All Stories from March 25, 2026 (Change date)
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Sheridan Gorman’s killing puts Chicago back at the center of America’s bitter immigration fightMar 25, 2026 10:14 am - Months after President Donald Trump ended a pummeling deportation blitz in Chicago, the city and its “sanctuary” policies have been thrust back into the national spotlight following the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Loyola University student.
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Dining out: Get a hot dog for $1 at Portillo’sMar 25, 2026 10:11 am - Portillo’s is celebrating baseball’s opening weekend with hot dogs for a buck for Perks members through Sunday. Also, Fry the Coop is honoring National Hot Chicken Day Monday and suburban restaurants are ready with Passover and Easter specials.
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Sarley: If it’s April it must be the start of trout season in IllinoisMar 25, 2026 10:00 am - Outdoors columnist Steve Sarley writes about the opening of trout season in Illinois.
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McHenry shopping center with Aldi, Kohl’s sells for $13.7MMar 25, 2026 9:45 am - The McHenry Town Center strip mall recently sold for $13.74 million, according to a news release from the real estate brokerage that made the deal.
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Conservatives gather for CPAC with the right openly divided over the Iran warMar 25, 2026 9:43 am - Conservatives are holding one of their largest annual gatherings at a perilous political moment for President Donald Trump and with open division on the right over the war he launched in Iran.
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Several suburban small businesses awarded $10K enhancement grantsMar 25, 2026 9:41 am - A dozen Illinois small businesses will receive $10,000 Backing Small Business enhancement grants from American Express and Main Street America.
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Indiana woman charged in shooting deaths of Will County familyMar 25, 2026 9:40 am - An Indiana woman has been charged with killing a man and his parents at their home in Crete Township.
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‘Microshifting’ puts a new spin on 9-to-5 schedulesMar 25, 2026 9:32 am - A new way of scheduling work time is remaking the typical 9-to-5 routine. “Microshifting” is a trend that involves tackling job duties in short, productive bursts instead of a single stretch. Time spent at work is flexible and scheduled around personal responsibilities and priorities.
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Stephen Colbert and son will co-write a ‘Lord of the Rings’ movieMar 25, 2026 9:04 am - Stephen Colbert, famous devotee to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, is co-writing a “Lord of the Rings” movie with his son.
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The seafood industry bets Americans will finally eat more fish if it looks more like meatMar 25, 2026 8:56 am - The future of fish is looking a lot like… salami? And meatballs. And fried chicken. And breakfast sausage. And, of course, spareribs and burgers. This is America, after all.