul 27, 2024 8:23 pm - Christopher Dunn was steps away from freedom. He was wearing civilian clothes picked out months before: a sage green button-down, a blazer, and a green and blue tie that ...
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In a show of growing ties, Russian warships make a new visit to Cuban watersJul 27, 2024 8:22 pm - HAVANA — Three Russian warships arrived in Cuban waters on Saturday, Moscow's second such maritime voyage in as many months in a reflection of deepening ties between Russ...
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4 hottest days ever observed raise fears of a planet nearing ‘tipping points’Jul 27, 2024 8:21 pm - As global temperatures spiked to their highest levels in recorded history on Monday, ambulances were screaming through the streets of Tokyo, carrying scores of people who...
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Texas sues Biden administration over teenage access to birth controlJul 27, 2024 6:20 pm - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is suing the Biden administration over a policy that allows adolescents to access birth control without their parents’ consent, argu...
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‘FranDan Day’ in Hoffman Estates: Frannie the Chihuahua makes 500th run to greet mail carrierJul 27, 2024 5:45 pm - A unique relationship reaches a major landmark in Hoffman Estates. Chihuahua Frannie Joy ran outside to greet mail carrier Dan Larsen for the 500th time.