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Pritzker to consider bill mandating gun owners lock up firearms near minors
May 29, 2025 7:06 pm - A bill that would require gun owners to keep any firearms in a locked box whenever a minor is present will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker.
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‘Huge opportunity’ or ‘stealing’ from suburbs? Senate debates funding plan to save transitMay 29, 2025 7:01 pm - The General Assembly is considering bills to create a Northern Illinois Transit Authority with strong oversight of Metra, Pace and the CTA.
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West Dundee begins exterior demolition of shuttered Spring Hill MallMay 29, 2025 6:56 pm - Workers hired by the village of West Dundee have started exterior demolition of the shuttered Spring Hill Mall. The village is clearing the site, which straddles West Dundee and Carpentersville, so it eventually can become a mixed-use development with retail, residential and restaurants.
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Trump meets with the Federal Reserve chairman he has repeatedly scorned
May 29, 2025 5:55 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday and the two discussed the economy but not Powell's outlook for interest rates...
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Trump suffered ‘mental anguish’ from disputed CBS News interview with Harris, lawyer says
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White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.’s MAHA report
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Trump’s big plans on trade and more run up against laws of political gravity, separation of powers
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Trump’s latest pardons benefit an array of political allies and public figures
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What to know about onetime Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, whose federal sentence Trump commuted
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Naperville man gets prison for killing dog out of spiteMay 29, 2025 5:38 pm - A man who killed his family’s dog and threatened his daughter and stepdaughter has been sentenced to prison for that and for driving drunk.