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Driver who collided with Metra train in Barrington dies of his injuriesSep 19, 2026 1:40 pm - A man whose car collided with a Metra train Friday in Barrington has died, authorities said Saturday.
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Book Road in Naperville could reopen between 75th and 83rd streets by month’s endSep 19, 2026 10:59 am - Naperville residents who’ve been unable to use Book Road for most of the year will see a little relief once the stretch between 75th and 83rd streets reopens by month’s end.
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Naperville Public Library seeking 8% budget increase in 2027Sep 19, 2026 10:55 am - Naperville Public Library’s proposed 2027 operating budget calls for an 8.11% spending increase — about $1.5 million more than this year and the largest increase in the last five years.
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A city on guard: What the raids left behind after Operation Midway BlitzSep 19, 2026 10:29 am - It has been a year this month since the Trump administration’s Operation Midway Blitz began. What it left behind can be measured in the number of neighborhood patrollers who are still making their daily rounds on constant lookout for the threat of federal agents. It can be measured in places still coming back to life, where people keep a wary eye from apartment balconies and from behind cracks in window curtains.
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Midterm elections bring wave of referendums to suburban votersSep 19, 2026 10:14 am - A slew of measures to increase property taxes to fund school renovations, library expansions and other projects are among the referendums suburban voters will consider when they head to the polls this fall.
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Montini’s Abrams-to-Ortegon combo against outlasts CarmelSep 19, 2026 6:36 am - The Abrams-to-Ortegon connection lifts Montini football in a 42-35 win over Carmel.
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Grammy winner Howard Levy opens Baker Center’s centennial season Oct. 17Sep 18, 2026 5:19 pm - Grammy winner Howard Levy will perform with guitarist Chris Siebold on Oct. 17 at Baker Community Center in St. Charles, opening the seventh “Saturday Night Lights” concert season with “I Speak Music: Songs and Stories of a Century” based on his memoir.
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Bartlett’s Living Lord Church mobilizes over 30 volunteers for ‘God’s Work. Our Hands.’ Day of ServiceSep 18, 2026 4:29 pm - Living Lord Lutheran Church members participated in "God's work. Our hands." service day on Sept. 12, assembling 81 school kits for Lutheran World Relief and rolling 376 bandages for medical kits distributed globally.
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Man killed in early morning crash in AuroraSep 18, 2026 4:28 pm - The Aurora Police Department is investigating a two-car crash that killed a man Friday morning at Eola Road and McCoy Drive.
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Batavia considers tax incentive for Texas RoadhouseSep 18, 2026 4:23 pm - Batavia aldermen are poised to approve a sales tax rebate to get a Texas Roadhouse restaurant on Randall Road.