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Bill to regulate homeowners insurance rates crops up again in Springfield
Feb 14, 2026 12:15 pm - Illinois lawmakers are poised to make a second attempt at passing a bill that would give state regulators more authority to control the rising cost of homeowners insurance.
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Lake in the Hills man accused of sexually assaulting children
Feb 14, 2026 12:04 pm - A Lake in the Hills man is accused of sexually assaulting two children, authorities said.
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Holy hip-hop: Lombard priest dances his way into parishioners’ heartsFeb 14, 2026 11:45 am - When it comes to dancing, the Rev. Matt Nathan is a bit of a late bloomer. But these days the cleric is cutting rugs and dropping beats, in addition to saving souls, at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Lombard.
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‘Positive signs of movement’: Bears bill set for first hearing in Springfield this weekFeb 14, 2026 11:15 am - Legislation that would give the Bears a long-term property tax break for a stadium complex on the former Arlington Park racetrack site is set for a hearing this week in the Illinois House.
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Illinois should opt into the Federal Scholarship Tax CreditFeb 14, 2026 9:38 am - Every year, hundreds of businesses and individuals make donations to local educational foundations, offering up their services for silent auctions or raffles, all in the name of bolstering public school funding.
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$12.4 million projected shortfall prompts Naperville 203 to look for cutsFeb 14, 2026 9:15 am - With a projected $12.4 million deficit looming, Naperville Unit District 203 officials say spending cuts will be necessary to help balance the 2027 budget.
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Journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges in Minnesota church protest
Feb 13, 2026 7:39 pm - Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges Friday, following a protest at a Minnesota church where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official is a pastor. Four others also pleaded not guilty in the case.
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DHS shutdown nears as Senate fails to cut deal, heads to recess
Feb 13, 2026 7:26 pm - A Saturday shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is all but inevitable after the Senate failed to advance a funding bill and headed out on a week-long recess without a deal regarding new limits on immigration enforcement.
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Feds open a perjury probe into ICE officers’ testimony about the shooting of a Venezuelan man
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ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
Feb 13, 2026 6:46 pm - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the country and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of immigrants, according to documents the agency provided to New Hampshire’s governor and published on the state’s website Thursday.