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Project Labor Agreements deliver on policymakers’ promises to taxpayers and workersApr 19, 2025 1:48 pm - With tariffs, market volatility, and mass government layoffs dominating headlines lately, much of our national economic discourse has centered around whether public policies and investments are maximizing value for taxpayers and opportunities for American workers.
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Should Cook County dissolve its four suburban mosquito abatement districts?Apr 19, 2025 1:00 pm - A new report from the Civic Federation calling for the elimination of four suburban mosquito abatement districts is gaining traction with some Cook County Board members after an inspector general’s investigation calls on leadership at one district to resign.
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Five boys in three years: Long Grove mom delivers rare set of spontaneous tripletsApr 19, 2025 12:45 pm - A team at Advocate Children’s Hospital successfully delivered spontaneous triplets — Levi, Jackson and Mason — born to Stephanie Epstein of Long Grove. Two of the boys are identical twins, while the third is fraternal — a rare and more complex type of triplet pregnancy.
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‘A very aggressive schedule’: Design for new Libertyville police facility underwayApr 18, 2025 8:46 pm - The design process is underway for a new police station in Libertyville, four years after an evaluation to replace the aging, cramped facility began.
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Barrington wastewater treatment facility upgrade moving forwardApr 18, 2025 8:43 pm - Barrington is moving forward with final design engineering for long-awaited upgrades to its wastewater treatment facility at 302 N. Raymond Ave.
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Des Plaines firefighters to get pay raises under proposed contractApr 18, 2025 8:42 pm - Des Plaines’ firefighters are set to get 3% pay raises May 1 under a proposed four-year contract.
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10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination are released, on Trump’s order
Apr 18, 2025 7:33 pm - WASHINGTON — About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, including handwritten notes by the gunman, wh...
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IRS whistleblower on Hunter Biden is out as acting commissioner just days after getting the job
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Trump moves to invoke Schedule F to make it easier to fire some federal workers
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Trump ready to ‘move on’ from Ukraine peace talks if no progress, Rubio says
Apr 18, 2025 7:15 pm - PARIS — President Donald Trump is ready to “move on” from peace talks between Ukraine and Russia if there is no progress “within days,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio tol...