Local Politics
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‘We can change the trajectory now’: Chicago budget leaders float cuts and fee hikes to fix deficit
Sep 16, 2025 10:49 am - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget working group has given him dozens of options — including furloughs, hiring freezes, fee increases and a property tax hike tied to inflation — to choose from as he works to close a $1.15 billion deficit for next year.
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D128 board member, former president Lisa Hessel resignsSep 16, 2025 7:40 am - Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 school board member Lisa Hessel has resigned for personal reasons effective Monday.
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Conservative group wants Buffalo Grove teacher fired over Kirk remarksSep 15, 2025 5:20 pm - A leader of the Buffalo Grove Pride Parade who is a Spanish teacher in Kildeer Countryside Elementary District 96 is facing calls for her dismissal in reaction to her comments on social media related to political activist Charlie Kirk.
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District 300 board president faces backlash over social media post following Charlie Kirk’s deathSep 15, 2025 1:37 pm - Some parents in Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 are calling for the school board president to step down following a social media post after Charlie Kirk’s death.
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‘More than a dozen meetings and … a dozen months’: How the Bears stadium approval process might lookSep 13, 2025 1:00 pm - The Bears are meeting with Arlington Heights officials to finalize a site plan for their domed stadium and mixed-use development at the 326-acre Arlington Park property. After plans are unveiled publicly, the village approval process is expected to last at least a year.
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Man arrested in Charlie Kirk's killing had no known criminal history, had become 'more political'Sep 12, 2025 3:22 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Family members of the young Utah man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk told authorities he had recently become “more political” and saw the ally of Presi...
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Des Plaines District 62 budget up for review MondaySep 12, 2025 1:37 pm - The Des Plaines District 62 school board will hold a public hearing about the proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year Monday.
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‘Senseless violence’: Charlie Kirk remembered by suburban leadersSep 11, 2025 9:16 pm - Charlie Kirk, a Wheeling High graduate, had been involved in politics from a young age, volunteering for campaigns and founding Turning Point in 2012 while a teenager.
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Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly challenging Preckwinkle Cook County Board presidentSep 11, 2025 8:08 pm - Chicago Alderman Brendan Reilly is running for Cook County board president in the March 2026 Democratic primary, billing himself as an independent reformer.
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‘Fast and bright’: Former congressman Joe Walsh recalls campaigning with teen Charlie KirkSep 11, 2025 7:59 pm - Joe Walsh, a former Tea Party Republican congressman, mourns Charlie Kirk, who he mentored on the campaign trail 15 years ago.