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Top Cook County judge bars civil immigration arrests at courthouses
Oct 15, 2025 10:46 am - Cook County Circuit Chief Judge Timothy Evans has signed an order barring civil arrests of people while at county courts — a common tactic used by federal immigration agents to detain people.
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Best Bets: Paul Reiser at The MAC and Chicago Sinfonietta opens seasonOct 15, 2025 10:28 am - Actor/comedian Paul Reiser headlines The MAC, the Chicago Sinfonietta showcases Indian music at Naperville and Chicago concerts, and Chicago’s MCA hosts a career perspective of artist/activist/musician Yoko Ono.
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Fox Lake man facing weapons charges after making threatsOct 15, 2025 8:44 am - A 50-year-old Fox Lake man is facing assault and weapons charges after police said he threatened to shoot two people Tuesday.
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Pennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept
Oct 14, 2025 9:20 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. — A man who scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and used beer bottles filled with gasoline to ignite the occupied Penn...
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Erdogan opposed Netanyahu’s attendance at summit, Turkish official confirms
Oct 14, 2025 8:51 pm - ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made clear he would not accept Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s presence at a high-level summit in Egy...
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St. Charles North offers musical tribute with 19th annual Veterans Salute ConcertOct 14, 2025 8:01 pm - St. Charles North High School presents the 19th annual Veterans Salute Concert on Nov. 11, honoring veterans through patriotic and reflective musical performances.
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‘We’re not just figures in this tall tower — we’re real people’: O’Hare controllers worry about shutdown, no payOct 14, 2025 7:43 pm - Federal employees like air traffic controllers at O'Hare International Airport are struggling financially due to the government shutdown, missing paychecks and concerned about paying bills.
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Deadly Texas floods prompt new state investigationOct 14, 2025 6:56 pm - A new joint Texas legislative committee will investigate the response to the historic July 4 floods that killed at least 137 people in Central Texas, the country’s deadliest flood in nearly 50 years.
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Trump threatens to pull support for Argentina if its politics don't align with US
Oct 14, 2025 6:40 pm - President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to pull assistance for Argentina — led by a political kindred spirit whose philosophy aligns with that of the Republican administration — if the nation’s internal politics don’t go the United States’ way in its upcoming elections.
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US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump saysOct 14, 2025 6:30 pm - WASHINGTON — The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. T...