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Major storms whipped up tornadoes in parts of Illinois and Indiana that leveled homes, killing at least two people and injuring others, and another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way th...

2 killed and homes damaged after tornadoes tear through Illinois and Indiana ↗

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More Illinois students are taking Advanced Placement courses and scoring high on those exams compared to their peers in other states, the latest College Board data shows. In 2025, 31.4% of Illinois pu...

Getting a head start: Illinois students 5th in nation for scoring high on AP exams ↗

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Rounds of severe storms are expected to develop later today and continue into the evening with periods of heavy rain into Wednesday and the possibility of snow north of Interstate 80 as well. There’...

Rounds of severe weather likely today with heavy rain and threat of tornadoes ↗

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As he fueled up Monday at a Casey’s gas station in Naperville, Nick Harris quantified the impact of a 50-cent spike in a gallon of regular within a week. “It’s crazy,” said Harris, who works f...

‘It’s horrible’: Consumers rocked by gasoline spike as Iran war broadens ↗

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Amazon is proposing to build one of its new large-format stores in Oak Brook. The Oak Brook village board will hear a preliminary presentation about the plan at its meeting Tuesday night. It proposes ...

Amazon considering large-format store in Oak Brook ↗

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The Lake County sheriff’s office is reporting a fatal crash in Deer Park Monday morning. A vehicle struck a tree near Ela Road and Long Grove Road, killing the vehicle’s only occupant. More detail...

Vehicle hits tree, killing one, in Deer Park ↗

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DuPage County Undersheriff Eddie Moore pledged Sunday to continue his campaign for sheriff, despite an investigation into reports he struck someone with his car last month and left the scene without c...

DuPage sheriff’s hopeful vows to continue campaign amid investigation, administrative leave ↗

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Eric Kinkel can still jam on the electric guitar and pluck delicate melodies on an acoustic, as the self-taught artist has for decades. The Wauconda man just can’t get the words out. Starting in 201...

A plea for help: Wauconda musician who lost his voice to a brain injury seeks answers through documentary ↗

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