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Lawmakers work to sweeten pot to keep Bears in Illinois
Apr 21, 2026 9:47 am - Illinois hopes to take the lead over Indiana in the Chicago Bears stadium battle with a new proposal that would give the NFL team property tax certainty while also providing a statewide property tax relief sweetener.
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Japan scraps a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy
Apr 21, 2026 9:26 am - Japan on Tuesday scrapped a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change in its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry amid worries over Chinese and North Korean aggression.
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Cook to step down as Apple CEO in September
Apr 21, 2026 8:53 am - Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a 15-year reign that saw the company’s market value soar by more than ...
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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegations
Apr 21, 2026 8:21 am - Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, the White House said Monday, after multiple allegations of abusing her position’s power, including having an affair with a subordinate and drinking alcohol on the job.
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Warsh says he got no pressure from Trump to cut rates even as president publicly pushes for them
Apr 21, 2026 8:18 am - President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve said Tuesday that he never promised the White House that he would cut interest rates, even as the president renewed his calls for the central bank to do so.
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Trump says the US will extend its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan’s request
Apr 21, 2026 8:05 am - President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States was indefinitely extending its ceasefire with Iran — a day before it was to expire — as a new round of peace talks was on hold. The announcement appeared to ease fears that the fighting, which had shaken energy markets and the global economy, would promptly resume.
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Two complaints against property managersApr 20, 2026 6:29 pm - A few months before moving, I noticed a crack in the bathroom window by the stall shower. I notified management, and now they are charging the cost of the repair against my security deposit.
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Endeavor Health expanding mental health services at new Palatine locationApr 20, 2026 5:12 pm - Endeavor Health will be moving into a new facility in Palatine offering comprehensive outpatient mental health care.
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During intense flooding, Levee 37 proving effective at keeping the waters at bayApr 20, 2026 5:05 pm - For years, heavy rains along the Des Plaines River meant anxiety for residents in Mount Prospect, Prospect Heights and Wheeling. Since Levee 37 was built, however, flooded streets and sandbags reaching to the middle of River Road are just an unpleasant memory.
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Citizens Utility Board urges state authority to reject merger of 2 water suppliersApr 20, 2026 1:56 pm - A proposed merger between the parent companies of the state’s two biggest private water utilities – Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois – would not serve the public interest, according to experts at the Citizens Utility Board. The consumer watchdog group recently filed testimony urging the Illinois Commerce Commission to reject such a union over concerns about market consolidation, aggressive acquisitions of municipal systems and shoddy service quality.