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Lawsuit is long over, but Des Plaines clerk still upset about city’s relationship with credit unionMar 23, 2025 9:00 pm - Des Plaines City Clerk Jessica Mastalski settled her lawsuit against the city-connected credit union where she once worked and the city but once again is arguing issues at the core of the case — this time in the court of public opinion.
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GiGi’s Playhouse namesake to spread acceptance as character in popular children’s book seriesMar 23, 2025 9:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based GiGi’s Playhouse has been spreading awareness and acceptance of people with Down syndrome for more than 20 years, but is about to embark on a new way of doing so with young readers through the popular Harry Moon book series.
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Taxes on haircuts and miles instead of gas? Amid transit crisis, new funding ideas spring upMar 23, 2025 9:00 pm - The state could study instituting a mileage-based tax compared to the current one based on gallons of gas, under a proposal in the Illinois General Assembly.
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Pope Francis is back home after a 5-week hospital stay for life-threatening double pneumonia
Mar 23, 2025 5:15 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) — A frail Pope Francis returned to the Vatican on Sunday after a five-week hospitalization for life-threatening double pneumonia, and he made a surprise...
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Judge turns away Prestige’s civil claims against Mount Prospect officialsMar 23, 2025 5:14 pm - A Cook County judge struck down Prestige Feed Products’ attempt to add new claims of civil rights violations against three Mount Prospect officials in the animal feed producer’s lawsuit against the village.
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Schumer says he won't step down as Senate Democratic leader despite government funding uproar
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Naperville pair ordered held on robbery chargesMar 23, 2025 3:11 pm - A DuPage County judge denied pre-trial release to two Naperville residents charged with committing an armed robbery at a Lisle convenience store and attempting to rob a woman at a Naperville bank ATM last week.
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Search for woman in cold case leads Elgin police to Fox RiverMar 23, 2025 2:17 pm - The search for a woman missing since 1983 will take Elgin police to the Fox River Monday.
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Resident treated, home uninhabitable after Wheeling house fireMar 23, 2025 10:11 am - One resident was treated at Glenbrook Hospital for possible smoke exposure following a fire at a home in Wheeling Saturday night, Wheeling fire officials said.
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Pentagon is the latest agency to announce a leak investigation that could include polygraphs