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ACLU claims Cuban detainees were beaten for refusing removal to Mexico
Dec 08, 2025 7:02 pm - Four Cuban immigrants being held at a Texas detention center claim they were among dozens who were driven to the Mexican border and pressured by masked officials to cross it or face imprisonment and beatings, according to a letter that civil liberties groups sent to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday and shared with The Washington Post.
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Merry Metra — railroad launches product line just in time for the holidaysDec 08, 2025 6:26 pm - Nothing warms the heart at Christmas like the gift of ... Metra? Starting Wednesday, you can give your favorite railfan Metra T-shirts, clocks and body pillows featuring trains and stations.
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‘A lot of buzz’: Lake Zurich now the site of Salvation Army’s seventh area thrift storeDec 08, 2025 6:22 pm - The newest store in Lake Zurich won't open until Friday morning, but that hasn't stopped would-be patrons from knocking on the door in hopes of getting a sneak peek.
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Neer Beer brings suburbs’ first non-alcoholic bottle shop to WheatonDec 08, 2025 5:59 pm - Neer Beer, a non-alcoholic bottle shop, opened last week in downtown Wheaton. Owner Jason Krapausky said most of the NA options he sells would do well in blind taste tests with their alcoholic counterparts “except for the not getting drunk part.”
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UN Palestinian aid agency says Israeli police ‘forcibly entered’ its Jerusalem compound
Dec 08, 2025 5:53 pm - Israeli police forcibly entered the compound of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem early Monday, escalating a campaign against the organization that has been banned from operating on Israeli territory.
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Crowded Senate race could slim down as state board rules on objectionsDec 08, 2025 5:10 pm - Twenty candidates are jostling for U.S. Senate spot, who’s likely to be knocked off the ballot?
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Man shot at Aurora gas stationDec 08, 2025 5:09 pm - A man was shot early Monday while putting gasoline in his car at a station in Aurora.
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Naperville Park District to decide whether to ask voters for $120 million to build rec centerDec 08, 2025 4:41 pm - Naperville Park District commissioners will decide Thursday if they will ask voters for $120 million to build a new activity center — a proposal that is already drawing opposition from the Fry Family YMCA.
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Search for new District 15 superintendent reaches the listening stageDec 08, 2025 4:39 pm - The search for a successor to Palatine Township Elementary District 15 Superintendent Laurie Heinz continues this week with a series of informational meetings.
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Volunteers pack food boxes at Elk Grove Salvation ArmyDec 08, 2025 4:28 pm - Volunteers started Monday packing the first of 8,000 holiday meal food boxes at the Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services facility in Elk Grove Village.