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Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system
Jan 31, 2025 4:11 pm - The highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department is departing after a clash with allies of billionaire Elon Musk over access to sensitive payment systems, a...
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Applications open for 26th Senate District seatJan 31, 2025 4:07 pm - Suburban Republican Party leaders are accepting applications for the soon-to-be-vacant 26th Senate District seat.
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Special Olympics torch run ‘nothing for the faint of heart’Jan 31, 2025 2:51 pm - The Algonquin police chief and a West Chicago detective join a global police team trekking the Special Olympics Flame of Hope from Greece to Turin, Italy.
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Man convicted as getaway driver in DuPage bank robberiesJan 31, 2025 1:49 pm - A federal jury has convicted the getaway driver in a string of bank robberies in Lisle, Westmont and neighboring suburbs.
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South Elgin man arrested on charges of possessing child sex abuse videosJan 31, 2025 1:49 pm - Kristofer McMullen of South Elgin has been charged with multiple felony counts of possessing and disseminating child sexual abuse material after authorities found videos depicting children under the age of 13.
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Libertyville native only woman representing Illinois on USA Team at Special Olympics World Games in ItalyJan 31, 2025 1:30 pm - From the Midwest prairie land to the Italian Alps, Libertyville native Mallory Marvin is blazing a trail one snowshoe at a time. Marvin, 28, will compete in the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy this March.
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Community colleges to receive grants to expand mental health resourcesJan 31, 2025 1:29 pm - The Illinois Community College Board has awarded more than $3.6 million to expand mental health resources and support programs for college students across the state.
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‘We really are changing lives’: Internship program helps students make post-high school plansJan 31, 2025 1:28 pm - Alignment Collaborative for Education helps high school students get paid internships to expose them to careers and help determine their plans after graduation. The program helped nearly 150 students in several school districts in 2024 and will add another 50 internships and another school district next year.
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Man arrested after forcing his way into South Elgin home and barricading himself in basementJan 31, 2025 12:08 pm - A downstate Illinois man was arrested this week in South Elgin after forcing his way into a home, harming an animal and then barricading himself in the basement, authorities said.
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2 Lake Zurich schools closed due to fire at power poleJan 31, 2025 11:55 am - May Whitney Elementary School and Lake Zurich High School are closed today due to a small fire that started on a power pole overnight near the schools.