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‘Many live paycheck to paycheck’: Shutdown will impact local workers, airports and services, stakeholders say

‘Many live paycheck to paycheck’: Shutdown will impact local workers, airports and services, stakeholders say

Thousands of city and suburban federal employees will be without pay with courts and pollution monitoring impacted by shutdown.

 
Divers halt missing-person search of Fox River in Carpentersville

Divers halt missing-person search of Fox River in Carpentersville

Police and fire personnel responded to a report Tuesday evening of a “possible missing person in the Fox River” in Carpentersville.

 
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‘Mini-forests’ are rare in the US. The Algonquin Garden Club is planting one in Kane County

‘Mini-forests’ are rare in the US. The Algonquin Garden Club is planting one in Kane County

Launching a first-of-its-kind ecological project in the region, the Algonquin Garden Club will transform a small plot in the Dixie Briggs Fromm Nature Preserve in Dundee Township into a "mini-forest."

 
Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.

 
Crystal Lake police contradict claim about rifle outside public library

Crystal Lake police contradict claim about rifle outside public library

Crystal Lake police are contradicting a signed criminal complaint indicating that a defendant is accused of hiding a rifle in the bushes outside the local public library, which is less than 1,000 feet from a school.

 
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Mount Prospect putting new life into an old reservoir

Mount Prospect putting new life into an old reservoir

An old warhorse of Mount Prospect’s water infrastructure is getting back into shape, as crews carry out much needed repairs at the village’s potable water reservoir Booster Pumping Station 4.

 
Work begins to replace century-old railroad bridge in Naperville

Work begins to replace century-old railroad bridge in Naperville

Construction has begun to replace a 110-year-old railroad bridge in Naperville, the final task in a decades-long project to reduce congestion on North Aurora Road.

 
Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty

Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty

Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.

 
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State, private developers break ground on quantum research park

State, private developers break ground on quantum research park

Officials broke ground on a quantum research park development on Chicago’s Southeast Side, more than a year after it was first announced. The project has received significant state financing. The governor says the state’s quantum strategy, centered on the research park, will bring billions of dollars of economic development to the region.

 
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is almost here. Here’s what to know.

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is almost here. Here’s what to know.

Lights, camera, action. Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” arrives Friday. Are you ready for it?

 

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