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Illinois law protects immigrants from arrest near courthouses, hospitals or colleges
Dec 09, 2025 5:20 pm - Immigrants living in Illinois, among the states hit hardest by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, are now shielded from federal enforcement near courthouses, hospitals, university campuses and day cares under a law Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker signed Tuesday.
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Man gets 33 years for shooting Lombard police officerDec 09, 2025 5:14 pm - A man was sentenced to 33 years in prison Tuesday in connection with the robbery of a Lombard store and the subsequent shooting of a police officer three years ago.
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Gas station canopy collapses in Cary
Dec 09, 2025 5:13 pm - A canopy at a gas station in Cary collapsed Sunday from the snow after it was initially damaged during a severe thunderstorm in August.
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Naperville police officer involved in crashDec 09, 2025 4:35 pm - A Naperville police officer was involved in a three-car collision Monday evening near the intersection of Route 59 and 95th Street, authorities said.
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Another layer of government in Lake County to be dissolvedDec 09, 2025 4:33 pm - Another layer of government in Lake County appears to be on the way out and off the tax rolls with the pending dissolution of the Avon-Fremont Drainage District.
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Man accused of murdering woman in ElmhurstDec 09, 2025 4:05 pm - An Elmhurst man has been accused of beating and stabbing to death a woman he lured to his home.
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The EPA is wiping mention of human-caused climate change from its website
Dec 09, 2025 3:58 pm - The Environmental Protection Agency has removed references to human-caused climate change from its website - tweaking some pages to focus on the “natural processes” driving climate change and wiping other pages from the internet.
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Border Patrol agent from Pingree Grove accused of sexual assaults, robbery in federal indictmentDec 09, 2025 3:56 pm - A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent from Pingree Grove is accused of sexual assault and robbery dating back to 2022 in a federal indictment released Tuesday.
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Pope criticizes US bid to ‘break apart’ US-Europe alliance, insists on Europe role in Ukraine peace
Dec 09, 2025 3:46 pm - Pope Leo XIV insisted Tuesday that Europe must have a role in any Ukraine peace deal and criticized what he said was the Trump administration’s effort to “break apart” the long-standing U.S.-European alliance.
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MAGA influencers urge Trump to kill Netflix deal over streamer’s Obama ties
Dec 09, 2025 3:30 pm - As the Trump administration eyes dueling bids by Netflix and Paramount to buy the entertainment giant Warner Bros. Discovery, a cadre of right-wing influencers are launching broadsides against Netflix for its ties to former president Barack Obama.