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Metra fares to spike between 13% and 15%, if approved amid funding gapOct 11, 2025 8:09 am - Amid a looming shortfall and concerns about layoffs, Metra directors Friday approved the release of a tentative $1.1 billion operating budget for 2026 that includes fare hikes of up to 15%. “I love my job. But I worry for my colleagues and I who are facing the real threat of major service cuts and pink slips in 2027,” conductor Orlando Rojas told Metra officials.
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Oct 11, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois is on track to run a more than $200 million deficit just three months into the current fiscal year, according to the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget.
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Budzinski warns premiums could double if tax credits aren’t renewed
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GPS Parent Series in Spanish to offer details and advice on college admissionOct 11, 2025 12:12 am - On Thursday, Oct. 16, B-PAC: Glenbard Bilingual Parent Advisory Council and the GPS Parent Series in Spanish will present “Preparing the Path for High School and College Success: The College Application Process.“
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AstraZeneca agrees to lower drug prices for Medicaid under Trump administration deal
Oct 10, 2025 8:27 pm - WASHINGTON — AstraZeneca on Friday became the second major pharmaceutical manufacturer to announce it had agreed to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Medicaid unde...
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National Guard stands down in Illinois while troops patrol in Memphis with local police
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GPS program to feature expert in raising ‘spirited’ childrenOct 10, 2025 6:18 pm - The GPS Parent Series will host an event titled "Raising Your Spirited, Intense, Sensitive, Persistent, Energetic Child" with Dr. Mary Sheedy Kurcinka on Oct. 21, via Zoom.
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Registration open for 19th Judicial Circuit’s Veterans History ProjectOct 10, 2025 5:23 pm - Registration is open through Oct. 28 for the 19th Judicial Circuit’s annual Veterans History Project.
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Two injured when car crashes through Hanover Park HouseOct 10, 2025 5:22 pm - Two people were injured when a car crashed through a Hanover Park house Friday morning.
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Fox Lake and Libertyville partner in regional Halloween Express pumpkin jubileeOct 10, 2025 5:22 pm - Fox Lake and Libertyville are partnering for the “Holiday Express” pumpkin jubilee from 12 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12 at Lakefront Park, 10 Riverview Ave. in Fox Lake.