Cook County
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Elgin joins communities looking to ban use of their property for ICE activitiesOct 24, 2025 11:25 am - The Elgin City Council is considering ways that it can make it clear to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents that they’re not welcome on city-owned property.
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Strong cheese: Wisconsin’s Division III league might have too much balanceOct 23, 2025 8:32 pm - Six of the eight football teams in the Wisconsin Division III conference are ranked, which might be a problem.
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Elk Grove Village hires well-connected municipal lawyer as new counselOct 23, 2025 8:03 pm - Prominent municipal attorney Michael Del Galdo, whose clients range from Broadview to Cicero, has been appointed as the new village attorney in Elk Grove Village.
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DuPage judge refuses to force county to pay two election vendorsOct 23, 2025 7:35 pm - Two vendors who provide election services in DuPage County will have to wait to receive payment. DuPage County Judge Bryan Chapman this week denied the county clerk’s request for a temporary restraining order to force the payment of the two bills, totaling more than $230,000.
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Many happy returns: How feds say Glen Ellyn woman pulled off $900K retail fraud schemeOct 23, 2025 4:43 pm - A Glen Ellyn woman stole an estimated $900,000 from a retail chain by making fraudulent merchandise returns, federal authorities allege in a recent court filing. Here’s how authorities say she pulled it off.
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Man accused of hiding Antioch woman’s body held in Lake County jail days after being ordered deportedOct 23, 2025 3:26 pm - The same week a judge ordered Jose Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez deported, the man charged with hiding the body of a 37-year-old Antioch woman in a garbage container was ordered held in the Lake County jail instead.
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Elgin could allow DACA recipients to be hired as firefighters and paramedicsOct 23, 2025 2:58 pm - The Elgin City Council gave unanimous preliminary approval Wednesday to allow people with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status to be hired as firefighters and paramedics.
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GOP congressional candidate facing wire fraud charges vows to fight case at trialOct 23, 2025 2:38 pm - A suburban congressional candidate is awaiting trial in a federal fraud case alleging she misused COVID-19 relief funds.
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Food drive to help Woodridge pantry serve families in needOct 23, 2025 2:33 pm - Community organizations in Woodridge, Bolingbrook, Downers Grove and Naperville will participate in a food drive to support the West Suburban Community Food Pantry.
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Former VP takes helm at Accredited Chicago NewspapersOct 23, 2025 1:44 pm - Accredited Chicago Newspapers, an organization that works with Cook County, newspapers in the city of Chicago, and the Illinois Press Association, has been purchased by its former vice president, Susan J. Walker.