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Elon Musk won’t receive secret China briefings, Trump says
Mar 21, 2025 8:56 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday said Elon Musk would not receive a briefing on secret plans for a potential war against China, given his substantial conflicts of interes...
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A federal lawsuit says the Trump administration has unlawfully shuttered the Voice of America
Mar 21, 2025 8:40 pm - A lawsuit filed late Friday accuses the Trump administration of unlawfully shutting down the Voice of America and asks a federal court to restore the outlet that for deca...
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Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza and destroy its only cancer hospital
Mar 21, 2025 6:35 pm - JERUSALEM — Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip on Friday and blew up the only specialized cancer hospital in the war-torn territory, as Israeli leaders vo...
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Musk group offers $100 to Wisconsin voters ahead of pivotal state Supreme Court election
Mar 21, 2025 6:06 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A group funded by billionaire Elon Musk is offering Wisconsin voters $100 to sign a petition in opposition to “activist judges,” a move that comes two wee...
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Federal judge pushes back on acting Social Security head over threat to close agency
Mar 21, 2025 6:00 pm - Acting Social Security commissioner Leland Dudek threatened Thursday evening to bar Social Security Administration employees from accessing its computer systems in respon...
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District 15 school board candidates say what drives them to run for electionMar 21, 2025 5:33 pm - Palatine Township District 15 hopefuls discuss their priorities in an endorsement interview with the Daily Herald editorial board.
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‘The creepier, the grosser, the better’: Morbid Mementos brings macabre oddities to ElginMar 21, 2025 5:22 pm - Morbid Mementos recently opened in downtown Elgin, offering oddities and curiosities, bone art, occult supplies and more.
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Bartlett Police Chief Pretkelis retires, revealed as department’s Facebook page ‘wizard’Mar 21, 2025 5:12 pm - Accepting both the credit and the blame for the humor of the Bartlett Police Department’s Facebook posts, Police Chief Geoffrey Pretkelis revealed himself as “the man behind the curtain” as he announced his retirement from his official position this week.
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Sports facility could relocate within MundeleinMar 21, 2025 4:48 pm - An entrepreneur wants to relocate a sports training facility from the village’s south side to land on the 28000 block of North Route 83.
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Man gets 27 years in prison for sexual assault, abuse of childMar 21, 2025 4:42 pm - An Elgin man was sentenced Friday to 27 years in prison for sexually assaulting and abusing an 11-year-old girl.