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Trump’s tax law includes a $40,000 SALT cap. Here’s who qualifies.
Jul 12, 2025 1:23 pm - The new GOP tax law quadruples how much people can deduct in state and local taxes off their federal returns, offering significant relief to high earners in many Democratic-led states by partially undoing a big change in President Donald Trump’s 2017 law.
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Prospect to remove first principal’s name from theater over ties to controversial teachingsJul 12, 2025 1:00 pm - The name of Prospect High School’s first principal, Alvin Kulieke, will be removed from the school's theater after a student journalist uncovered his ties to a fringe religious group that embraced eugenics principles.
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Felon sentenced to 44 years in prison for ‘Batman’ car shooting near McHenry
Jul 12, 2025 12:56 pm - A felon convicted of attempted murder for shooting at a car decorated with Batman decals and driven by a McHenry man was sentenced Wednesday to 44 years in prison.
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Delays and declining revenue: Are red-light cameras in the suburbs on their last legs?Jul 12, 2025 12:30 pm - While Gurnee becomes the latest suburban community to eliminate its controversial red-light camera program, other towns are seeing revenues decline as state transportation officials take devices out of commission.
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‘We think about the state in the same way’: Mitchell ready to back up Pritzker
Jul 12, 2025 4:00 am - As he prepares to campaign in the 2026 race for Illinois lieutenant governor, Christian Mitchell is touting his political experience and the affinity for the state that he shares with Gov. JB Pritzker.
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Geneva’s Dan Ugaste a no-go for governor after all
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Illinois hospitals fear massive cuts under Trump domestic policy law
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David Gergen, consummate political insider, dies at 83Jul 11, 2025 9:51 pm - David R. Gergen, who helped craft and protect the image of four presidents as a senior White House communications adviser and who traveled the consummate political inside...
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Wauconda’s The Side Lot raising funds for local canines in needJul 11, 2025 8:26 pm - The Side Lot, Wauconda’s only dog-friendly restaurant, is stepping up to support dogs in crisis with a special fundraising initiative this weekend.
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Detained immigrants at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say there are worms in food and wastewater on the floor
Jul 11, 2025 7:18 pm - MIAMI — At the new Everglades immigration detention center that officials have dubbed “ Alligator Alcatraz,” people held there say worms turn up in the food. Toilets don'...