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RTA drills down into costs of fiscal crisis from ‘pizza tax’ to 10% higher fares

RTA drills down into costs of fiscal crisis from ‘pizza tax’ to 10% higher fares

Can this transit doomsday be averted? Here’s a look at challenges and options facing Metra, Pace and the CTA.

 
A balm for the bereaved: Geneva woman seeks to install wind phone where grieving people can ‘talk’ to lost loved ones

A balm for the bereaved: Geneva woman seeks to install wind phone where grieving people can ‘talk’ to lost loved ones

A Geneva mother seeks to establish a wind phone, a disconnected phone that allows grieving people to “talk” with their departed loved ones, in her community in honor of her 18-year-old son James who died unexpectedly in 2021.

 
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Federal cuts to weather staff put Illinois emergency alerts at risk

Federal cuts to weather staff put Illinois emergency alerts at risk

As Illinois recovers from a record-breaking year of tornadoes that prompted emergency declarations across several counties, local officials and lawmakers are sounding the alarm about deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service – and the risks they pose to public safety.

 
Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean

Hurricane Erin explodes in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a tropical storm in a single day,...

 
Ukraine's Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after US-Russia summit secured no halt to fighting

Ukraine's Zelenskyy to meet Trump on Monday after US-Russia summit secured no halt to fighting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday after a Russia-U.S. summit ended without an agreement to stop the fighting in Ukraine after 3 1/2 years.

 
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Park Ridge man celebrates heart health by ringing his own bell

Park Ridge man celebrates heart health by ringing his own bell

Park Ridge resident Paul Sheehan, a heart patient at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, on Friday rang the bell he’d previously donated for patients celebrating the end of their cardiac rehabilitation.

 
Two arrested in connection with Carpentersville shooting

Two arrested in connection with Carpentersville shooting

A 21-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were arrested Friday in connection with a Wednesday shooting in Carpentersville that injured three people.

 
Boys golf: Scouting DuPage County and the Fox Valley

Boys golf: Scouting DuPage County and the Fox Valley

Hinsdale Central is aiming to win another Class 3A boys state golf championship following last season’s memorable run. The Red Devils claimed the Class 3A team title by n...

 
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Hinsdale Central looking to defend state title in boys golf

Hinsdale Central looking to defend state title in boys golf

Hinsdale Central is aiming to win another Class 3A boys state golf championship following last season’s memorable run. The Red Devils claimed the Class 3A team title by n...

 
Williams, Bears offense will be focus of attention in preseason game vs. Buffalo

Williams, Bears offense will be focus of attention in preseason game vs. Buffalo

Four storylines to watch in Sunday night’s preseason game between the Bears and the Bills.

 

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