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Turkish police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, as government crackdown escalates
Mar 19, 2025 7:00 pm - ISTANBUL — Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — and several other promine...
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Trump to order a plan to shut down the US Education Department
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Controversial home-school legislation passes key House test
Mar 19, 2025 6:40 pm - After nearly three hours of debate before a packed hearing room, a House committee on Wednesday voted to advance a bill that would impose new requirements on homeschooling, fueling a heated discussion over parental rights and government oversight in Illinois.
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State regulators block shutdown of psychiatric unit at Arlington Heights hospitalMar 19, 2025 6:31 pm - State regulators have put up a roadblock to plans to eliminate inpatient psychiatric services at Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights.
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Little Caesars in Glendale Heights to give away free pizza for a year to first 100 guests SaturdayMar 19, 2025 5:01 pm - Little Caesars is celebrating the official grand opening of its new Glendale Heights location on Saturday with free pizza for a year for the first 100 guests in line.
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Mount Prospect mayoral candidates differ on challenger’s leadership of the chamber of commerceMar 19, 2025 5:01 pm - One of the topics in the Mount Prospect mayor’s race has been challenger Trisha Chokshi’s leadership as president of the Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce board.
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Elgin program aims to provide comfort, support for children headed to foster careMar 19, 2025 4:59 pm - The Salvation Army Elgin Corps and Bear Family Restaurants launched Operation Loving Hope Wednesday to provide some comfort items to children taken from unsafe home environments by the Elgin Police Department before they’re placed in foster care.
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Buffalo Grove approves selling Lake Michigan water to Long GroveMar 19, 2025 4:55 pm - Buffalo Grove approved the sale of Lake Michigan water to Long Grove. Now Long Grove needs to vote.
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After no-confidence vote from officers, Wheeling police chief to step downMar 19, 2025 4:20 pm - Embattled Wheeling Police Chief Jamie Dunne will retire this summer after nine years leading the department, the village announced Wednesday.
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Fed holds interest rates steady as tariffs begin to drive some inflation
Mar 19, 2025 4:03 pm - The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady Wednesday, continuing its cautious approach as President Donald Trump’s trade war and stubborn inflation blur the path ahea...