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Illinois state elections board tells DOJ it follows federal law on voting integrity
Jul 29, 2026 6:53 pm - Letter responds to Trump administration threats of criminal prosecution for noncitizen voting
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Investigators in James Comey seashells case omitted key facts, defense lawyers allege
Jul 29, 2026 6:50 pm - Federal officials involved in the prosecution of James Comey misled judges, submitted documents containing false statements and withheld key facts during the course of the investigation, according to new defense filings that seek the dismissal of a case charging the former FBI director with threatening President Donald Trump on social media.
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‘So caring’: Community rallies to help Wheaton pantry that lost three tons of food after stormJul 29, 2026 6:15 pm - A community’s generosity helps the People’s Resource Center food pantry in Wheaton rebound after a storm-related power outage resulted in three tons of cold produce spoiling.
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Investigation revealed ‘devastating’ reports of sexual misconduct at school supported by Epstein
Jul 29, 2026 5:35 pm - Two people who attended a prestigious Michigan fine arts school reported conduct of a sexual nature by Jeffrey Epstein, a major donor, according to an investigation that also uncovered dozens of allegations spanning decades against nearly 50 other people.
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Two years after $1 million Woodfield jewelry heist, police say leads have dried upJul 29, 2026 5:28 pm - Schaumburg police have closed their investigation into a daring overnight burglary that netted more than $1 million in merchandise from a Woodfield Mall jewelry store nearly two years ago.
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Trump announces a $22.5 billion makeover of Dulles airport that will eliminate the ‘people movers’
Jul 29, 2026 5:15 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a $22.5 billion renovation of Washington Dulles International Airport that will end the use of the widely disli...
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Median could improve safety along Kirchoff, consultant says, but some still want stop lightJul 29, 2026 5:14 pm - Flashing beacons and a 10-foot median refuge island are a consultant’s recommended safety upgrades for the Kirchoff Road and Oriole Lane intersection in Rolling Meadows. Some aldermen prefer a traffic signal despite a study showing low pedestrian crossing numbers.
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‘She killed the kids!’ 911 call from Lindsay Clancy’s husband brings tears to the courtroom
Jul 29, 2026 5:08 pm - PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Lindsay Clancy sobbed in court Wednesday as jurors listened to the anguished 911 call her then-husband made after returning from an errand to find she’d...
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Music Theater Works’ 24-member orchestra delivers ‘West Side Story’ as Leonard Bernstein intendedJul 29, 2026 4:52 pm - For Music Theater Works’ revival of “West Side Story,” percussionist, arranger and conductor Justin Kono will lead a 24-musician orchestra, one of the largest Chicago-area musical theater orchestras in recent memory.
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The fastest growing Ebola outbreak is worsening hunger in eastern Congo, a UN agency chief warns
Jul 29, 2026 4:48 pm - The fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded is leaving thousands more people hungry in eastern Congo, a region engulfed in conflicts and a fight over precious minerals, the head of the U.N. food agency warned on Wednesday.