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Again, Aurora says fuel spill posed no threat to drinking water

December 23, 2018 at 8:30 p.m.

As the cleanup of last week's diesel fuel spill in Aurora continues, officials reaffirmed Wednesday that the city's water supply was never at risk. About 1,500 gallons of fuel spewed...

Aurora: Drinking water safe despite diesel spill

August 23, 2021 at 2:39 a.m.

Aurora officials on Thursday said the city's drinking water was unharmed after about 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into a storm sewer that feeds into the Fox River. An...

Postal Service about to get even less relevant, businesses complain

August 23, 2021 at 2:26 a.m.

The time it takes to deliver a first-class letter in Chicago is about to grow longer as cutbacks at the U.S. Postal Service announced Monday threaten to add new meaning...

Taxi drivers protest crime in Maywood as killed driver is buried

May 16, 2019 at 9:09 a.m.

With horns blaring, more than 100 taxis left Maywood on Sunday afternoon in procession to the funeral of fellow cab driver Luis Cordoba, 56, who died last week after being...

Indiana man drowns at Starved Rock

May 16, 2019 at 9:09 a.m.

An Indiana man drowned in the Illinois River shortly after 3 p.m., Saturday at Starved Rock State Park. Dane Simmons, 25, of Lafayette, was hiking with two other men when...

Suspect in NIU student’s slaying appears in court

May 16, 2019 at 9:06 a.m.

The man charged with fatally shooting a Northern Illinois University student at an off-campus party last week made a first and very brief appearance in court this morning. DeKalb County...

Suspect in NIU student’s slaying appears in court

August 23, 2021 at 2:22 a.m.

The man charged with fatally shooting a Northern Illinois University student at an off-campus party last week made a first and very brief appearance in court this morning. DeKalb County...

Northwestern University student and new Rhodes Scholar Sarah Smierciak speaks with the media on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston today.

Two Chicago-area students are Rhodes Scholars

May 16, 2019 at 9:03 a.m.

In the turbulent wake of the Egyptian revolution, traveling by bus from Cairo to Medinat Al Salam on the outskirts of the capital city might qualify for many as a...

Bill would give jobless veterans a boost

August 23, 2021 at 2:11 a.m.

Unemployed veterans got a boost Thursday when the Senate overwhelmingly approved a proposal to give companies tax credits for hiring them. The proposal was among provisions from President Barack Obama's...

A "Hands and Hearts" community gathering takes place along 55th Street and Laurel Avenue in Lyons, Ill., in memory of 14-year-old Kelli O'Laughlin who was murdered Oct. 27.

Police: Prosecutors reviewing evidence against man held in slaying of girl, 14

May 16, 2019 at 8:55 a.m.

Indian Head Park Police Chief Frank Alonzo said residents can "rest a little bit easier" as prosecutors review evidence against a man being questioned in the slaying of a 14-year-old...

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