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Morning Alert
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Area runners bring their own backgrounds and reasons for why they’re running in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. Here is a look at the stories behind a few of them.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the state education board joined school leaders, teachers, and students Friday to launch the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Schools program and celebrate the 2025 recipients of the discontinued National Blue Ribbon School Award.
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Amid a looming shortfall and concerns about layoffs, Metra directors Friday approved the release of a tentative $1.1 billion operating budget for 2026 that includes fare hikes of up to 15%. “I love my job. But I worry for my colleagues and I who are facing the real threat of major service cuts and pink slips in 2027,” conductor Orlando Rojas told Metra officials.
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Two people were injured when a car crashed through a Hanover Park house Friday morning.
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The 94-acre Randhurst Village shopping center in Mount Prospect is up for sale, and could potentially fetch up to $100 million, officials said.
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Aurora Mayor John Laesch has proposed limiting campaign contributions from people or businesses that are, or want to, do business with the city.
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Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board members are preparing to abandon the district’s 14-year-old debt-free status, but with a plan to reclaim it in four years.
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Commissioner Bridget Gainer have announced the Cook County Homeowner Relief Fund has expanded its eligibility requirements and extended its deadline to Oct. 31.
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Barrington defeated Fremd 23-7 Friday night in a MSL West football game.
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The reopening of a segment of Route 83 in central Lake County has been delayed due to unforeseen conditions.
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