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Trump urged uprising, but as bombs fall, Iranians are ‘too scared to move’
Mar 14, 2026 7:35 pm - Iranians living here wake up every morning to calls from family members whose accounts of wartime Iran reveal in fragments the terror of life under attack by the United States and Israel.
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FCC chief threatens broadcasters as Trump criticizes coverage of Iran war
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Trump urges world to help open Strait of Hormuz; US Embassy in Baghdad hit
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Chicago’s ‘rite of passage’: Crowds flock to watch river turn emerald green
Mar 14, 2026 5:43 pm - Danielle Crawford has been in Chicago less than a year while her boyfriend has lived in the city for over four decades, and both watched the Chicago River turn emerald green for the first time Saturday morning.
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Naperville Central student’s idea becomes Illinois bill addressing gender discrepancies in CPR training
Mar 14, 2026 5:18 pm - A Naperville Central High School senior, alongside state Rep. Maura Hirschauer, is leading a bill to normalize CPR protocol on women by requiring secondary schools to use female manikins or chest covers during CPR training.
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Retailers with tobacco as primary business excluded from opening in downtown LibertyvilleMar 14, 2026 5:03 pm - Retailers whose principal products are selling tobacco, electronic cigarettes and other smoking supplies have been excluded from operating in the downtown area of Libertyville.
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Thousands enjoy St. Patrick’s parades in Palatine, St. CharlesMar 14, 2026 4:59 pm - St. Patrick's Day parades took place throughout the suburbs Saturday, though due to fickle weather morning parades had sunshine, while snow flurries fell during ones that took place in the afternoon.
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Kane treasurer candidate Scott Johansen says his campaign signs were damaged, stolen
Mar 14, 2026 3:12 pm - Scott Johansen, one of three candidates for Kane County treasurer in the March 17 Democratic primary, filed two police reports that allege his 4x4 campaign signs were damaged and stolen.
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From rockets to cancer research, here’s how the number pi is embedded in our lives
Mar 14, 2026 2:50 pm - Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the date that represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi.
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Traffic backups expected as construction on $22M East State Street overhaul begins in Geneva