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Schaumburg extends TIF district to Loeber Farm for controversial residential developmentApr 29, 2026 9:53 am - Three months after approving a long-contemplated but controversial residential development for the 33-acre Loeber Farm, Schaumburg trustees Tuesday also gave the nod to the extension of a tax incentive to finance its necessary public improvements.
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Former Mount Prospect mayoral candidate named to Wheeling Township boardApr 29, 2026 9:52 am - A Mount Prospect attorney and former mayoral candidate was appointed Tuesday to fill a vacancy on the Wheeling Township board.
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Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chances
Apr 29, 2026 9:22 am - The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s second majority Black congressional district in a decision that could open the door for Republican-led states to eliminate Black and Latino electoral districts that tend to favor Democrats and affect the balance of power in Congress.
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Motorcyclist killed after crashing into tractor-trailer on I-90 near Hoffman EstatesApr 29, 2026 8:22 am - A Rockford motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a tractor-trailer on Insterstate 90 in Hoffman Estates Tuesday evening.
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Dozens of people involved in fight at adult soccer game in West Dundee
Apr 29, 2026 7:43 am - It’s been called the beautiful game, but an adult soccer league game reared its ugly side when a skirmish broke out involving around 100 people in West Dundee.
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Agents armed with search warrants keep focus on Minnesota in public fraud probe
Apr 28, 2026 8:22 pm - Federal agents executed multiple searches in Minnesota on Tuesday, seizing records and other evidence in an ongoing fraud investigation by the Trump administration of publicly funded social programs for children, authorities said.
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Appeals court rejects Trump’s no-bond immigration detentions, setting stage for Supreme Court review
Apr 28, 2026 8:13 pm - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday the Trump administration cannot jail immigrants without the chance to seek bond, citing “serious constitutional questions” related to what it said would otherwise be the broadest mass-detention-without-bond mandate in the nation's history for millions of noncitizens.
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Bears megaproject bill takes baby steps in Senate, but ‘lots of work to be done’Apr 28, 2026 8:13 pm - “We have one chance to get this right,” and senators intend to give the legislation impacting the Bears’ future a thorough vetting, one lawmaker said.
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DOJ cites attack, ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ in seeking ballroom approval
Apr 28, 2026 7:44 pm - Justice Department officials late Monday asked a federal judge to lift his order halting President Donald Trump’s planned $400 million ballroom, contending in a rambling legal filing that Saturday’s attack at the White House correspondents’ dinner proved why the space is needed.
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Skull prompts Kane Forest Preserve police to open death investigation; more bones found
Apr 28, 2026 7:20 pm - Officers searching a Kane County forest preserve on Sunday after a skull was found there discovered additional bones that may be human, investigators announced Tuesday.