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Forever toll increases? Some question rationale of tollway’s plan to raise rates every two years

Forever toll increases? Some question rationale of tollway’s plan to raise rates every two years

Hidden amid the sticker shock of the Illinois tollway’s proposed 57% hike on passenger vehicle rates beginning next year is a biannual cost-of-living increase that would follow. Here’s what that would look like.

 
Hampshire couple brings Argentine, Italian heritage and love of hospitality to new Elgin tapas and wine bar

Hampshire couple brings Argentine, Italian heritage and love of hospitality to new Elgin tapas and wine bar

Elizabeth and Guillermo Barrientos will showcase their Argentine and Italian heritage with their new tapas and wine bar, SUR Barrels & Boards, in Dream Hall in downtown Elgin.

 
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Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces run for Chicago mayor

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces run for Chicago mayor

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Sunday he will run for mayor of Chicago, ending over a year of speculation and making official his frontrunner status in the already-crowded field.

 
Special interests have dropped more than $4 million on suburban congressional races

Special interests have dropped more than $4 million on suburban congressional races

Special interest groups have given more than $4 million to congressional candidates running in the North, West or Northwest suburbs this cycle

 
Trump says he will order halt to Iran strikes after parameters reached for deal to end war

Trump says he will order halt to Iran strikes after parameters reached for deal to end war

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies have reached the parameters o...

 
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Federal appeals court upholds 10-year sentence for Hoffman Estates doctor

Federal appeals court upholds 10-year sentence for Hoffman Estates doctor

A federal appeals court has upheld the 10-year prison sentence given to a Northwest suburban doctor who authorities say performed numerous unnecessary medical procedures on unknowing patients in order to increase her bills.

 
Batavia studying condition of historic buildings in downtown

Batavia studying condition of historic buildings in downtown

Batavia is assessing the exterior conditions of about 75 historic properties in its downtown as part of the city’s historic preservation efforts.

 
‘Do it right’: New Vernon Hills police campus moving toward construction

‘Do it right’: New Vernon Hills police campus moving toward construction

Vernon Hills is turning the corner on a project to connect, unify and improve two existing buildings into a cohesive and welcoming police campus.

 
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Residents submit nearly 9,000 signatures seeking Aurora recall referendum

Residents submit nearly 9,000 signatures seeking Aurora recall referendum

A group of Aurora residents submitted petitions with just under 9,000 signatures Friday to add two recall referendum questions to the city’s November ballot, leaders of the group said.

 
Illinois launches new program to provide food benefits to people who lost SNAP

Illinois launches new program to provide food benefits to people who lost SNAP

Households that lost SNAP eligibility in recent months became eligible for a one-time $400 payment from the state beginning Saturday, Aug. 1. State lawmakers appropriated $70 million in the fiscal year 2027 budget to create the FRESH program. About 150,000 Illinoisans were expected to lose SNAP benefits beginning May 1 because of new work requirements for the program established by Congress.

 

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