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Cook County $10 billion budget plan includes no tax hikes, but Preckwinkle warns of challenges aheadOct 09, 2025 6:48 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled a proposed $10 billion budget Thursday that includes no tax hikes or service reductions. However, she warned that cuts in Medicaid and other federal funding could bring financial challenges in the near future.
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Program providing food to children gets big boost with $250K check from AbbottOct 09, 2025 5:20 pm - Volunteers stuffed backpacks with food Thursday for the BackPack Program, which aims to help children with food insecurity, at the Northern Illinois Food Bank facility in Lake Forest. The program also received a $250,000 grant from Abbott.
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Security increased around National Guard base in Elwood as activity draws public’s attentionOct 09, 2025 11:02 am - One day after federalized members of the Texas National Guard arrived at the Joliet Area Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood, security was increased around the facility, limiting visibility for the public and the media.
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Community leaders speak out on ICE activity in Will CountyOct 09, 2025 10:38 am - Community advocates and elected officials gathered Wednesday in Joliet for a news conference that doubled as a rally for immigrants, one day after the Texas National Guard arrived in Will County.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for September 2025Oct 09, 2025 9:16 am - The winning entries in the Daily Herald’s amateur photo contest for September range from graceful egrets to tenacious porcupines.
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Officials identify man who drowned Monday in Fox LakeOct 08, 2025 8:54 pm - A 51-year-old man who drowned Monday evening in Fox Lake near Antioch has been identified, officials said.
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St. Charles nonprofit seeks volunteer Christmas gift shoppers for local studentsOct 08, 2025 8:48 pm - A St. Charles nonprofit is seeking volunteers to help shop for gifts for area schoolchildren and families facing financial hardship.
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Ray Lake Forest Preserve to expand with acquisition of ‘keystone properties’Oct 08, 2025 8:07 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserve District is poised to buy two adjacent parcels totaling 131 acres north of Gilmer Road and west of Erhart Road for $6.1 million.
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Cruising on water: Boats made to look like luxury cars available to rent on Chain O’ LakesOct 08, 2025 6:35 pm - As long as weekend forecasts stay pleasantly warm, boaters are expected to remain on the Chain O’ Lakes past the end of the normal boating season and into October. The people behind Luxury Jet Cars hope the extended boating season gives people looking to rent a boat the time to check out one of their models.
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Elgin man held on felony drug charges after traffic stop in Fox LakeOct 08, 2025 2:47 pm - An Elgin man was ordered held pending trial on felony drug charges after a recent traffic stop in Fox Lake.