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Robotaxis, O’Hare boom and Red Line scrutiny: Transportation seers forecast 2026

Robotaxis, O’Hare boom and Red Line scrutiny: Transportation seers forecast 2026

Robotaxis on our roads and delivery drones in the skies above. Our experts dive into the future of planes, trains and automobiles next year.

 
Neighbors in Need: Glen Ellyn nonprofit provides families a bridge to a better place

Neighbors in Need: Glen Ellyn nonprofit provides families a bridge to a better place

Bridge Communities in Glen Ellyn is one of five charitable organizations set to receive grants from the Daily Herald/Robert R. McCormick Foundation’s Neighbors in Need fundraising campaign.

 
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‘Cool when it’s recognized’: Rom-com filmmakers return to Libertyville

‘Cool when it’s recognized’: Rom-com filmmakers return to Libertyville

The team that created the romantic-comedy “The Exes of Christmas Past” have returned to Libertyville for its latest feature, “Christmas at the Zoo.”

 
Oak Brook police rescue driver from burning vehicle

Oak Brook police rescue driver from burning vehicle

Oak Brook police officers rescued the driver of a car engulfed in flames following a high-speed crash early Sunday morning.

 
Bears clinch playoff berth with Lions loss

Bears clinch playoff berth with Lions loss

The Bears clinched their first playoff berth since 2020 on Sunday night.

 
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Choo-choo cheer: Operation North Pole train ride, party brightens holiday for families of children battling illness

Choo-choo cheer: Operation North Pole train ride, party brightens holiday for families of children battling illness

There was a snowball fight on a Metra train Saturday. But not only was it OK, it was encouraged, because the train was full of children, firefighters, police and others en route to see Santa Claus.

 
Illinois libraries step into life-saving role as new law expands access to Narcan

Illinois libraries step into life-saving role as new law expands access to Narcan

Some Illinois public libraries will be required to stock drugs reversing opioid overdoses and train staff members in their use on Jan. 1, though many others without the same mandate are taking the opportunity to join the effort voluntarily.

 
West Dundee man sentenced to four years in prison after admitting to soliciting teen

West Dundee man sentenced to four years in prison after admitting to soliciting teen

A West Dundee man accused of using Facebook Messenger to solicit a 14-year-old Fox River Grove child to perform a sexual act has been sentenced to prison for four years, court records show.

 
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Man accused of YouTube threats to Barrington Hills police, Allstate employees found fit for trial

Man accused of YouTube threats to Barrington Hills police, Allstate employees found fit for trial

A man who is accused of threatening on YouTube videos to shoot Barrington Hills police officers — and who had been deemed unfit to stand trial — has been restored to fitness, a judge ruled Thursday.

 
Police investigating overnight shooting in Elgin

Police investigating overnight shooting in Elgin

Elgin police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an early Sunday morning shooting.

 

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