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A city blanketed in fear: Accountability Commission hears shocking testimony about ICE
Feb 24, 2026 8:43 pm - The state commission that has been investigating actions by federal immigration agents heard from health, education and community safety advocates at its third public meeting Tuesday.
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Northeast US digs out from brutal snowstorm that disrupted flights and canceled school
Feb 24, 2026 7:59 pm - Millions across the northeastern United States on Tuesday contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from a major — and in some areas record-breaking — storm that blanketed the region with snow, canceled flights, disrupted transit and downed power lines.
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Cartel violence fuels doubts about FIFA World Cup games in Mexico
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House rejects bill requiring aircraft locator systems to prevent midair collisions like last year’s
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Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use the company’s AI tech as it sees fit, AP sources say
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Labor secretary’s spouse not charged but remains banned from agency
Feb 24, 2026 7:19 pm - A local police investigation of a report that Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s husband sexually assaulted a female staffer has been closed after police found no evidence of a crime. But Shawn DeRemer remains banned from the Labor Department’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., amid an inquiry by the office of the department’s inspector general.
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Fire leaves Hoffman Estates townhouse uninhabitable but causes no injuriesFeb 24, 2026 6:18 pm - No injuries were reported after Hoffman Estates firefighters extinguished a townhouse blaze within a half-hour of arriving Tuesday afternoon, but the home was left uninhabitable.
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‘Where pride lives’: Construction to begin this week on new Larkin High School stadiumFeb 24, 2026 6:04 pm - Larkin High School broke ground Tuesday on a new stadium that will allow the Elgin school to host home football games on its campus for the first time in 63 years.
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Bears bill passes Indiana House; Pritzker says competing legislation in Springfield is ‘in a good place’Feb 24, 2026 6:02 pm - As Indiana’s House passed its Bears stadium bill Tuesday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said there is agreement on competing Springfield legislation that’s been crafted during closed-door discussions, but now it’s up to legislators.
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5th congressional hopefuls air views on health, education, energyFeb 24, 2026 4:47 pm - Two candidates vying for the Republican nomination in the 5th Congressional District covered a wide range of issues, including health, education and energy policy, at a recent League of Women Voters forum at the Barrington Area Library.