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Evening News for Wednesday, October 25, 2017

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Herb Trix

Published October 25, 2017 at 5:57 PM CDT

tonight's headlines:

the Illinois General Assembly considers banning bump stocks,
In From the Cold celebrates its 25th anniversary, handing out this year's grants to help the homeless,
and tips to Crimestoppers of the Quad Cities can now be submitted using a smartphone app.

The forecast: clear tonight with a low near 37. Sunny and breezy on Thursday, high 64.

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Herb Trix

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.

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