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AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ terminology disputeFeb 14, 2025 10:32 pm - The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding the presidential airplane Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, sayi...
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Lombard police chief retiring; deputy being promotedFeb 14, 2025 8:19 pm - Lombard Police Chief Tom Wirsing is retiring, and a deputy chief will become the department’s leader.
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Elk Grove Village bans sale of kratom, citing health risksFeb 14, 2025 8:15 pm - Elk Grove Village has banned the sale of kratom, an herbal product with stimulant-like effects. It joins other municipalities in prohibiting kratom sales amid safety concerns from the FDA.
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Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team’s access to the US government’s payment system
Feb 14, 2025 8:07 pm - WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government's payment ...
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Barrington Hills trustee to fill McConchie’s seat representing Illinois’ 26th Senate DistrictFeb 14, 2025 7:07 pm - Barrington Hills Village Trustee Darby Hills has been appointed as the new state senator for Illinois’ 26th Senate District.
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Valentine vows
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Beluga calf in Chicago is meeting the aquarium's pod and will soon be named
Feb 14, 2025 6:20 pm - CHICAGO — Charlie Jacobsma slapped the surface of a pool enclosure at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium and scanned the water for movement. Moments later, the head of a beluga ca...
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Exit of O’Hare, Midway chief leaves crucial vacancy for city, suburbsFeb 14, 2025 6:09 pm - Longtime CDA Commissioner Jamie Rhee, who led the city’s airports through COVID, big construction projects and noise issues, is retiring in mid-April.
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Horse rescued, but goats die, in Aurora barn fireFeb 14, 2025 4:42 pm - A horse was rescued during a barn fire Friday morning in Aurora that left eight goats dead.
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GOP lawmakers scramble to protect foreign aid as food relief languishes
Feb 14, 2025 4:38 pm - As GOP lawmakers in Washington try to protect a key food aid program from the Trump administration’s cutbacks, international humanitarian organizations say the ongoing di...