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Mayors to meet in Chicago to discuss migrant crisisJan 10, 2024 9:24 pm - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and metropolitan mayors will meet Tuesday to discuss the ongoing migrant crisis and strategies to deal with the influx of new arrivals. Tues...
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Kane County officials draft proclamation amid asylum seeker influxJan 10, 2024 9:18 pm - Stymied by a lack of legal authority to prevent migrants seeking asylum from entering their communities, Kane County officials are drafting a bipartisan proclamation call...
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Man guilty of raping elderly woman in Addison home invasionJan 10, 2024 8:24 pm - A DuPage County jury convicted a man Wednesday of breaking into a 92-year-old woman’s house and raping her in November 2021. After a three-day trial, the jury found Antho...
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Lake County Forest Preserve offering snowmobile safety courseJan 10, 2024 11:10 am - Lake County Forest Preserve ranger police are holding a snowmobile safety education course from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Operations and Public Safety Fa...
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Cook County Animal and Rabies Control offers pet safety tips during bitterly cold winter weatherJan 10, 2024 8:46 am - Dangerously low temperatures are forecast over the next few days. Snowstorms throughout the week will give way to bitterly cold subzero temperatures starting this weekend...
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DuPage County says it has no authority to enact bus restrictionsJan 09, 2024 5:16 pm - DuPage County officials said they have no plans ‒ or the authority ‒ to prevent buses from dropping off migrants at area train stations or to declare itself a nonsanctuar...
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Lake County Gun Violence Prevention Initiative to host two more town hallsJan 09, 2024 5:15 am - The Lake County Gun Violence Prevention Initiative, sponsored by the Lake County State's Attorney Office, will host town hall meetings in Highland Park and Vernon Hills t...
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Concerns and compassion clash as Kane County addresses migrant influxJan 08, 2024 7:11 pm - Facing pressure from local Republicans to keep migrants out of Kane County, officials outlined a protocol for transferring migrants to the designated processing station i...
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Montgomery man dies in fatal crashJan 08, 2024 4:31 pm - The Kane County sheriff’s office is investigating a Sunday evening crash that killed a 76-year-old man. Lawrence Hagemeyer, of Montgomery, was killed in the single-vehicl...
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Waubonsee’s computer-aided design and drafting program boasts strong ties to local industry partnersJan 08, 2024 12:57 pm - Waubonsee Community College recognized its Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Program at its December board meeting due to its strong connections with local industry part...