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Community leaders speak out on ICE activity in Will County
Oct 09, 2025 10:38 am - Community advocates and elected officials gathered Wednesday in Joliet for a news conference that doubled as a rally for immigrants, one day after the Texas National Guard arrived in Will County.
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Officials identify man who drowned Monday in Fox LakeOct 08, 2025 8:54 pm - A 51-year-old man who drowned Monday evening in Fox Lake near Antioch has been identified, officials said.
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St. Charles nonprofit seeks volunteer Christmas gift shoppers for local students
Oct 08, 2025 8:48 pm - A St. Charles nonprofit is seeking volunteers to help shop for gifts for area schoolchildren and families facing financial hardship.
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Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say
Oct 08, 2025 8:41 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has yet to provide underlying evidence to lawmakers proving that alleged drug-smuggling boats targeted by the U.S. military in a ser...
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Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations
Oct 08, 2025 8:35 pm - The Pentagon has investigated nearly 300 Defense Department employees, including service members, civilian workers and contractors, for comments appearing online after last month’s shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post.
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A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data
Oct 08, 2025 8:31 pm - Nearly a quarter of the FBI’s roughly 13,000 agents across the country are currently assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing to upward of 40% in the nation’s largest field offices, according to data from the FBI obtained by Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and shared with The Washington Post.
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Federal government shutdown grinds into a week two as tempers flare at the Capitol
Oct 08, 2025 8:19 pm - WASHINGTON — Tours at the Capitol have come to a standstill. The House is keeping its doors closed, while the Senate repeated its loop Wednesday of failed votes to reopen...
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Ray Lake Forest Preserve to expand with acquisition of ‘keystone properties’Oct 08, 2025 8:07 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserve District is poised to buy two adjacent parcels totaling 131 acres north of Gilmer Road and west of Erhart Road for $6.1 million.
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Rejected in downtown Arlington Heights, tattoo shop inks lease for another locationOct 08, 2025 7:22 pm - A tattoo shop will open in a retail strip on Palatine Road in Arlington Heights, after its initial proposed location near the downtown was rejected over parking concerns and opposition from neighbors.
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Cruising on water: Boats made to look like luxury cars available to rent on Chain O’ Lakes
Oct 08, 2025 6:35 pm - As long as weekend forecasts stay pleasantly warm, boaters are expected to remain on the Chain O’ Lakes past the end of the normal boating season and into October. The people behind Luxury Jet Cars hope the extended boating season gives people looking to rent a boat the time to check out one of their models.