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Two minor injuries in multi-vehicle fire at Woodfield parking deckOct 26, 2025 9:58 am - A multi-vehicle fire erupted Saturday afternoon at the Macy's side parking deck at Woodfield Mall, resulting in two minor injuries, Schaumburg fire officials said.
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DuPage forest preserve pursues purchase of Wayne propertyOct 26, 2025 9:29 am - DuPage County forest preserve officials want to add roughly 32 acres in Wayne to the district’s land holdings.
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Aliens attack!: Extraterrestrial theme invades Nightmare on Chicago Street in ElginOct 26, 2025 8:04 am - Thousands of revelers descended on downtown Elgin Saturday night for the annual Nightmare on Chicago Street Halloween event.
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Halloween witch surprising opossum video is fakeOct 26, 2025 4:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that an opossum was filmed being frightened away from a bowl of Halloween candy, thousands attended anti-Trump “No Kings” rallies in England and more.
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Left-leaning independent Connolly wins Irish presidential election
Oct 25, 2025 8:30 pm - Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, who secured the backing of Ireland's left-leaning parties including Sinn Féin, has won the country's presidential election in a landslide victory against her center-right rival.
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Venezuela’s Maduro says the US is fabricating a war and seeks to revoke citizenship of opponent
Oct 25, 2025 8:19 pm - Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro said the U.S. government is “fabricating” a war against him as the world's biggest warship approached the South American country, while moving to revoke the citizenship of an opponent he accuses of egging on an invasion.
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Rubio says mediators of Gaza ceasefire shared information to uncover a recent threat
Oct 25, 2025 8:16 pm - Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that Israel, the U.S. and the other mediators of the Gaza ceasefire deal are sharing information to disrupt any threats and that allowed them to identify a possible impending attack last weekend.
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Melissa reaches hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in northern Caribbean
Oct 25, 2025 8:13 pm - U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica Saturday as Storm Melissa reached hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean.A hurricane warning means winds of at least 74 mph (119 kph) are expected in the area within 36 hours.
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Aurora mayor investigating feds’ arrest of protesterOct 25, 2025 7:09 pm - Aurora Mayor John Laesch is looking into what happened Saturday that resulted in federal immigration law enforcement agents taking a woman to a hospital to be treated for tear-gas injuries.
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Justice Dept. says it will monitor polls in California and New Jersey
Oct 25, 2025 7:05 pm - The Justice Department said Friday that it will monitor polling stations in six counties in California and New Jersey ahead of the Nov. 4 general election, describing the move as routine and aimed at ensuring transparency and ballot security at the polls.