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‘It’s something that’s here now’: Once banned, second pot shop takes root in Arlington HeightsAug 15, 2025 4:39 pm - A second marijuana dispensary quietly has opened in Arlington Heights, years after controversy over the first one.
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Heat and thirst drive families in Gaza to drink water that makes them sick
Aug 15, 2025 4:36 pm - After waking early to stand in line for an hour under the August heat, Rana Odeh returns to her tent with her jug of murky water. She wipes the sweat from her brow and strategizes how much to portion out to her two small children. From its color alone, she knows full well it’s likely contaminated.Thirst supersedes the fear of illness.
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Pritzker signs bill raising age for senior road testsAug 15, 2025 4:34 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation raising the age for mandatory road exams for seniors from 79 to 87 Friday. The bill also allows family members to report unsafe drivers of any age.
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Glen Ellyn man sentenced to over seven years for fentanyl-induced homicideAug 15, 2025 4:23 pm - A Glen Ellyn man was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for supplying a fatal dose of fentanyl to his girlfriend.
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DOJ demands Illinois hand over complete voter database, including sensitive redacted information
Aug 15, 2025 4:21 pm - The U.S. Department of Justice is insisting Illinois election officials hand over the state’s entire computerized voter registration database, including sensitive information such as driver’s license and partial Social Security numbers.
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Across the land, rainbow crosswalks face orders to erase ‘asphalt art’
Aug 15, 2025 4:19 pm - Across the Florida and the country, thousands of other brightly painted street crossings would be paved over under guidance recently issued by the administrations of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and President Donald Trump. The dual directives call for the erasure of “asphalt art.”
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Beach at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich closed this weekendAug 15, 2025 3:32 pm - The beach at Paulus Park, 200 S. Rand Road (Route 12) in Lake Zurich, will be closed this weekend due to elevated bacteria levels.
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District 64 board meets Thursday to talk construction, budgetAug 15, 2025 3:31 pm - The Park Ridge-Niles District 64 school board meets Thursday to discuss progress on school construction projects and other issues.
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Texas woman charged with abducting two Aurora kids on behalf of father in MexicoAug 15, 2025 1:30 pm - A Texas woman has been charged with kidnapping and child abduction of two kids from Aurora.
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Former Kane County coroner Rob Russell announces bid for sheriff
Aug 15, 2025 12:52 pm - Former Kane County coroner Rob Russell announced his intent to seek the Republican nomination for sheriff in the 2026 primary election, according to a news release.