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From standby to standout: Stevenson student wins national quiz bowl titleApr 17, 2026 6:12 pm - Adlai E. Stevenson High School junior Spencer Manning arrived at this month’s scholastic bowl tournament in Rosemont as a standby, unsure he would even compete. He left as a champion, besting more than 300 other students to take first place in the nation's premier quiz bowl competition.
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DuPage County forced to pay election-related bill after vendor sought paymentApr 17, 2026 5:33 pm - DuPage County Board members this week approved a $629,068 expenditure after learning the bill had been sent to the county clerk’s office months earlier.
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Traffic and trepidation in the Persian Gulf could keep gasoline prices from dropping quickly
Apr 17, 2026 5:31 pm - NEW YORK — After U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz was fully open to commercial vessels after almost seven weeks of war, o...
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Some states will go from record heat to a freeze — thanks to Alaska
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Elk Grove Village to buy shuttered hotel for $11.3M, then tear it down for redevelopmentApr 17, 2026 5:12 pm - Elk Grove Village is purchasing a shuttered hotel at 1000 Busse Road for $11.3 million, with plans to demolish the building and redevelop the site.
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20-year-old charged in Geneva crash that killed elderly coupleApr 17, 2026 5:06 pm - A 20-year-old from St. Charles has been charged with reckless homicide in a September 2025 crash that killed a husband and wife from Geneva who were in their 80s, authorities said Friday.
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What to know about singer D4vd’s arrest in 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s killing
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The truce in Lebanon is key to ending the wider Iran war, but challenges remain
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The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana
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Wanna bet? Washington steps up scrutiny of prediction marketsApr 17, 2026 4:48 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — As the United States was preparing a daring mission to rescue an airman whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, there was money to be made. Users on Po...