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‘This project is delivering’: Suburban leaders credit flood-prevention efforts for keeping towns dry during recent deluges

‘This project is delivering’: Suburban leaders credit flood-prevention efforts for keeping towns dry during recent deluges

New sewers and stormwater detention basins in several flood-prone suburbs have prevented catastrophes this month.

 
‘None of us could count straight’: Batavia Great Dane gives birth to surprising litter of 19

‘None of us could count straight’: Batavia Great Dane gives birth to surprising litter of 19

A family in Batavia just welcomed a litter of 19 Great Dane puppies — all born alive and healthy. The litter is believed to be one of the largest known live Great Dane litters locally.

 
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Trump calls off Witkoff, Kushner trip to Pakistan for Iran peace talks

Trump calls off Witkoff, Kushner trip to Pakistan for Iran peace talks

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he had canceled top U.S. officials’ trip to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran, the latest setback to negotiations to end the two-month-long conflict.

 
Families celebrate Earth Day with animals and activities at Randall Oaks Zoo

Families celebrate Earth Day with animals and activities at Randall Oaks Zoo

Children of all ages celebrated Earth Day at Randall Oaks Zoo Saturday in West Dundee.

 
Batavia police investigating man’s death, woman’s serious injury early Saturday

Batavia police investigating man’s death, woman’s serious injury early Saturday

Batavia police are conducting a death investigation after responding to an early morning call Saturday in which a man was found dead and a woman injured.

 
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Volunteers help spruce up newly renovated park for Earth Day

Volunteers help spruce up newly renovated park for Earth Day

Volunteers spruced up Vogelei Park in Hoffman Estates and distributed wildflower seeds during a spring cleanup event Saturday to celebrate Earth Day.

 
Mundelein man charged with indecent solicitation of a 14-year-old girl

Mundelein man charged with indecent solicitation of a 14-year-old girl

A Mundelein man is accused of asking a 14-year-old girl to engage in a sex act in a nearby unincorporated area.

 
Willowbrook lineman Cruz drafted by San Francisco in fifth round

Willowbrook lineman Cruz drafted by San Francisco in fifth round

Former Willowbrook offensive lineman Enrique Cruz Jr., who played for five collegiate seasons at Syracuse and Kansas, was selected on Saturday by the San Francisco 49ers ...

 
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Back at Dodger Stadium, Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong finds his place on MLB’s hottest team

Back at Dodger Stadium, Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong finds his place on MLB’s hottest team

Even in baseball’s information age, this kind of cause and effect cannot be proven. Pete Crow-Armstrong’s MVP-level stretch began last season, while the Chicago Cubs were on the West Coast, immediately after a report surfaced that he had turned down a long-term contract offer from the club.

 
Chicago Bears go offense with all 3 picks on Day 2: Time to trust Ben Johnson?

Chicago Bears go offense with all 3 picks on Day 2: Time to trust Ben Johnson?

The Chicago Bears ranked 29th in the league in yards allowed per play in 2025. They were in the bottom third of the league in nearly every major defensive category. And ...

 

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