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McHenry County judge sends Gurnee man to prison for cocaine possession
Mar 25, 2026 10:33 am - A Gurnee man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing cocaine.
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Sheridan Gorman’s killing puts Chicago back at the center of America’s bitter immigration fight
Mar 25, 2026 10:14 am - Months after President Donald Trump ended a pummeling deportation blitz in Chicago, the city and its “sanctuary” policies have been thrust back into the national spotlight following the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Loyola University student.
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Indiana woman charged in shooting deaths of Will County family
Mar 25, 2026 9:40 am - An Indiana woman has been charged with killing a man and his parents at their home in Crete Township.
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Ex-prosecutor sues Kane County, state’s attorney; claims firing was whistleblower retaliation
Mar 25, 2026 8:48 am - A former Kane County prosecutor is suing State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser and the county, alleging he was fired after exposing what the suit claimed was a common and longstanding practice of “backdating” criminal complaint filings.
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Police investigating attempted robbery in downtown Mount ProspectMar 24, 2026 9:34 pm - Police are investigating an attempted robbery in downtown Mount Prospect Monday night.
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Family of early Schaumburg mayor applauds use of his name for updated municipal campusMar 24, 2026 8:51 pm - The family of Schaumburg’s influential second mayor, Bob Atcher, have expressed their appreciation for the village board’s Tuesday decision to rename the 60-acre municipal campus after him.
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Legal battle intensifies over appointing special prosecutor for alleged ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ abuses
Mar 24, 2026 8:26 pm - It could be months before a Cook County judge decides whether to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and charge alleged abuses by federal agents during the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement campaign last fall.
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Trump just voted by a method he calls ‘mail-in cheating’
Mar 24, 2026 7:30 pm - President Donald Trump, who is in the midst of pressuring senators to curb the use of mail-in voting, voted by mail ballot in Tuesday’s special election in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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Two injured in McHenry house fireMar 24, 2026 7:28 pm - Two people were injured Tuesday in a house fire in McHenry County. The fire was reported around 3:45 p.m. on the 1200 block of N. Chapel Hill Road, according to a report ...
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Afghanistan releases American national Dennis Coyle held for more than a year
Mar 24, 2026 7:17 pm - Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Tuesday released American academic Dennis Coyle after holding him for over a year, with the Foreign Ministry saying the release came on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.