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Members of Congress take steps to tighten their own security after Kirk’s killingSep 20, 2025 5:40 pm - As House Speaker Mike Johnson gathered lawmakers this week to mourn Charlie Kirk, he summed up the grief felt by many on Capitol Hill — and the pervasive fear.
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Trump’s media enforcer is relishing his Jimmy Kimmel moment
Sep 20, 2025 3:16 pm - Naming Brendan Carr to chair the Federal Communications Commission in November, President-elect Donald Trump heralded him as a “warrior for free speech.”Now, after spearheading the Trump administration’s successful push for ABC to take comedian Jimmy Kimmel off the air, Carr has become a gleeful avatar of what critics say is a sweeping government crackdown on speech — and his backers see as an overdue reckoning with an instinctively liberal broadcast industry.
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Emerging TikTok deal with China ensures US control of board and crucial algorithm, White House says
Sep 20, 2025 3:04 pm - An emerging TikTok deal with China will ensure that U.S. companies control the algorithm that powers the app's video feed and Americans will hold a majority of seats on a board overseeing U.S. operations, the White House said Saturday.
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Israeli strikes kill 14 in Gaza City as some countries prepare to recognize Palestinian state
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Walking in his father’s bootsteps: Son retraces dad’s World War II journey across EuropeSep 20, 2025 2:00 pm - Wayne resident Tom Breen recently retraced the route his father Vernon took during his World War II combat tour through Europe.
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Schools, advocates work to reassure parents, students amid growing fears over ICE raidsSep 20, 2025 2:00 pm - Students’ fears of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arresting parents and loved ones have suburban and state education officials concerned about the potential for disruption and a rise in truancy.
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‘It’s a beautiful thing’: Cordogan’s Pianoland marks 75 years of sharing music with othersSep 20, 2025 1:45 pm - A Geneva piano store is approaching the 75th anniversary of its opening back in 1950 on Oct. 22. Cordogan’s Pianoland, at 33W441 Route 38, is a family business passed down through generations. Gus Cordogan founded the shop and owned it until 1989 when two of his children, John and Dianthe, took over.
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Arlington Heights celebrates German heritage with food, dances and craftsSep 20, 2025 1:14 pm - Community members celebrated Arlington Heights’ German heritage Saturday with food, traditional Bavarian performances, dance, and live music from Die Kellerknaben during Oktoberfest at the Arlington Heights Historical Museum.
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Ingleside driver gets 5 years in prison for crash that killed Elmhurst woman near McHenry
Sep 20, 2025 12:44 pm - An Ingleside woman was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for the fatal head-on crash that she caused while authorities said she was under the influence of marijuana.
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‘Reign of terror’ with more than 20 crime scenes in McHenry area lands Lake Villa man in prison