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Emergency personnel tend to a person on a stretcher following the cancellation of Christopher Street Day in Berlin on Saturday, July 25, 2026.
Andreas Rabenstein
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DPA via AP
One dead, several injured after vehicle plows through crowd at Berlin Pride event
Chandelis Duster
Berlin police said they have identified a suspect who "is known to police" and has links to "Islamist circles."
The Byron Generating Station, owned by Constellation Energy, is pictured in Ogle County.
(Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
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These 9 Illinois communities say they’re interested in new nuclear facilities
Maggie Dougherty
A red folder sits on a desk, surrounded by a marker, a large-print computer keyboard, and a storage bin that visually-impaired people can use for hardware. One of the rows is labeled "nails" and features a textured letter "n" and an actual nail glued onto the front so they could distinguish what's placed inside. The red folder reads "Welcome to the Blindness Experience!" and says the same underneath in braille.
Peter Medlin
WNIJ News
NIU offers one of country's only courses on the experience of blind and visually-impaired people
Peter Medlin
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Community Events Calendar
  1. 2026 Wise & Well Senior Summit (DeKalb)
  2. Music on Pearl Presents - Yazmin and Beat Zero
  3. 6th Annual Cemetery Walk at Leland
  4. Buildings
  5. Beat the Heat Online Auction
  6. Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging to Host Regional Legislative Breakfast and Roundtable
  7. Midwest Drum and Bugle Championships
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