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Cook County’s tax delay exposes Illinois’ worsening business environmentNov 22, 2025 1:30 pm - Chicago’s and Cook County’s tax bases are eroding. The cost of the government keeps climbing.The biggest weak point is in the business sector. Commercial property values in the Loop fell by 7.2% during the past year. The taxes their owners will pay dropped by more than $129 million.
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New federal rules could put formerly unhoused people back out on the streets across Illinois
Nov 22, 2025 11:30 am - Chicago-area housing advocates are bracing for many of the 8,500 formerly unhoused people whose residences are subsidized by the federal government to lose their homes after the Trump administration announced it was drastically changing its funding rules and slashing the money available to subsidize long-term housing solutions.
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Arlington Heights deaths were a homicide and suicide, authorities sayNov 22, 2025 10:51 am - One of the two men found dead in an Arlington Heights condominium building Friday was fatally shot and the other shot himself, authorities said.
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Wheeling comes together for breakfast to help needy familiesNov 22, 2025 10:34 am - Dozens of Wheeling residents gathered at the police station Saturday morning for a charitable breakfast benefiting needy families in the community.
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9 months after federal bribery conviction, former Speaker Madigan disbarred
Nov 22, 2025 4:00 am - Nearly six decades after becoming a lawyer, former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been disbarred following his convictions on federal corruption charges — inc...
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New Schaumburg village hall making significant progress with a year to go before occupancyNov 21, 2025 11:45 pm - Schaumburg’s new village hall has made major construction progress since it was last seen up close by thousands of residents during Septemberfest over Labor Day weekend.
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Arlington Heights police investigating deaths of two menNov 21, 2025 9:51 pm - Arlington Heights police are investigating the deaths of two men found dead in the utility room of a multifamily residential building Friday afternoon, officials said.
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Judge blocks IRS from sharing data with DHS for immigration enforcement
Nov 21, 2025 8:34 pm - A federal judge on Friday blocked the Internal Revenue Service from sharing data with immigration enforcement officials, ruling that the tax agency violated federal law and the rights of tens of thousands of individuals in its attempt to participate in President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
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Trump and Mamdani go from adversaries to allies after White House meeting
Nov 21, 2025 8:31 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday met the man who had proudly proclaimed himself “Donald Trump's worst nightmare,” but he seemed to find the opposite. The Re...
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‘A complement to downtown’: Brick & Mortar co-working space opens in LibertyvilleNov 21, 2025 8:13 pm - It’s been a long trip but the newest suburban Brick & Mortar co-working space is open in a prime spot across from Cook Park in downtown Libertyville.