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St. Isidore students ‘Travel the World’ with Hearthwood residents for Read Across AmericaMar 06, 2026 7:27 pm - Kindergarten and first-grade students from St. Isidore Catholic School in Bloomingdale visited Hearthwood Senior Living in Bartlett for a Read Across America celebration inspired by the Dr. Seuss classic “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”
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Mass firings leave national security ranks thinned as war raises threats
Mar 06, 2026 6:23 pm - Last week, FBI Director Kash Patel fired roughly a dozen agents and staff members who once had ties to an investigation of Donald Trump. Among them were agents who specialized in addressing threats from Iran and its proxies.Three days after the firings began, the United States was bombarding Iran.
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Aurora man sentenced to prison after two incidents of battery to a peace officerMar 06, 2026 6:12 pm - An Aurora man has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison after two different incidents of battery to a peace officer, including one that left an Aurora police officer with multiple facial fractures, authorities announced Friday.
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Former Fashion Outlets exec takes helm as new Rosemont tourism chiefMar 06, 2026 6:11 pm - Katie Walsh, a former marketing manager at shopping centers in Rosemont and downtown Chicago, is the new director of the Rosemont Convention & Tourism Bureau.
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GOP race for 14th Congressional seat features experienced candidatesMar 06, 2026 6:10 pm - The race for the Republican nomination in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District features two men with elected experience — but one has far more than the other.
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Century Lodge 492 — Independent Order of Odd Fellows offers scholarships to local studentsMar 06, 2026 5:19 pm - Oddfellows Century Lodge 492 will be awarding scholarships to five current or former students of Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 who wish to pursue higher education during the 2026-27 academic school year.
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State legislators of both parties talk ‘Business, Budget & Bears’ in SchaumburgMar 06, 2026 4:34 pm - A bipartisan panel of Illinois legislators Friday discussed the three Bs of “Business, Budget & Bears” at a morning forum organized by the Schaumburg Business Association.
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Play D&D at Des Plaines Public LibraryMar 06, 2026 4:02 pm - The Des Plaines Public Library will host a Dungeons & Dragons session for new players and beginners March 17.
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Justice Department targets Cuban officials, aims for indictments
Mar 06, 2026 3:53 pm - The Justice Department has formed a working group to examine possible federal charges against officials or entities within Cuba’s government, according to an official familiar with the group.
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‘Worse than a prison’: 911 calls, interviews reveal problems at ICE’s largest detention camp