All Stories from April 19, 2025 (Change date)
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Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime lawApr 19, 2025 5:11 pm - The Supreme Court has blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under an 18th century wartime law. In a brief order early Saturday, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order of this court."
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Anti-Trump protesters turn out to rallies across countryApr 19, 2025 5:00 pm - Protests against President Donald Trump's administration are once again taking place in communities across the U.S. Organizers of Saturday's events say they're protesting against what they view as the Republican administration's constitutional and civil rights violations. Some of the protests are drawing on themes from the American Revolutionary War as Saturday marks 250 years since the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts launched the conflict.
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Algonquin to add back 1% grocery tax when state tax endsApr 19, 2025 4:58 pm - Algonquin is the latest McHenry County municipality to implement its own 1% grocery tax, which will take effect at the start of next year when Illinois ends its version.
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Bad day for Cubs at 3B capped by Smith’s 2-homer gameApr 19, 2025 4:34 pm - After the Cubs struggled at third base in Friday’s victory, their 2024 first-round draft pick Cam Smith hit a pair of home runs for Houston. Too soon for regrets?
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Baseball: St. Charles North hands Libertyville its first lossApr 19, 2025 4:15 pm - Following a rough series with DuKane Conference foe Wheaton North this past week, St. Charles North’s baseball team looked to hit the reset button against state-ranked Li...
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Driver cited after vehicle crashes into Bartlett houseApr 19, 2025 2:45 pm - A Streamwood man was cited for improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed after police say his vehicle veered off the road, crashed through fences, and struck a house in Bartlett.
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The Biz Week That Was: Alfresco dining a boon, video gambling expansion, and tariffs threatening higher solar costsApr 19, 2025 2:01 pm - From ‘ghost town’ to boom town: How Arlington Alfresco kept downtown thriving Their live music venue and gastropub shuttered by a pandemic, Arlington Heights busines...
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Thousands participate in annual Naperville Jaycees Great Egg Hunt despite rainApr 19, 2025 1:50 pm - The Naperville Jaycees Great Egg Hunt was a home run Saturday at Frontier Sports Complex.
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Project Labor Agreements deliver on policymakers’ promises to taxpayers and workersApr 19, 2025 1:48 pm - With tariffs, market volatility, and mass government layoffs dominating headlines lately, much of our national economic discourse has centered around whether public policies and investments are maximizing value for taxpayers and opportunities for American workers.
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As dementia rates increase, experts warn hospital emergency rooms are underpreparedApr 19, 2025 1:45 pm - AURORA, Ill. — At her mother’s home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he’s smiling in front of a bucket of sweating b...