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‘This is a real cliff’: Cuts loom as Illinois lawmakers can’t agree on transit reform, revenue

‘This is a real cliff’: Cuts loom as Illinois lawmakers can’t agree on transit reform, revenue

Transit agencies face doomsday. Will lawmakers rescue trains and buses before 40% service cuts hit? Commuters weigh in.

 
Legislation regarding impact fees for schools on hold after clearing General Assembly

Legislation regarding impact fees for schools on hold after clearing General Assembly

Legislation clarifying municipal officials’ ability to impose fees to help schools pay for construction necessitated by residential developments has cleared the General Assembly — but it isn’t being enacted just yet.

 
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Suburban drug overdose deaths show sharp decline, but will it last?

Suburban drug overdose deaths show sharp decline, but will it last?

Drug overdose deaths in the Chicago area mirror a statewide and national trend showing a sharp decline from 2023 to 2024.

 
Maple Park pilot killed, toddler injured in plane crash

Maple Park pilot killed, toddler injured in plane crash

A Maple Park resident was killed and a toddler injured Saturday in a small plane crash in rural DeKalb County, authorities said.

 
‘While we still have time’: DuPage County ecologists working to save endangered dragonfly

‘While we still have time’: DuPage County ecologists working to save endangered dragonfly

Ecologists with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County are working to preserve the endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly.

 
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‘A chance to reflect’: Mount Prospect kicks off yearlong planning effort

‘A chance to reflect’: Mount Prospect kicks off yearlong planning effort

Mount Prospect is shaping a new comprehensive plan to guide the village for the next 10 to 15 years.

 
Durbin helps mark latest addition to wildlife refuge in McHenry County

Durbin helps mark latest addition to wildlife refuge in McHenry County

Creating the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, an 11,200-acre sanctuary spanning from northern Illinois to southern Wisconsin, took a modest financial investment for future generations, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said as he stood on the refuge’s latest acquisition last week.

 
Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops

Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops

Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving cars on fire as law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bangs to control the crowd.

 
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Family-friendly pride parade fills Elgin streets

Family-friendly pride parade fills Elgin streets

The Elgin Pride Parade & Festival drew thousands to the city’s downtown area Saturday.

 
Mother-son duo from Barrington building bonds on ‘Lego Masters’

Mother-son duo from Barrington building bonds on ‘Lego Masters’

Barrington mother-son duo Anne and Luke Horwath, who share a passion for Lego building, competed against some of the world’s best builders in season five of “Lego Masters.”

 

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