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Ex-counterterrorism official says he wasn’t allowed to share concerns about Iran war with Trump
Mar 18, 2026 8:18 pm - Joe Kent, the former counterterrorism director who resigned this week over concerns about the Iran war, said Wednesday that he and other senior officials with doubts about the airstrikes “were not allowed” to share them with President Donald Trump.
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Photos: The first half of March in PicturesMar 18, 2026 8:17 pm - Daily Herald photographers marched around the suburbs to find the best photos of the first half of the month. ...
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Madison County judge finds name in Epstein files because of legal representation
Mar 18, 2026 6:16 pm - Andrew Carruthers was an associate in the Edwardsville civil firm HeplerBroom when he was assigned a collection case in Lake County related to Jeffrey Epstein in 2013. Carruthers, who was appointed to the bench eight years later, said Epstein “was completely unknown to us” when the firm accepted his business. Carruthers said he never met or communicated with the convicted sex offender, but acted as local counsel to enforce a judgment handed down in the Virgin Islands.
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Pritzker calls for setting new higher education attainment goalsMar 18, 2026 6:15 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker is calling on agencies in his administration to set goals for increasing the number of adults in the state with college degrees or other postsecondary cr...
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Mount Prospect renews triangle restaurant valet service for one more yearMar 18, 2026 6:12 pm - Restaurants in Mount Prospect’s “small triangle” have agreed to pick up half the cost for the village’s valet parking service under a new one-year agreement.
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‘People are fed up’: Stratton talks about Trump strategy, impact of two women of color in the SenateMar 18, 2026 5:56 pm - Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton greeted voters Wednesday and talked about how an aggressive anti-Trump message resonated in Illinois.
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‘There was never a holistic look at the campus’: Police buildings redesign gets green light in Vernon HillsMar 18, 2026 5:50 pm - The Vernon Hills village board gave the green light for the design of a new police campus putting a needed project on track for work to begin.
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Buffalo Grove village manager gets $30,000 bonusMar 18, 2026 5:21 pm - Buffalo Grove trustees this week approved a $30,000 performance bonus for Village Manager Dane Bragg.
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Naperville Park District voters say ‘yes’ to rec center with poolsMar 18, 2026 5:19 pm - For the Naperville Park District, election night went swimmingly. The district won voter approval to borrow $120 million for the construction of an activity center with indoor pools.
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Schaumburg preparing to roll out marketing campaign on village’s lifestyle in AprilMar 18, 2026 5:18 pm - Schaumburg plans to launch a marketing campaign focused on the village’s lifestyle in April that will start local before growing more regional.