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Your phone can suddenly become a fire risk. Here’s what to do.Oct 14, 2025 4:28 pm - Swelling batteries in electronics can, in rare cases, spark a fire or explosion. Billions of products with rechargeable batteries are used every day, which means you might someday have a swollen battery in your phone, laptop, smart ring, wireless headphones or other device.
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How did the Bears win a game they usually lose?Oct 14, 2025 4:27 pm - Jon Greenberg: As the cliché goes, it’s hard to win a game in the NFL. However, as we know, it’s even harder, it seems, if you’re the Chicago Bears.
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More than half of Illinois communities have enacted a local grocery taxOct 14, 2025 3:34 pm - Data from the Illinois Municipal League shows about half of Illinois municipalities have voted to keep collecting a grocery tax since Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law last year eliminating the statewide 1% grocery tax.
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Skyline Drive in Batavia remains dead end for nowOct 14, 2025 1:37 pm - Skyline Drive in Batavia comes to an abrupt halt south of Hansford Avenue. Having a dead end on the road is the way local residents want it.
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Report offers mixed review of educational progress in IllinoisOct 14, 2025 1:03 pm - Advance Illinois’ biennial report, “The State We’re In,” shows Illinois is getting close to meeting the goal of having 60% of the adult population with either a postsecondary degree or industry certificate. Meanwhile, proficiency rates in reading and math have remained relatively flat over the last 20 years, despite billions of dollars in new K-12 spending.
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Zara Larsson hopes ‘Midnight Sun’ helps complete her pop superstar puzzleOct 14, 2025 12:19 pm - Zara Larsson, who recently released her new album “Midnight Sun,” is currently headlining her own concert dates in Europe before joining the iHeart Radio Jingle Ball tour that brings her to Rosemont’s Allstate Arena Monday, Dec. 8.
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D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel),’ dies at 51Oct 14, 2025 12:02 pm - D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died. He was 51.
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St. Charles leaders tout accomplishments, share challenges at State of the City addressOct 14, 2025 11:12 am - Leaders from the city of St. Charles, as well as its schools, parks and library, gave a 90-minute presentation during a recent St. Charles Chamber of Commerce State of the City address.
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Alec and Stephen Baldwin escape injury after their vehicle hits a tree in New YorkOct 14, 2025 10:50 am - Alec Baldwin and his younger brother Stephen escaped injury when their vehicle struck a tree in New York Monday.
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IMF upgrades US growth outlook as Trump’s tariffs cause less disruption, for nowOct 14, 2025 10:48 am - The U.S. and global economies will grow a bit more this year than previously forecast as the Trump administration's tariffs have so far proved less disruptive than expected, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday, though the agency also said the extensive duties still pose risks.