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US Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
Nov 20, 2025 7:21 pm - The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika — an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in World War II — as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month.
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FBI fired veteran employee for displaying Pride flag, lawsuit says
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Federal prosecutors move to dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago
Nov 20, 2025 6:58 pm - Federal prosecutors moved Thursday to dismiss charges against a woman who was shot several times by a Border Patrol agent last month during the federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.
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CPS administrator to lead Grayslake District 46 as superintendentNov 20, 2025 6:25 pm - A Chicago Public Schools educator has been chosen to lead Grayslake District 46.
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Ex-cop working as school security officer charged with breaking into kids’ bedroom in BloomingdaleNov 20, 2025 6:10 pm - A former Bensenville police officer has now lost a job as a high school security officer, after being accused of breaking in to the bedroom of two children in the middle of the night.
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Man gets 42 years for shooting 2 people in AddisonNov 20, 2025 6:05 pm - A man who shot two people in a parked car in Addison was sentenced Wednesday to 42 years in prison, after pleading guilty to attempted murder.
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Tollway leaders assert rate hikes tucked into transit legislation are their callNov 20, 2025 5:43 pm - “Any changes to toll rates will be reviewed and subject to approval by the tollway board,” officials explained Thursday. A bill passed by the General Assembly raises tolls 45 cents for cars, 30% for trucks in 2027.
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Pritzker ramps up accountability panel focused on alleged ICE abuses
Nov 20, 2025 5:40 pm - The Illinois Accountability Commission is continuing to ramp up even as the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign in the Chicago region winds down, at least for now.
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‘Countless iterations’: Revised apartment plan OK’d for former Regal cinema site in Lake ZurichNov 20, 2025 5:33 pm - After nearly a year of review, multiple revisions and extensive public comment, a plan for an apartment community on the former Regal cinema property along Route 12 in Lake Zurich has approvals to proceed.
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‘I am not perfect’: District 220 school board finds member violated board policies in her statehouse campaignNov 20, 2025 5:11 pm - The Barrington Area Unit District 220 school board voted this week to accept an outside investigator's finding that board member Erin Chan Ding violated district policies by using school resources, property and social media for prohibited political campaign activities.