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West Dundee begins exterior demolition of shuttered Spring Hill MallMay 29, 2025 6:56 pm - Workers hired by the village of West Dundee have started exterior demolition of the shuttered Spring Hill Mall. The village is clearing the site, which straddles West Dundee and Carpentersville, so it eventually can become a mixed-use development with retail, residential and restaurants.
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Trump meets with the Federal Reserve chairman he has repeatedly scorned
May 29, 2025 5:55 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday and the two discussed the economy but not Powell's outlook for interest rates...
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Trump suffered ‘mental anguish’ from disputed CBS News interview with Harris, lawyer says
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White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.’s MAHA report
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Trump’s big plans on trade and more run up against laws of political gravity, separation of powers
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Trump’s latest pardons benefit an array of political allies and public figures
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What to know about onetime Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, whose federal sentence Trump commuted
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Naperville man gets prison for killing dog out of spiteMay 29, 2025 5:38 pm - A man who killed his family’s dog and threatened his daughter and stepdaughter has been sentenced to prison for that and for driving drunk.
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Senator tries last-ditch push to boost horse racing industry in Illinois
May 29, 2025 5:33 pm - City officials from Decatur and Illinois horse racing advocates joined an effort this week by Sen. Patrick Joyce, an Essex Democrat, to push lawmakers to approve legislation intended to revive a long-stalled south suburban “racino” and open a path for a new racetrack and gaming facility in Decatur.
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After some dissent, Villa Park makes police chief its new managerMay 29, 2025 3:49 pm - Villa Park has made its police chief its new manager, but not every board member agreed with the idea.