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Federal regulators approve Paramount’s $8 billion deal with Skydance, capping months of turmoil
Jul 24, 2025 7:48 pm - NEW YORK — Federal regulators on Thursday approved Paramount's $8 billion merger with Skydance, clearing the way to close a deal that combined Hollywood glitz with politi...
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‘You preferred secrecy and lies’: Madigan confidant gets 2 years for role in ComEd bribery scheme
Jul 24, 2025 6:11 pm - Mike McClain, who spent decades as one of the most influential lobbyists in Springfield due to his close relationship with Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison.
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‘A huge opportunity’: Release of four piping plovers could expand breeding population of endangered shorebirdJul 24, 2025 5:52 pm - The release this week of four piping plover fledglings reared in captivity at a secluded beach area on Lake Michigan raises the possibility of two more nesting sites for the federally endangered bird species in Waukegan.
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‘It’s utterly amazing’: 13-year-old Buffalo Grove teen saves man from near drowningJul 24, 2025 5:29 pm - A 13-year-old Buffalo Grove teen helped a man from nearly drowning in a Lincolnshire lake — a heroic act police are calling “amazing.”
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Design plans for Mount Prospect data center changingJul 24, 2025 5:09 pm - Cloud HQ is seeking to alter the look of its approved data center development in Mount Prospect, proposing to build taller and along Algonquin Road.
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French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
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Two injured after Lisle crash sends vehicle into houseJul 24, 2025 4:43 pm - Two people were taken to a hospital after a crash in Lisle, where one of the two vehicles involved left the road and struck a house.
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Former Glendale Heights village president accused of forgery, perjuryJul 24, 2025 4:19 pm - The former village president of Glendale Heights has been charged with committing forgery and perjury in connection with his failed reelection bid in the spring.
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US cuts short its Gaza ceasefire talks and accuses Hamas of lacking ‘good faith’
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Democrats demand U.S. investigation of American’s death in West Bank
Jul 24, 2025 4:06 pm - Nearly 30 Senate Democrats are urging the Trump administration to investigate the recent death of an American citizen in the West Bank. In a letter addressed to Secretary...