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Chicago police officer killed in hospital shooting identified, second officer in critical conditionApr 26, 2026 4:30 pm - CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago officer who was fatally shot by a man receiving treatment at a hospital while in police custody has been identified as 38-year-old John Bartholom...
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Sugar Grove fire district hopes for $2 million in federal funding for training center
Apr 26, 2026 11:41 am - Plans to build a regional fire training facility in Sugar Grove could get a significant boost through a funding request made by U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood.
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Suspicious device leads to evacuations, closed streets in downtown St. CharlesApr 26, 2026 11:08 am - The FBI is investigating the discovery of a suspicious device Saturday night in a flower planter in downtown St. Charles.
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Accused gunman at correspondents’ dinner was believed to be targeting top officials, Blanche says
Apr 26, 2026 8:38 am - WASHINGTON — The accused gunman who tried to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives traveled across the country bef...
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Fire leaves Antioch-area home uninhabitableApr 26, 2026 7:56 am - An Antioch-area home was left uninhabitable after a fire Saturday afternoon.
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Trump says suspect was armed with multiple weapons at White House correspondents’ dinner
Apr 25, 2026 9:43 pm - A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists' dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders on Saturday night, rushing toward the ballroom before Secret Service agents swarmed him and took him into custody. The president was uninjured and was hustled away.
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‘He would choose to do it again’: Vigil held for Buffalo Grove High School security guard who died shielding students from crashApr 25, 2026 9:40 pm - Friends, family and students gathered at Buffalo Grove High School Saturday to pay tribute to the life and sacrifice of high school security guard Orlando Rivas.
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Trump ousts National Science Board members
Apr 25, 2026 9:20 pm - Multiple scientists who serve on an independent board established to guide the nation’s nearly $9 billion basic science funding agency were terminated from their positions Friday by President Donald Trump.
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A sudden shift: ICE arrests drop nearly 12% after Minneapolis killings and immigration shake-up
Apr 25, 2026 9:11 pm - At the peak of the crackdown, carloads of masked immigration officers were a common sight in the streets of Minneapolis, while thousands of people were being arrested every week in Texas, Florida and California.
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Chicago police officer dead, another critically wounded in shooting at Swedish Hospital; suspect in custody
Apr 25, 2026 7:52 pm - A Chicago police officer was killed and another was “fighting for his life” after being wounded in a shooting Saturday morning at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, the city’s top cop said.