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Flight cancellations and delays continue after US storms dump snow in the Midwest and head east

By EMIILIE MEGNIEN and RIO YAMAT
Mar 17, 2026 7:25 pm - ATLANTA — Travel disruptions continued Tuesday in the U.S. as airlines worked to recover from a powerful storm system that had already snarled flight schedules a day earl...
Attorney General Pam Bondi subpoenaed to answer questions from Congress about the Epstein files

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Mar 17, 2026 7:22 pm - Attorney General Pam Bondi was subpoenaed Tuesday to answer questions from Congress about the Justice Department's sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and the agency's handling of millions of files related to the disgraced financier.
Judge reinstates 1,000 Voice of America employees, deems wind-down illegal

By Scott Nover
Mar 17, 2026 7:18 pm - Voice of America employees have spent a full year on paid administrative leave while President Donald Trump’s administration has tried to shrink the international broadcaster to its “statutory minimum.” That extended absence is coming to an end.
Two charged with fleeing police in DuPage in separate incidents

By Susan Sarkauskas
Mar 17, 2026 6:35 pm - Two Chicago men have been charged with fleeing from police in DuPage County, in two separate events.
US tells all its embassies to ‘immediately’ review security after strikes

By Adam Taylor
Mar 17, 2026 3:45 pm - The State Department has ordered all U.S. diplomatic posts worldwide to “immediately” undertake security evaluations, citing “the ongoing and developing situation in the Middle East and the potential for spillover effects,” according to a cable sent Tuesday that was reviewed by The Washington Post.
Trump fumes at NATO for refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, and embraces going it alone

By AAMER MADHANI, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and MICHELLE L. PRICE
Mar 17, 2026 3:32 pm - President Donald Trump said Tuesday NATO and most other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, grousing that he has been unable to rally support behind his war of choice in Iran that he insists he's conducting for the good of the world, even if it doesn't appreciate his effort.
District 128 draws heat for handling of grooming accusations against former teacher

By Mick Zawislak
Mar 17, 2026 1:56 pm - A lawsuit alleging a former special education teacher at Libertyville High School engaged in sexual grooming, assault and abuse has prompted criticism of the school board and administrators’ handling of the matter.
Wheeling Walmart store evacuated after bogus bomb threat

Daily Herald report
Mar 17, 2026 1:55 pm - A Walmart store at 1455 Lake-Cook Road in Wheeling was temporarily evacuated Monday night after police in a neighboring town received a bomb threat.
Iran war choke-points begin to cast doubt on global chip supply

By Debby Wu and Christina Kyriasoglou
Mar 17, 2026 1:22 pm - As the war in the Middle East stretches into a third week, the global semiconductor industry is facing mounting threats the conflict will choke off key supplies vital for chipmaking and spike the cost of power in Taiwan — the foundation of today’s technology industry.
Fire to commercial van in Lombard driveway damages two homes, causes $60K in damage

Daily Herald report
Mar 17, 2026 1:17 pm - A commercial contractor van caught fire Friday in the driveway of a home in Lombard, causing more than $60,000 in damage.

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