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Plan for large Amazon store clears first hurdle in Oak Brook

Plan for large Amazon store clears first hurdle in Oak Brook

A large-format Amazon grocery and merchandise store is closer to opening in Oak Brook after a village panel recommended approval of the project.

 
‘Makes us all better people’: Naperville orchestra teacher wins Golden Apple Award

‘Makes us all better people’: Naperville orchestra teacher wins Golden Apple Award

Scullen Middle School orchestra teacher Matthew White was announced as the winner of a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Naperville school Thursday.

 
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Baby bison born at Kane County forest preserve

Baby bison born at Kane County forest preserve

Huddled close to its mother, the first bison calf born in a Kane County tallgrass prairie in over 200 years represents more than restoration: Something lost. Something returned. Something reborn.

 
Greenberg: How much is a beer, hot dog at Wrigley Field and The Rate? I did the math (’26 edition)

Greenberg: How much is a beer, hot dog at Wrigley Field and The Rate? I did the math (’26 edition)

One thing you won’t find at either Wrigley Field or Rate Field: a lot of cheap food options. Aside from the White Sox’ long-running $5 Tuesday promotion, prices inside the ballpark keep going up and up. It’s not a Chicago problem; it’s nationwide.

 
Bears to celebrate Thanksgiving at Detroit again this season

Bears to celebrate Thanksgiving at Detroit again this season

The Chicago Bears will play during a prime-time holiday spot in the 2026 season. The NFL announced Thursday morning that Chicago will travel to take on the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26.

 
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US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership change

US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership change

The head of U.S. Border Patrol, the agency tasked with securing the nation's frontiers and increasingly tapped by the Trump administration for immigration operations in American cities, announced his resignation Thursday.

 
Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial

Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial

When Kash Patel visited Hawaii last summer, the FBI took pains to note the director was not on vacation, highlighting his walking tour of the bureau's Honolulu field office and meetings with local law enforcement.

 
What to know about Xi's warning to Trump over the 'Taiwan Question'

What to know about Xi's warning to Trump over the 'Taiwan Question'

China on Thursday stepped up its tough stance on Taiwan, an island democracy it deems its territory, warning the United States that Beijing and Washington will “have clashes and even conflicts” if the issue is not handled properly.

 
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Paramount delivers lush revival of timeless ‘South Pacific’

Paramount delivers lush revival of timeless ‘South Pacific’

Paramount Theatre’s lush, well-sung revival of “South Pacific” celebrates Rodgers and Hammerstein’s lovely score while also examining the implicit bias of its characters.

 
US filings for jobless benefits hits 211,000 as the war in Iran drags on, clouding economic forecast

US filings for jobless benefits hits 211,000 as the war in Iran drags on, clouding economic forecast

The number of Americans filing for jobless aid rose last week but remains historically low despite the economic uncertainty caused by the war in Iran.

 

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