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Chicago approves $90M payout over disgraced ex-sergeant who framed hundreds for drug crimes
Sep 25, 2025 9:15 pm - CHICAGO — The Chicago City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a $90 million settlement for nearly 200 civil rights violations involving a notorious former police se...
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Hegseth says Wounded Knee soldiers will keep their Medals of Honor
Sep 25, 2025 8:02 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for the actions in 1890 at Wounded Knee will keep their awards in a video posted to social media Thursday evening.
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‘A new kind of entertainment’: Rosemont virtual reality venue opens FridaySep 25, 2025 7:39 pm - Rosemont’s 26,000-square-foot immersive art venue, which opens Friday, offers virtual reality expeditions through ancient Egypt and Earth’s evolution history.
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Trump hosts Turkey’s Erdogan as the US considers lifting a ban on F-35 sales to the NATO ally
Sep 25, 2025 7:32 pm - President Donald Trump held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on Thursday and signaled that the United States might soon lift its hold on sales of advanced fighter jets to Ankara.
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US government scrambles to stop new hacking campaign blamed on China
Sep 25, 2025 7:07 pm - Federal agencies are racing to contain a new wave of sophisticated hacking by suspected Chinese attackers that took advantage of previously undiscovered flaws in widely used security software from networking company Cisco.
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Trump to put import taxes on pharmaceutical drugs, kitchen cabinets, furniture and heavy trucks
Sep 25, 2025 6:50 pm - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will put import taxes of 100% on pharmaceutical drugs, 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on upholstered furniture and 25% on heavy trucks starting on Oct. 1.
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Report: Progress toward goals adequate, but better management of grant to stop school violence neededSep 25, 2025 5:30 pm - A federal agency says the Lake County Regional Office of Education has shown adequate progress toward the goals of a $1 million grant to stop violence in schools but needs to improve grant management and administration.
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Judge rejects American’s pitch to retain gates at O’HareSep 25, 2025 5:28 pm - A Cook County judge has rejected American Airlines’ effort to block the transfer of gates at O’Hare to competitor United Airlines.
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Democrat Miracle Jenkins ends campaign in 9th Congressional District, endorses rivalSep 25, 2025 5:25 pm - Evanston Democrat Miracle Jenkins has suspended his bid for Congress in the 9th District and endorsed Bushra Amiwala.
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Charging stations coming to downtown Mundelein after allSep 25, 2025 5:11 pm - Mundelein officials are moving ahead with plans to install electric-vehicle charging stations in the downtown area.