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Trump tries to wrest spending power from Congress as government shutdown looms
Aug 29, 2025 5:33 pm - President Donald Trump says he will cancel nearly $5 billion in congressionally approved funding for U.S. international assistance and diplomacy, setting up a fresh confrontation in the White House’s attempt to wrest constitutional spending power away from lawmakers.The Republican chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Friday called the move an “attempt to undermine the law.”
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Dad left 5-year-old home alone in Des Plaines, police sayAug 29, 2025 5:08 pm - A Des Plaines resident was arrested Wednesday night after authorities discovered a 5-year-old child had been left home alone.
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Nominations sought for awards honoring those making a positive impact on ElginAug 29, 2025 4:21 pm - Nominations are being accepted for the 2025 Elgin Image Awards, which honor volunteers, businesses and organizations that have made a positive impact in the community.
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Claire’s closing almost 300 stores nationwide, including five suburban locationsAug 29, 2025 4:18 pm - To the dismay of tweens and teens everywhere, Claire’s is closing 291 U.S. stores, including 16 in Illinois and several in the suburbs, according to the company’s bankruptcy court filing.
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US revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN General AssemblyAug 29, 2025 3:58 pm - WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of a number of Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization officials ahead of next month...
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Israel declares Gaza’s largest city a combat zone as death toll surpasses 63,000
Aug 29, 2025 3:53 pm - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel declared Gaza’s largest city a combat zone and recovered the remains of two hostages on Friday as the army launched the start of a planned ...
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Two men facing charges in beating at Fox Lake businessAug 29, 2025 3:40 pm - Two men authorities said were involved in the beating of a 33-year-old man Aug. 11 in Fox Lake are facing mob action and other charges.
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Lake in the Hills man accused of soliciting children on Snapchat
Aug 29, 2025 3:40 pm - A Lake in the Hills man is accused of using Snapchat to solicit sexually explicit videos from four children — ages 10 to 15 — and having inappropriate conversations with more than 100 children, according to prosecutors.
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Key US inflation gauge holds mostly steady though core inflation ticks higherAug 29, 2025 3:29 pm - The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge mostly held steady last month despite President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs, but a measure of underlying inflation increased. Prices rose 2.6% in July compared with a year ago, the Commerce Department said Friday, the same annual increase as in June. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, prices rose 2.9% from a year earlier, up from 2.8% in the previous month and the highest since February.
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European defense leaders pledge pressure to end the war after Russian strike on Kyiv