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33-year-old pedestrian killed after being struck by a pickup in Gurnee

33-year-old pedestrian killed after being struck by a pickup in Gurnee

A female pedestrian was killed Wednesday evening after being struck by a pickup truck near Delany Road and Sunset Avenue in Gurnee.

 
‘Beyond grateful’: Chlebek holds 4 vote lead in Des Plaines’ 1st Ward race

‘Beyond grateful’: Chlebek holds 4 vote lead in Des Plaines’ 1st Ward race

Only four votes separate the candidates for the 1st Ward seat on the Des Plaines City Council — and the woman in the lead is happy.

 
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Man shot on Aurora’s west side Tuesday

Man shot on Aurora’s west side Tuesday

Aurora police are investigating after a man was shot Tuesday afternoon on the city’s west side.

 
Grafton Township Board turns blue as voters also deliver change to Huntley District 158 school board

Grafton Township Board turns blue as voters also deliver change to Huntley District 158 school board

For the first time in recent memory, the Grafton Township board in McHenry County is slated to be run by Democrats.

 
Elgin man charged with stealing credit, debit cards from Bartlett construction site

Elgin man charged with stealing credit, debit cards from Bartlett construction site

Bartlett police Tuesday arrested an Elgin man accused of stealing a wallet containing credit and debit cards from a van at a construction site on March 18.

 
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Fifth accused St. Charles sex trafficker waives jury trial

Fifth accused St. Charles sex trafficker waives jury trial

The fifth accused sex trafficker picked up in a July 2023 sweep in St. Charles appeared in court Wednesday and received a continuance until May 2.

 
Vetter’s $163 million expansion plan faces big vote in Des Plaines

Vetter’s $163 million expansion plan faces big vote in Des Plaines

A German pharmaceutical company’s $163 million plan to expand its Des Plaines facility could get a key go-ahead from the city council Monday.

 
Wheaton’s French market back in action April 12

Wheaton’s French market back in action April 12

In a sign that spring has sprung, Wheaton’s French market will open for the season Saturday, April 12.

 
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Trump’s tariff push is a race against time, and potential voter backlash

Trump’s tariff push is a race against time, and potential voter backlash

President Donald Trump's expansive new tariffs flips on its head a decades-long global trend of lower trade barriers and is likely, economists say, to raise prices for Americans by thousands of dollars each year while sharply slowing the U.S. economy.

 
Trump fired several national security officials deemed insufficiently loyal, AP sources say

Trump fired several national security officials deemed insufficiently loyal, AP sources say

President Donald Trump has moved to fire several White House National Security Council officials after he was urged by far-right activist Laura Loomer to purge staffers she deemed insufficiently loyal to his “Make America Great Again” agenda, several people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

 

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