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Pritzker to suspend tax breaks for data centers, urging more discussion
Jun 05, 2026 7:47 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker announced on Friday that he is directing the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to halt tax incentives for data centers starting on July 1. The incentives have been in place as part of bipartisan legislation signed by Pritzker in 2019. Pritzker called on lawmakers to pass comprehensive reforms in the veto session after they failed to pass a massive reform on data centers before the end of the legislative session last week.
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Schaumburg man accused of longtime girlfriend’s murderJun 05, 2026 7:14 pm - Cook County prosecutors on Friday announced a murder indictment against a Schaumburg man charged in the assault and strangling death of his longtime girlfriend.
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Suburban fire districts, departments among recipients of state fire marshal grantsJun 05, 2026 7:12 pm - Illinois State Fire Marshall grants come through to help fire departments, fire districts, and emergency medical service providers.
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50 years later, contents of a bicentennial time capsule are revealed at Elgin High SchoolJun 05, 2026 6:59 pm - A bicentennial time capsule built and filled by Elgin High School students in 1976 was opened Friday.
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Lebanese leaders lash out at Iran and say their country should not be used as a ‘bargaining chip’
Jun 05, 2026 6:27 pm - Lebanon’s president and prime minister criticized Iran on Friday for opposing the latest ceasefire deal between the Lebanese government and Israel, saying their country should not be used by Tehran as a “bargaining chip” in its talks with Washington.
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Putin rejects Zelenskyy’s offer to meet, saying he sees ‘no point’ in it
Jun 05, 2026 6:20 pm - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected a proposal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a face-to-face meeting on the 4-year-old conflict, saying he sees “no point” in it.
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Trump says he wants his new acting director of national intelligence to cut the office
Jun 05, 2026 6:16 pm - President Donald Trump said Friday that he wants his new acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, to cut the office, which has already been significantly scaled back during his second term.
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Crowds gather for three-day Greek Festival at St. Sophia Church in ElginJun 05, 2026 6:03 pm - Humid, rainy weather did not keep the crowds away from the 46th annual St. Sophia Greek Fest Friday in Elgin.
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State suing Aurora apartment building owner for improper asbestos removalJun 05, 2026 5:59 pm - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has obtained a court order to get the owner of an Aurora apartment building to properly clean up asbestos on the property.
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Woodridge man accused of sexually abusing teenagerJun 05, 2026 5:58 pm - A Woodridge man is being detained pretrial on charges he sexually abused a 15-year-old boy he met on Snapchat.