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Catholic bishops launch new program in defense of migrants
Nov 12, 2025 6:37 pm - The Trump administration has deported 400,000 people this year and detained some 60,000 others, part of a crackdown on undocumented immigrants that has also swept up some who are in the country legally. Immigration enforcement officials have blocked priests from offering Communion to some incarcerated immigrants.
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From hardware to offices? Carlson store in Wheaton could become co-working spaceNov 12, 2025 5:32 pm - The development team behind a co-working and event center in Oak Park wants to replicate the concept in a “beloved building” in downtown Wheaton. It’s only the first phase of what could become a larger project.
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Flight cancellations appear to improve, but disruptions are not over yet
Nov 12, 2025 4:14 pm - Flight operations in the United States appeared to improve Wednesday, with fewer scheduled cancellations on the sixth day of air travel disruptions, though airlines have warned it would take time for normal services to resume.
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US Mint in Philadelphia presses final pennies as the 1-cent coin gets canceled
Nov 12, 2025 4:10 pm - The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and because the 1-cent coin that could once buy a snack or a piece of candy had become increasingly irrelevant.
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Israel’s president says ‘shocking’ settler violence against Palestinians must end
Nov 12, 2025 3:58 pm - Israel's president and high-ranking military officials on Wednesday condemned attacks a day earlier by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, calling for an end to a growing wave of settler violence in the occupied territory.
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Planned Parenthood closes 20 clinics after Medicaid cuts, warns of grim future
Nov 12, 2025 3:48 pm - Planned Parenthood has spent tens of millions of dollars providing health care to low-income patients and has closed 20 clinics in the months since the Trump administration blocked the group from billing Medicaid — but weathering the funding cut on its own will soon become untenable, its leaders say.
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Help the Palatine American Legion’s Adopt-A-Sailor dinnerNov 12, 2025 1:39 pm - Palatine American Legion Post 690 is seeking donations for its Adopt-A-Sailor dinner, when recruits from Great Lakes Naval Station visit the American Legion hall for Thanksgiving dinner.
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Bodycam video shows how Palatine police officer assisted immigration agents with arrestNov 12, 2025 1:38 pm - Palatine officials have released video from a police officer’s body-worn camera that shows him assisting immigration agents with an arrest late last month.
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Maplewood developers in Cary get another extension to submit plans
Nov 12, 2025 12:54 pm - Developers looking to build multi-family and single-family homes on the former Maplewood School property in Cary have been granted another 60 days to propose the final plan to the village board.
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Police seek help finding missing man whose disappearance may involve foul playNov 12, 2025 12:10 pm - Police are seeking the public’s help to find a Mundelein-area man who hasn’t been seen in more than a week and whose disappearance may involve foul play.