Wildfires across California have burned “well over” 4 million acres so far this year, the state’s fire agency said Sunday.
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What we know, and what we don’t, about Trump’s diagnosis
A White House physician’s comments on Sunday about the health of President Donald Trump amid his coronavirus diagnosis added a new layer of confusion even as the doctor sought to clarify contradictory statements from the day before. And a brief motorcade ride outside the hospital to the cheers of supporters appeared at odds with a patient receiving COVID-19 treatments.
Read MoreFeder: Home at last, anchorman Ray Cortopassi debuts tonight on ‘Chicago’s Very Own’
Growing up in south suburban Dolton, Ray Cortopassi fondly remembers another Ray — the legendary children’s show performer Ray Rayner — who was a fixture on WGN-Channel 9 for 20 years. Tonight begins the era of a new Ray at “Chicago’s Very Own” as Cortopassi debuts alongside Micah Materre as co-anchor of the station’s 5, 6, 9 and 10 p.m. Monday-through-Friday newscasts.
Read MoreShuttered LGBTQ bar in Elk Grove Village to face the wrecking ball
What once was a destination for the suburban LGBTQ community — a long-standing bar on Higgins Road — will soon become a 1.5-acre grass lot primed for future development by Elk Grove Village.
Read MoreBarrington officials: New rule for gas on trains has ‘quite acute’ potential for catastrophe
Add one more volatile chemical to the hundreds being lugged around the suburbs in trains. The federal government is allowing liquefied natural gas on freight trains and some fear the worst.
Read MoreCascade Drive-In will make case to reopen before West Chicago panel
A property owner is hoping to get permission from West Chicago to reopen the shuttered Cascade Drive-In. But the reopening plan hinges on a request to amend the city’s zoning code to allow drive-in theaters as a special use in a residential district.
Read MoreKane County Board candidates differ on recreational marijuana sales
Kane County Board candidates weigh in on marijuana sales in unincorporated areas of the county.
Read MoreTop aides to Texas Attorney General accuse him of bribery and abuse of office
Seven top aides to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have accused him of bribery, abuse of office and other potentially criminal offenses, according to a letter obtained Saturday by the Austin American-Statesman and television station KVUE.
Read MoreState reports 1,453 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, 17 more deaths
State health authorities announced 1,453 new confirmed COVID-19 infections in Illinois Sunday, ending a run of four straight days of more than 2,000 new cases.
Read MoreWoman dies in crash during motorcycle training course at Harper College
A woman died Saturday after single-vehicle crash during a motorcycle safety training class at Harper College in Palatine, officials said.
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