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Why former Glendale Heights village president says he can’t get a fair trial in DuPage County

By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
Apr 02, 2026 5:40 pm - Claiming that he can’t get a fair trial on forgery, disorderly conduct and battery charges in DuPage County, Glendale Heights’ former village president is asking a court to ship his case off to Cook.
Trump sets 100% drug tariffs on companies that haven’t lowered prices

By David J. Lynch and Dan Diamond
Apr 02, 2026 4:32 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered a new 100% tariff on imported drugs made by companies that have not agreed to lower their retail prices, the latest move in his evolving campaign to reshape global trade and promote domestic manufacturing
Death of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide

By JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ
Apr 02, 2026 4:22 pm - The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo street in February — five days after Border Patrol agents left him at a doughnut shop — has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Wednesday.
Trump’s White House ballroom gets final approval days after a judge ordered a halt to construction

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Apr 02, 2026 4:18 pm - President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom won final approval from a key agency on Thursday, despite a federal judge recently ordering a halt to construction unless Congress allows what would be the biggest structural change to the American landmark in more than 70 years.
Trump backs off campaign promises to protect Medicare, help with child care

By Isaac Arnsdorf
Apr 02, 2026 4:04 pm - President Donald Trump said this week that Medicare and day care were too expensive for the federal government to cover, reversing himself on explicit campaign promises to protect the seniors’ health insurance program and address child care costs.
Friends and colleagues mourn loss of Illinois Holocaust Museum founder Sam Harris at 90

By Eric Peterson
Apr 02, 2026 3:38 pm - Samuel R. Harris of Kildeer, founder of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie, died Wednesday at the age of 90.
East Maine District 63 may seek tax hike for $163 million improvement plan

By Russell Lissau
Apr 02, 2026 2:37 pm - East Maine School District 63 residents can learn about a $163 million facilities improvement plan at public meetings this month.
Registration open for Northern Illinois Food Bank’s annual Fight Hunger run/walk

Daily Herald report
Apr 02, 2026 2:36 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank's largest annual fundraiser, the Fight Hunger 10K, 5K, and 1-mile run/walk, presented by ALDI, returns on Saturday, May 2, at Cantigny Park in Wheaton.
Systems that let drivers take their hands off the wheel don't improve safety, NTSB head says

By JOSH FUNK
Apr 02, 2026 2:24 pm - The head of the National Transportation Safety Board says the systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel are convenient but don’t improve safety because people who use them often pay less attention to the road. The hearing on Tuesday focused on two fatal crashes involving Ford’s Blue Cruise system. The NTSB formally recommended that automakers need to do more to improve the way these systems monitor drivers, and the government should establish minimum safety standards.
Severe thunderstorms possible this afternoon and evening

Daily Herald staff report
Apr 02, 2026 2:14 pm - Several waves of thunderstorms are expected to roll through the area this afternoon and evening, the National Weather Service is forecasting.

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