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I-490 rising: Cost overruns, delays trail monumental O’Hare corridor

I-490 rising: Cost overruns, delays trail monumental O’Hare corridor

Here’s a look at the mammoth I-490 project, why it’s costing extra and good news about one new interchange opening this week.

 
Naperville man killed when car crashes into tree Saturday

Naperville man killed when car crashes into tree Saturday

A 61-year-old Naperville man died Saturday night in a one-vehicle crash in Naperville, police said.

 
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Restaurant, sports bar set to open this spring at historic building in downtown Aurora

Restaurant, sports bar set to open this spring at historic building in downtown Aurora

An entrance flanked with two fountains, a community space with pool tables, a grand porch, a sports bar and a restaurant are planned to debut in April at The Mayan buildi...

 
Flag football: St. Charles North caps undefeated season in state championship game win vs. Prospect

Flag football: St. Charles North caps undefeated season in state championship game win vs. Prospect

From nonplayer to state finalist is the route all of St. Charles North’s flag football players traveled in three years, but senior Kaelie Tomalak was at the wheel this se...

 
Documents show state's disaster request met FEMA's threshold

Documents show state's disaster request met FEMA's threshold

Gov. JB Pritzker’s presidential disaster request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency met the agency’s dollar threshold for assistance. FEMA denied Illinois’ request for public and individual assistance after severe storms and flooding in August. Though the state met the threshold as a whole, some counties did not.

 
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Democrat Daniel Biss aims to keep party’s hold on Illinois’ 9th District vs. GOP’s John Elleson, who raises $0

Democrat Daniel Biss aims to keep party’s hold on Illinois’ 9th District vs. GOP’s John Elleson, who raises $0

Voters in Illinois’ deep-blue 9th Congressional District may feel they already chose their next member of Congress in March’s open Democratic primary. Democrats have held the North Side and north suburban seat since 1949, and except for a brief stretch, only two people have represented it in that time.

 

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