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Justice Department drops criminal case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool
Jul 31, 2026 5:22 pm - The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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Shuttered Mount Prospect animal feed plant to pay $185K to resolve suit brought by state AGJul 31, 2026 5:16 pm - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Friday secured a $185,000 civil penalty from Prestige Feed Products LLC, a closed Mount Prospect animal feed plant, for excessive odors that neighbors complained about for years.
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Data center company suspends wetland permit application in light of community concernJul 31, 2026 5:07 pm - Atlanta-based T-5 Data Centers has indefinitely suspended its permit application for wetland remediation on property it is developing in Grayslake due to community questions and concerns.
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‘Once-in-a-lifetime award’: Two World War II veterans honored with Quilts of Valor
Jul 31, 2026 4:56 pm - Two 101-year-old World War II veterans, Peter Pierro and Ray Svejnoha, were honored at Naperville's Independence Village senior living facility with hand-stitched Quilts of Valor presented by the Rotary Club of Naperville.
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Pressure rises on Infantino and FIFA’s World Cup investor plan as adviser resigns and Asia opposes
Jul 31, 2026 4:51 pm - Pressure on FIFA President Gianni Infantino and his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity grew Friday as his senior adviser who sat on a White House panel resigned and Asia's soccer body joined Europe and North America in opposing it.
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Marine Corps says F-35B stealth fighter crashed in California, pilot ejected
Jul 31, 2026 4:37 pm - The U.S. Marine Corps says the pilot of an F-35B stealth fighter is expected to live after ejecting from the jet before it crashed in California.
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FCC chairman defends actions against ABC, says broadcasters must operate ‘in the public interest’
Jul 31, 2026 4:27 pm - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Friday defended his agency’s recent actions against ABC, saying broadcasters have a duty to “operate in the pub...
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Tens of thousands of migrants voluntarily leave after crossing into Spanish territory of Ceuta
Jul 31, 2026 4:05 pm - Tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into Spain’s tiny Ceuta territory returned voluntarily to Morocco on Friday, a day after the influx triggered chaos in the North African city and reignited the immigration debate in Europe.
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Arizona, California and Nevada would share cuts under federal proposal to manage the Colorado River
Jul 31, 2026 3:51 pm - Three western U.S. states would take less water from the Colorado River under a federal proposal released Friday to stave off a crisis in the beleaguered waterway.
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Trump says anti-weaponization fund in IRS settlement is ‘dead’ even as he defends it
Jul 31, 2026 3:44 pm - President Donald Trump said Friday that his $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund is “dead” while also continuing to defend it, further complicating his administration’s negotiations with two Republican senators who are blocking his attorney general nominee in protest.