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Geneva council OKs nearly $13M in water and sewer bondsFeb 19, 2026 1:00 pm - The Geneva City Council on Tuesday approved nearly $13 million in waterworks and sewerage revenue bonds to address improvements to its utility infrastructure.
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School shooting survivor to speak at DuPage Democratic event SundayFeb 19, 2026 10:54 am - School shooting survivor and gun safety advocate David Hogg will be the keynote speaker at the Democratic Party of DuPage County’s annual gala on Sunday.
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Bears stadium legislation advances in Indiana as Illinois hearing abruptly canceledFeb 19, 2026 10:07 am - Northwest suburban officials were expected to testify in Springfield Thursday on behalf of a bill that would pave the way to a stadium at the former Arlington Park racetrack. Instead, that scene was playing out across state lines at Indiana’s state capitol.
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Crystal Lake woman killed in Hoffman Estates crash is identifiedFeb 19, 2026 10:03 am - The woman killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday in Hoffman Estates has been identified as Lora Reeser of Crystal Lake, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
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Judge rules there’s ‘no meat’ to Chicago man’s ‘boneless’ wings lawsuitFeb 18, 2026 10:01 pm - A federal judge in Chicago has ruled there’s “no meat on [the] bones” of a restaurant customer’s argument that its boneless wings aren’t actually chicken wings.
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Elgin police: Body found near dam ID’d as man missing since NovemberFeb 18, 2026 9:37 pm - The body of an adult man found by a dam Tuesday evening has turned a missing person investigation into a death investigation.
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‘We view it as a trust’: Top Shelf Ice Arena in Gurnee snares $50K business grantFeb 18, 2026 7:44 pm - Top Shelf Ice Arena at Gurnee Mills will receive a $50,000 village contribution to reconfigure the interior entrance into an NHL-themed retail space.
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‘Progress has been made’: Northwest suburban officials in Springfield for Bears bill talksFeb 18, 2026 7:40 pm - Northwest suburban officials, including those from Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows, are in Springfield to push for legislation that would provide a property tax break for a potential Bears stadium at Arlington Park.
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Waukegan man gets 21 years for hijacking vehicleFeb 18, 2026 6:37 pm - A man from Waukegan was sentenced to 21 years in prison Wednesday for hijacking a car at gunpoint while a woman and her 10-year-old son were in it. Twenty-two-year-old El...
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University pauses in-person classes at Oak Brook campus after ICE moves into buildingFeb 18, 2026 6:30 pm - Lewis University paused in-person classes at its Oak Brook campus this week, as the university figures out how to deal with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement using office space inside the building.