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‘Tiny Sparks, Mighty Flames’: Antioch mom advocates for disabled as Ms. Wheelchair Illinois USAJan 17, 2025 8:40 pm - Illinois mom of three Libby Deichsel, who lives with a chronic illness causing her to use a wheelchair, was crowned Ms. Wheelchair Illinois USA and will represent the state at the Ms. Wheelchair USA pageant in July.
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Huntley brush fire burns 18 acres; no injuries reportedJan 17, 2025 7:37 pm - Roughly 18 acres burned in brush fire near Church Road and Ridge Lane in Huntley Friday.
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Judges hand down what could be the last punishments for the Jan. 6 riot before pardons from Trump
Jan 17, 2025 7:22 pm - WASHINGTON — The federal judge who oversaw Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case denounced efforts to rewrite the history of the U.S. Capitol attack Friday as sh...
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Deputy cleared in shooting of armed man in Elgin last summer; two women indicted on related chargesJan 17, 2025 7:17 pm - A sheriff’s deputy was cleared of any wrongdoing in the shooting death of an armed man in an Elgin intersection last summer, but a grand jury indicted two women on multiple felony counts in connection with the shooting.
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CBO projects US debt to grow $23.9 trillion in 10 years, not including costs of extending tax cuts
Jan 17, 2025 7:17 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The national debt is slated to rise by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, a sum that does not include trillions of dollars in additional tax cuts bein...
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Arlington Heights man who fired at two people charged with attempted murderJan 17, 2025 6:22 pm - A 71-year-old Arlington Heights man was charged with attempted first-degree murder after authorities say he shot at two people he believed were attempting to steal a semi-trailer.
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Algonquin projects win engineering awardsJan 17, 2025 6:11 pm - Two Algonquin projects have received the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois Special Achievement Award. The Old Town Algonquin Project’s Riverwalk and ...
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The mysterious illness that plagued a presidential inauguration
Jan 17, 2025 5:55 pm - The inaugural parade of 1857, on a March day that was surprisingly warm, celebrated President-elect James Buchanan with something new to Washington parades: floats. There...
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Biden got an Oval Office letter from Trump and may leave one in the desk himself. It’d be a first
Jan 17, 2025 5:54 pm - WASHINGTON — Ronald Reagan probably didn't realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left it in the Oval Office desk drawe...
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Whooping cough cases surging in suburbsJan 17, 2025 5:45 pm - Whooping cough cases are surging in the suburbs and throughout Illinois after lockdown lows. Vaccinations are urged to combat further spread.