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‘A regular neighborhood guy’: Suburban mayors talk White Sox with Pope Leo XIV during trip to the VaticanApr 02, 2026 7:02 pm - Illinois mayors met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican during a private audience at the Vatican this week, discussing baseball and the White Sox with the Chicago-born pontiff who joked the team “could use a few more wins.”
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Equal access, but to less information: Kane County may reduce online board materials, to meet federal ruleApr 02, 2026 6:21 pm - Kane County may stop posting some board-meeting documents online, as it approaches a deadline to meet a federal rule about equal accessibility for people with disabilities.
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‘Just the start’: After losing 9th congressional race, Abughazaleh to keep campaign office open as aid and activity hubApr 02, 2026 6:15 pm - Unsuccessful in her recent congressional campaign, Kat Abughazaleh on Thursday revealed she’ll remain an active community organizer in the Chicago area.
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Why former Glendale Heights village president says he can’t get a fair trial in DuPage CountyApr 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.
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Trump sets 100% drug tariffs on companies that haven’t lowered prices
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
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Death of a refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide
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.
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Trump’s White House ballroom gets final approval days after a judge ordered a halt to construction
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Trump backs off campaign promises to protect Medicare, help with child care
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Friends and colleagues mourn loss of Illinois Holocaust Museum founder Sam Harris at 90Apr 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.
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East Maine District 63 may seek tax hike for $163 million improvement planApr 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.