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‘It’s time for Springfield to make changes’: Report shows Cook County property tax bills increased 4%Jun 27, 2024 5:00 am - Cook County property owners saw tax bills increase a collective $706 million this year, according to a new report from the treasurer’s office.
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Supreme Court allows White House contacts with social media firmsJun 26, 2024 10:59 pm - The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Republican-led effort to sharply restrict White House officials and other federal employees from pressuring social media compani...
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Trump claims Biden will be on drugs at debateJun 26, 2024 10:56 pm - In 2016, Donald Trump accused opponent Hillary Rodham Clinton of being suspiciously “pumped up” at a presidential debate and said she should take a drug test before the n...
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CNN’s presidential debate rules irk other TV networksJun 26, 2024 10:55 pm - CNN, which is hosting the first presidential debate on Thursday, has put in place rules that other news outlets say are unusual and restrictive. The division of Warner B...
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Nevada judge denies release of ex-gang leader ahead of trial in 1996 killing of Tupac ShakurJun 26, 2024 10:54 pm - LAS VEGAS (AP) — An ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader has been denied release from a Las Vegas jail ahead of his trial in the 1996 killing of music legend Tupac ...
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Kenya’s president says he won’t sign the finance bill that led protesters to storm the parliamentJun 26, 2024 10:53 pm - NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president said Wednesday he won't sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes that prompted thousands of protesters to storm the parlia...
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Feds charge 5, including man acquitted at trial, with conspiring to bribe Minnesota juror with $120KJun 26, 2024 10:49 pm - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Five people were charged Wednesday with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for the acquittal of defendant...
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Protesters demand Wheeling Township act on mental health fundingJun 26, 2024 8:26 pm - A crowd of about 30 protesters stood in front of Wheeling Township headquarters in Arlington Heights on Tuesday urging township leaders to finally fund a mental health board created by voters more than 18 months ago.
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Military flees Bolivia government palace after coup attempt fails, general taken into custodyJun 26, 2024 8:20 pm - LA PAZ, Bolivia — Armored vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia’s government palace Wednesday in an apparent coup attempt, but President Luis Arce vowed to stand firm and ...
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Defense: Madigan, ComEd 4 cases could be upended by SCOTUS rulingJun 26, 2024 8:02 pm - A U.S. Supreme Court ruling Wednesday threatened to roil major public corruption cases in Chicago, prompting bold predictions from defense attorneys amid what seems to be an ongoing reversal of fortunes for federal prosecutors.