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Trump order against ‘harm reduction’ could lead to more drug-related deaths, local advocates warnOct 18, 2025 11:25 am - A Crystal Lake mother whose son died from a fentanyl overdose says a recent order issued by President Donald Trump to restrict federal funds from being spent on so-called harm reduction will only result in more drug-related deaths.
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‘An institution’: Elk Grove Village Attorney George Knickerbocker to retire after 54 yearsOct 17, 2025 8:05 pm - Elk Grove Village Attorney George Knickerbocker will retire next Friday after 54 years as the municipality’s legal counsel.
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Border Patrol agents step up enforcement efforts in Lake County with raids at car washes, nurseriesOct 17, 2025 5:31 pm - U.S. Border Patrol agents targeted several businesses in Lake County Friday, briefly detaining several individuals at nurseries and arresting others at a car wash.
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Developer revises data center plans, Naperville residents still concernedOct 17, 2025 5:28 pm - In the latest iteration of plans for a controversial data center in Naperville, a developer has backed off a proposed second phase of the project.
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Aurora offers buyouts to workers, as it plans 2026 budgetOct 17, 2025 4:15 pm - Aurora is offering incentives for workers to quit to reduce the city’s workforce, as Mayor John Laesch has unveiled a proposed 2026 budget that he says eliminates much of a $29 million deficit in the general fund he projected two months ago.
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Aurora investigating shooting of teen at parkOct 17, 2025 3:42 pm - A 16-year-old youth was shot Thursday night in a park on Aurora’s far east side.
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Schaumburg panel endorses more flexibility on when apartments must switch from heat to A/COct 17, 2025 2:16 pm - A Schaumburg committee Thursday recommended the village offer greater flexibility to owners of older apartment buildings with boiler systems regarding the times when they switch between heating and air conditioning each year.
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Elgin Hadassah to celebrate 100 years with luncheon Nov. 2Oct 17, 2025 12:55 pm - Elgin Hadassah will hold its centennial celebration Sunday, Nov. 2, at noon in West Dundee.
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Stage frights: Halloween shows dominate Chicago-area stagesOct 17, 2025 9:35 am - This Halloween, suburban and Chicago theaters are serving up thrills, chills and chuckles, including tales of mad scientists, drunken vampires, terrorized wives, imperiled puppets and plucky farm animals.
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Missing Des Plaines-area woman found by authoritiesOct 17, 2025 8:10 am - A missing 79-year-old Des Plaines-area woman with dementia was located by authorities looking for her since Thursday morning.