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How ComEd is planning to help customers who are struggling to pay electric billsJun 12, 2025 7:34 am - Financially struggling ComEd customers can get grants of up to $500 to pay their energy bills under a new program.
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Hegseth resists when pushed to explain Trump’s Air Force One deal
Jun 11, 2025 8:00 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday resisted lawmakers’ demands for transparency about the luxury airplane from Qatar that President Donald Trump wants to use as ...
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Trump’s plan to begin ‘phasing out’ FEMA after hurricane season burdens states, experts warn
Jun 11, 2025 7:55 pm - SAN DIEGO — President Donald Trump's plan to begin “phasing out” the federal agency that responds to disasters after the 2025 hurricane season is likely to put more respo...
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What to know about the protests over Trump’s immigration crackdown in LA and other cities
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About 500 National Guard troops in LA are trained to accompany agents on immigration raids
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An Omaha food plant owner says he followed the rules for hiring immigrants. It was raided anyway.
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Arlington Heights mayor pushes for EV charger restrictions in basement garagesJun 11, 2025 6:31 pm - Citing national examples of long-burning fires, Arlington Heights officials are considering regulations banning electric vehicle charging stations in basement parking garages, despite state laws requiring EV infrastructure.
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Northwest Fourth Fest returns to Now Arena in Hoffman Estates July 2-6Jun 11, 2025 5:37 pm - Northwest Fourth Fest, the region’s largest free-admission Fourth of July Celebration, returns to Hoffman Estates this summer.
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Anti-ICE protests spread across the country, from New York to Seattle
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Barrington officials say progress is being made on pedestrian gates at UP crossingsJun 11, 2025 5:19 pm - Barrington officials said progress is being made with a plan to install pedestrian safety gates at several Union Pacific railroad crossings in town.