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Arlington Heights rebrands its National Night Out event as ‘Night in the Heights’Jul 27, 2026 6:37 pm - Arlington Heights Police Department will host its inaugural “Night in the Heights” event Wednesday at North School Park, replacing an event traditionally branded as National Night Out.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow new limits on mail ballots
Jul 27, 2026 6:32 pm - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for a sweeping executive order that would place major new restrictions on mail-in voting for November’s midterm elections.
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Illinois formally recognizes gambling addiction, allowing new treatment options
Jul 27, 2026 6:30 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Friday that officially recognizes gambling disorder as an addiction in Illinois.
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‘I was unable to speak’: Autism advocates laud statewide Blue Envelope Program for traffic stopsJul 27, 2026 6:28 pm - Popular with drivers with autism and police, a Blue Envelope Program designed to de-stress encounters goes live across Illinois in 2027.
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US walks out on France at UN meeting to protest ally’s criticism of America’s human rights record
Jul 27, 2026 6:13 pm - U.S. diplomats walked out as their French counterparts were speaking at the United Nations on Monday after America’s close European ally criticized the Trump administration's human rights record.
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Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill
Jul 27, 2026 6:01 pm - President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber’s upcoming August break until senators pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill, even as Republicans lack the votes to advance it.
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Pentagon relabels U.S. casualties caused by Iran amid scrutiny of wartime transparency
Jul 27, 2026 5:42 pm - The Pentagon has reclassified service members who were killed and wounded during renewed hostilities with Iran in a way that separates them from other troops who have died or been injured as a result of the conflict, a move that critics say obscures the human cost of the Trump administration’s war and could have long-term implications for survivors.
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Missing man’s body found in Elmhurst quarryJul 27, 2026 5:19 pm - Elmhurst police announced Monday afternoon that a body pulled from a quarry Sunday has been identified as a person reported missing July 20.
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Prosecutor: Lisle man driving 80 mph and intoxicated before deadly Fox River boat crashJul 27, 2026 4:56 pm - A Lisle man had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit and was driving 80 mph when his boat collided with another Saturday on the Fox River, killing a woman on board, prosecutors said Monday.
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From most popular sport to bankruptcy, Hawthorne’s closure ends an era of horse racing in the Chicago area
Jul 27, 2026 4:38 pm - Patti Miller has never known a life without the horses at Hawthorne Race Course. Her visits to the track in west suburban Stickney began when she was a baby. Her grandfat...