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Chicago area federal workers on edge as Trump guts agencies: ‘It’s devastating’
Feb 16, 2025 8:07 pm - Chicago area federal workers face stressful employment limbo amid Trump administration buyouts, layoffs, and back-to-office orders, spurring some to exit while others feel "hunted and targeted.
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‘No one shows up better’: Wheeling animal shelter celebrates its reopeningFeb 16, 2025 5:14 pm - Months after a flood filled it with 2½ feet of water and displaced more than 100 animals, Heartland Animal Shelter in Wheeling celebrated its grand reopening Sunday.
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Streamwood man gets 18-year sentence in plot to kill ex-wife, mother-in-lawFeb 16, 2025 2:21 pm - A 35-year-old Streamwood man was sentenced to more than 18 years in prison last week in connection with a three-state murder-for-hire plot targeting his former wife, her mother and her grandmother, authorities said.
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German food manufacturer plans $25.8 million project in Huntley
Feb 16, 2025 12:03 pm - A German food manufacturer with its U.S. headquarters in Hoffman Estates is expanding its American operations with a new facility in Huntley.
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‘Unimaginable loss’: Glenview police officer killed in Barrington crashFeb 16, 2025 11:21 am - A Glenview police officer on his way to work was killed early Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Barrington, department officials confirmed. Officer Robert Fryc, 43, had been with the department since 2007 and just 12 days ago was honored by Glenview’s village board for helping to save the life of a fellow officer last summer.
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North Aurora man convicted in double homicideFeb 16, 2025 7:38 am - A North Aurora man faces a life sentence after being found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in a 2020 drive-by shooting in Kendall County that left two women dead.
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Suburban Skyview: Hockey players enjoy outdoor ice timeFeb 16, 2025 6:00 am - Ed Graham of Mount Prospect is trailed by his shadow as he skates toward the net at West Park in Des Plaines Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, in Des Plaines. Graham and his friend, Jerry Wagner of Des Plaines, managed to get a couple hours of hockey in before the arrival of an extended thaw.
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As federal workers and aid recipients reel, Trump’s team is unmoved
Feb 15, 2025 8:47 pm - Federal and nonprofit employees across Washington are reeling, some preparing to be jobless as President Donald Trump takes an ax to their agencies. Government aid worker...
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Bitter cold to descend on northern Illinois, last most of the week
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A 23-year-old man stabbed 5 people in Austria killing 1 in what police describe as a random attack
Feb 15, 2025 6:49 pm - VIENNA — A 23-year-old man stabbed six passersby in southern Austria on Saturday in what police said was a random attack that left a 14-year-old dead and five others inju...