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Officials seeking help identifying man found dead in forest preserve

By Holden Green
Apr 21, 2026 6:33 pm - An unidentified man was found dead at the Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve on Friday near Highland Park.
Republicans launch a new effort to fund the Department of Homeland Security

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Apr 21, 2026 6:26 pm - The Senate voted on Tuesday to launch a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history.
DOJ’s vast conspiracy investigation into Trump foes picks up steam

By Perry Stein
Apr 21, 2026 6:22 pm - The Justice Department is barreling ahead with its broad conspiracy investigation into Democratic administration officials, summoning former intelligence officials for interviews and making major shake-ups in the Florida-based prosecutorial team.
Gurnee man charged in shooting of teen near school

By Charles Keeshan
Apr 21, 2026 5:32 pm - An 18-year-old Gurnee man is behind bars in connection with the shooting of a teenager earlier this month near an elementary school.
Chrencik selected as Buffalo Grove Firefighter of the Year

By Steve Zalusky
Apr 21, 2026 5:04 pm - Buffalo Grove Firefighter/Paramedic Brian Chrencik received the 2025 Rotary Firefighter of the Year, an award given by his department peers.
Virginia voters approve redrawing congressional map to favor Democrats

By Gregory S. Schneider and Praveena Somasundaram
Apr 21, 2026 4:44 pm - Virginia voters approved a referendum to draw new congressional districts that could add as many as four Democratic seats to the House of Representatives, the Associated Press projects, awarding Democrats an advantage in the national redistricting war begun by Republicans.
‘This project gave me a purpose’: 84-year-old spearheads restoration of wetland and pond in Bartlett

By Rick West
Apr 21, 2026 4:17 pm - Students from St. Isidore School in Bloomingdale visited Hearthwood Senior Living in Bartlett Tuesday for an Earth Day celebration centered around a community-wide ecological restoration of a two-acre public wetland and pond spearheaded by 84-year-old resident Joyce Zemba.
Palatine fast-tracking plans for Slade Street makeover

By Steve Zalusky
Apr 21, 2026 4:12 pm - A key downtown Palatine street is on the fast track for a major overhaul this year. The village council Monday approved contracts to revamp Slade Street between Greeley Street and Plum Grove Road.
No injuries in Des Plaines bar fire

Daily Herald report
Apr 21, 2026 4:10 pm - A Des Plaines bar was forced to close Tuesday afternoon following a small kitchen fire, authorities said.
Annual flu vaccine no longer required for US military, Hegseth says

By Amy B Wang and Dan Diamond
Apr 21, 2026 3:51 pm - The military will no longer require U.S. troops to receive the annual flu vaccine, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday, rolling back what he described as an “overly broad” mandate that had been in place for seven decades.

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