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Secret Food Pantry today
Another of those Secret Food Pantry mobile pop-up events is planned for this afternoon in the Village of Bourbonnais. This one runs from noon til one in the location on Briarwood Lane. Organizers of the event ask you show up no more than a half hour before it begins and that you follow the route outlined by Bourbonnais...
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No injuries when train hits car
No one was reportedly injured when a train hit a car on the tracks at Route 50 and Bourbonnais Parkway. Reports say the car got stuck on the tracks and the people in side the car were able to get out before it got hit. Authorities say there were also no injuries reported among the 133 passengers and crew on the train.
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Thanksgiving Traffic Safety
Thanksgiving may be a week away, but State and Local traffic safety programs start tomorrow. Bradley Public Safety Traffic Officer Megan Lanie has more The National Transportation Safety Administration estimates some 500 people will lose their lives in Thanksgiving Holiday traffic crashes this year.
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Madigan Trial Thursday
A longtime foot soldier for Michael Madigan is testifying against him in the former Illinois House Speaker's racketeering trial. Ed Moody testified yesterday that Madigan arranged for him to receive a consulting contract from ComEd worth over 354-thousand-dollars without doing any work for the utility. Instead, he wa...
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Mail in voting challenged
A group is attempting to take action against an Illinois law that requires mail-in ballots to be counted for 14 days after Election Day. In a filing this week, the organization Judicial Watch asked the US Supreme Court to reverse federal court rulings that upheld the law. The request comes less than a month after a f...
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