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Roberts might hold key Supreme Court vote over first publicly funded religious charter school
Apr 30, 2025 7:02 pm - WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts appears to hold the key vote over whether the Supreme Court will allow the nation's first publicly funded religious charter school...
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With 1 month left in session, lawmakers near deal on transit reform
Apr 30, 2025 6:19 pm - Lawmakers apparently are close to a deal to resolve one of Springfield’s most hotly contested issues this session: transit reform. Public transit agencies in Chicagoland ...
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Ready or not, REAL ID enforcement begins next week at airportsApr 30, 2025 5:50 pm - TSA offers tips at O’Hare about approaching REAL ID enforcement deadline for domestic flights.
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‘This is totally different’: Itasca hotel offers rappelling experienceApr 30, 2025 4:57 pm - The Westin Chicago Northwest hotel in Itasca has partnered with Over The Edge to offer thrill seekers the chance to rappel down its 12-story building while taking in views of surrounding suburbs.
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A Palestinian student at Columbia is released after arrest at his citizenship interview
Apr 30, 2025 4:34 pm - BURLINGTON, Vt. — A judge on Wednesday released a Palestinian student at Columbia University who led protests against Israel's war in Gaza and was arrested by immigration...
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Hurricane season is weeks away. Cooling in the Pacific could drive more activity.
Apr 30, 2025 4:28 pm - A sharp cooling trend has occurred in an ocean region that has important consequences for what happens in the upcoming hurricane season. The patch of water, west of Peru ...
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Record rainfall forces evacuations and rescues in Oklahoma as a storm leaves 3 dead in Pennsylvania
Apr 30, 2025 3:59 pm - Slow-moving thunderstorms dropped record rainfall across much of southern Oklahoma and northern Texas Wednesday, triggering flash flooding and forcing evacuations, as res...
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Trump officials must report efforts, if any, to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge rules
Apr 30, 2025 3:53 pm - A federal judge on Wednesday again directed the Trump administration to provide information about its efforts so far, if any, to comply with her order to retrieve Kilmar ...
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Goodman and Alliance theaters premiere ‘Bust,’ Zora Howard’s keenly observed tale of racism and rageApr 30, 2025 3:40 pm - Goodman and Alliance theaters team up for the world premiere of “Bust,” a new play examining racism and rage by Pulitzer Prize finalist Zora Howard.
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The Week in Pictures photo gallery for the last half of AprilApr 30, 2025 3:37 pm - Daily Herald photographers are always on the street finding the best moments of you and your neighbors in the Chicago suburbs. ...