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Russian foreign minister: Any aggression against our country will be met with a ‘decisive response’
Sep 27, 2025 5:57 pm - As new tensions rise between Russia and NATO powers, Moscow's top diplomat insisted to world leaders Saturday that his nation doesn't intend to attack Europe but will mount a “decisive response” to any aggression.
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Tropical weather in the Atlantic is slamming the Caribbean and may strike Southeast US next
Sep 27, 2025 5:53 pm - Crews spent Saturday making preparations for an unnamed weather system that is forecast to become Tropical Storm Imelda late Saturday or early Sunday before approaching the coast of South Carolina as a hurricane early next week.
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Long Grove’s Apple Fest draws a big crowdSep 27, 2025 4:57 pm - There's nothing like a festival to draw a crowd to downtown Long Grove and Apple Fest lived up to its billing as people lined up to buy apples, enjoy prepared food, visit vendors' booths and listen to live music Saturday.
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Scammer sold stolen SUV in Des Plaines for $15,000: policeSep 27, 2025 3:07 pm - A Chicago man is facing charges after selling a stolen, inoperative SUV to someone in Des Plaines, police said.
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Police: Pistol-wielding Villa Park man threatened Elmhurst residentSep 27, 2025 3:00 pm - A Villa Park man was in custody Saturday after pointing a loaded pistol at an Elmhurst resident outside the victim’s home, prosecutors announced.
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Trump officials ask Supreme Court to uphold ban on birthright citizenship
Sep 27, 2025 2:39 pm - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to carry out its ban on birthright citizenship, potentially setting up a major showdown over one of the most important and controversial elements of the president’s anti-immigration agenda.
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Trump calls for troops in Portland, Oregon, escalating use of military inside US
Sep 27, 2025 1:51 pm - President Donald Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, "authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities.He made the announcement on social media, writing that he was directing the Department of Defense to “provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland.”
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New look at ancient skull challenges timeline of human evolution
Sep 27, 2025 1:15 pm - He lived hundreds of thousands of years ago, eking out an existence in what is today central China. Sporting a squat neck and a big brain, he likely wielded tools made of...
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Congress takes steps to help restore dignity of work in IllinoisSep 27, 2025 12:52 pm - For too long, government policies have made it too easy not to work, stifling people’s growth, confidence and ability to prosper. It also has limited the labor pool for businesses.
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SWAT team finds $300K in cocaine in tow truck at Marengo ranch, prosecutors say; Elgin man charged
Sep 27, 2025 12:26 pm - An Elgin man allegedly hid in a Marengo barn as a SWAT team executed a search warrant on a house and his truck, where prosecutors said they found cocaine with a potential street value of $300,000.