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Crystal Lake man convicted in $8M Ponzi scheme admits to defrauding McHenry American Legion
Jul 25, 2025 8:47 am - A Crystal Lake man who is awaiting federal sentencing for an $8 million Ponzi scheme pleaded guilty in a McHenry County courtroom to fraudulent use of a debit card belonging to the McHenry American Legion.
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One injury as driver crashes into Wauconda Moose LodgeJul 24, 2025 10:40 pm - A Wauconda woman backed into two parked cars and then the Moose Lodge on Thursday.
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Trump order pushes forcible hospitalization of homeless people
Jul 24, 2025 8:01 pm - President Donald Trump has directed federal agencies to find ways to make it easier to forcibly hospitalize homeless people with mental illness and addiction for longer p...
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Trump and Powell bicker over Fed building renovations as president ratchets up pressure campaign
Jul 24, 2025 7:55 pm - WASHINGTON — After months of criticizing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump took the fight to the Fed’s front door on Thursday, publicly scorning...
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Federal regulators approve Paramount’s $8 billion deal with Skydance, capping months of turmoil
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‘You preferred secrecy and lies’: Madigan confidant gets 2 years for role in ComEd bribery scheme
Jul 24, 2025 6:11 pm - Mike McClain, who spent decades as one of the most influential lobbyists in Springfield due to his close relationship with Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison.
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‘A huge opportunity’: Release of four piping plovers could expand breeding population of endangered shorebirdJul 24, 2025 5:52 pm - The release this week of four piping plover fledglings reared in captivity at a secluded beach area on Lake Michigan raises the possibility of two more nesting sites for the federally endangered bird species in Waukegan.
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‘It’s utterly amazing’: 13-year-old Buffalo Grove teen saves man from near drowningJul 24, 2025 5:29 pm - A 13-year-old Buffalo Grove teen helped a man from nearly drowning in a Lincolnshire lake — a heroic act police are calling “amazing.”
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Design plans for Mount Prospect data center changingJul 24, 2025 5:09 pm - Cloud HQ is seeking to alter the look of its approved data center development in Mount Prospect, proposing to build taller and along Algonquin Road.
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French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state