All Stories from August 25, 2025 (Change date)
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Can Illini respond to greater expectations?Aug 25, 2025 8:21 pm - Illinois football is ranked No. 12 in the preseason AP poll, which hasn’t happened since 1990. Is the Illini hype justified?
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Trump fires Fed Governor Lisa Cook, escalating fight for control over central bankAug 25, 2025 8:08 pm - President Donald Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook late Monday, a surprise move constituting a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics.
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Girls flag football: Several changes coming for fast-growing sportAug 25, 2025 8:07 pm - A global movement. An awakening. Inevitable. The Chicago Bears’ manager of youth and high school football, Gustavo Silva, used these words when describing the rise of gir...
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Congress investigating whether D.C. police manipulated crime dataAug 25, 2025 7:57 pm - The House Oversight Committee is investigating whether D.C. police manipulated data in a potentially widespread effort to make crime rates appear lower at the direction of department leadership, according to records reviewed by The Washington Post.
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House committee subpoenas Jeffrey Epstein’s estate for documents, including birthday book and contactsAug 25, 2025 7:50 pm - The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the estate of the late Jeffrey Epstein on Monday as congressional lawmakers try to determine who was connected to the disgraced financier and whether prosecutors mishandled his case.
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Kane County planning inaugural ‘State of the County’ eventAug 25, 2025 7:43 pm - Kane County Board Chair Corinne Pierog will give an inaugural “State of Kane County” address at a breakfast event in September. The event is set for 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. T...
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‘Do not come to Chicago’: Pritzker tells Trump the National Guard not needed in ChicagoAug 25, 2025 7:39 pm - Flanked by dozens of Chicago and suburban leaders, Gov. JB Pritzker rebuked President Donald Trump’s threat of deploying National Guard troops to the city, calling it “un-American.”
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Police: No injuries reported when drunken driver hits Palatine squadAug 25, 2025 7:02 pm - There were no injuries reported after a man crashed into a Palatine police squad engaged in an unrelated traffic stop on Thursday night, officials said. James C. Argianas...
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1860 Wide Awakes featured at annual Lakeside Cemetery walkAug 25, 2025 6:38 pm - The 1860 Wide Awakes are the subject of a walk Sept. 6 at Lakeside Cemetery, 600 Lake St., Libertyville.
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Another realignment idea: What if new baseball divisions were based on market size?Aug 25, 2025 6:28 pm - Commissioner Rob Manfred caused a bit of a stir recently when he said during an ESPN telecast that expansion and realignment could be on the table soon. That led to a num...