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Lake County undercover sting leads to 27 arrests for soliciting sexJun 28, 2025 11:59 am - Lake County sheriff’s officers arrested 27 men in a two-day sting targeting sex buyers at a Gurnee-area hotel.
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Raoul joins lawsuit challenging termination of federal grants
Jun 28, 2025 4:00 am - The Illinois attorney general has joined a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to withhold billions in previously approved federal funds from states.
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Illinois’ soil conservation funding stagnates amid recent high-profile dust storms
Jun 28, 2025 4:00 am - Midwest dust storms caused by strong winds picking up loose, dry soil. Lack of funding for Illinois conservation efforts prevents practices like cover crops that reduce loose soil.
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Pritzker OKs changes to Prisoner Review Board following years of controversy
Jun 28, 2025 4:00 am - After the Prisoner Review Board released a man who killed a boy, Illinois passed limited reforms, angering Republicans who wanted broader changes to improve accountability.
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Supreme Court to rehear case over Louisiana’s second majority-Black district
Jun 27, 2025 9:38 pm - The Supreme Court on Friday put off deciding whether to uphold a Louisiana map that added a second majority-Black congressional district in the state, saying it would reh...
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Supreme Court OKs fee that subsidizes phone, internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas
Jun 27, 2025 9:34 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the fee that is added to phone bills to provide billions of dollars a year in subsidized phone and internet services in sc...
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Six Chicago men indicted in commercial burglariesJun 27, 2025 7:32 pm - Six men from the Chicago area have been indicted on 98 charges related to a string of commercial burglaries across Cook and Lake counties, officials announced Friday. Acc...
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DOGE loses control over government grants website, freeing up billions
Jun 27, 2025 7:26 pm - The U.S. DOGE Service has lost the power to control the government’s process for awarding billions of dollars in federal funds, the latest sign of the team’s declining in...
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Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography online
Jun 27, 2025 7:13 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children from seeing online pornography. Nearly half the states have passed similar laws req...
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ComEd expanding Elk Grove substation to power data center boomJun 27, 2025 6:08 pm - ComEd is expanding its substation in Elk Grove Village to accommodate the growing demand for electricity from data centers in the area.