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Proposed bill would require Illinois high schools to offer voter registrationMar 19, 2026 1:23 pm - A proposed bill bearing the name of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson would require Illinois high schools to offer a voter registration opportunity for all eligible students. ...
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State-endangered Northern harrier rehabbed by McHenry County Conservation District
Mar 19, 2026 1:21 pm - A state-endangered bird of prey got a second chance at life after the McHenry County Conservation District stepped in to help him recover from a concussion.
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DuPage clerk’s election loss won’t end legal fight with county boardMar 19, 2026 12:19 pm - Despite losing her reelection bid, DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek says she will continue with an appeal challenging recent court rulings in her ongoing feud with the county board.
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‘Beloved’ Loyola University student, 18, shot to death in predawn attack at Rogers Park beach
Mar 19, 2026 11:50 am - A Loyola University student was shot to death while she was walking with friends at a Rogers Park beach early Thursday.
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DuPage sheriff handling death investigation near Villa ParkMar 19, 2026 8:47 am - A large police presence at Ardmore Avenue and Canterbury Lane near Villa Park is the result of an ongoing death investigation, according to the DuPage County sheriff’s of...
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Mayor threatens to shut down Elk Grove motel where woman was stabbed to deathMar 18, 2026 9:17 pm - The business license of an Elk Grove Village extended stay motel that was site of a Feb. 25 homicide could be revoked by village officials.
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US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war in Iran
Mar 18, 2026 8:47 pm - The national debt surpassed a record $39 trillion on Wednesday, a milestone that comes just weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.
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Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war
Mar 18, 2026 8:43 pm - The Pentagon has asked the White House to approve a more than $200 billion request to Congress to fund the war in Iran, according to a senior administration official, in an enormous new ask that is almost certain to run into resistance from lawmakers opposed to the conflict.
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Republicans pledge unity, take aim at Pritzker and boost Bailey 2.0Mar 18, 2026 8:38 pm - “Everything’s different,” Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey said Wednesday while promising to focus more on the suburbs this time around.
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US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war