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‘Great’ model train show lives up to its name at DuPage fairgroundsNov 02, 2025 4:11 pm - Billed as the largest monthly event of its kind in the world, the Great Midwest Train Show lived up to its name Sunday at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton.
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Despite objections, Lake County zoning board OKs solar farm near AntiochNov 02, 2025 1:24 pm - A proposed commercial solar farm near Antioch won the backing of Lake County’s Zoning Board of Appeals, but opponents including Antioch officials still hope the project can be derailed or relocated.
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Federal disaster relief denied for McHenry County storm damageNov 02, 2025 8:47 am - McHenry County officials are working with state agencies to appeal the the denial of federal disaster relief for severe storms that swept through the county in August.
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Sheriff: Lake County teens face gun chargesNov 01, 2025 5:39 pm - A Lake County teen is accused of recklessly firing a gun in an unincorporated area near Grayslake, authorities said Saturday.
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Coroner: Elk Grove Village man dies after train vs. car collision in HainesvilleNov 01, 2025 10:11 am - An Elk Grove Village man has died after a crash involving a vehicle and a train in Hainesville, the Lake County Coroner’s office said.
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Three infected bats identified on Cook County’s annual ‘Halloween Rabid Bat Map’Oct 31, 2025 6:54 pm - Cook County has released an interactive map every Halloween for the past eight years showing where rabid bats have been identified.
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‘Overwhelmed already’: Food banks, pantries carry on with SNAP emergency plansOct 31, 2025 5:31 pm - The Greater Chicago Food Depository will set up temporary distribution sites in areas with the highest concentration of SNAP participants starting Saturday. Though a federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture must use contingency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the federal government shutdown, nonprofits that were bracing for a cutoff in benefits along with surging demand are still keeping emergency response plans in place.
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DuPage County Board members balk at clerk’s request for more fundingOct 30, 2025 5:51 pm - DuPage County board members have long requested the county clerk come to a meeting to talk finances. DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek obliged this week with a a message: “We simply cannot finish fiscal year 2025 on the funds allocated.”
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Cook County to hold hearing on improving rush-hour congestion on Quentin Road in PalatineOct 30, 2025 4:42 pm - After asking for nearly 30 years, residents of two subdivisions along a milelong stretch of Quentin Road in Palatine that narrows to two lanes are learning more about Cook County’s preferred solution to traffic congestion that keeps them trapped at rush hour.
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Chicago man accused of socking romantic rival, leading high-speed chase jailed in DuPage CountyOct 30, 2025 4:17 pm - A Chicago man was ordered held in jail to await trial after Oak Brook police said he punched his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in the face and then led officers on a high-speed chase.