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Pentagon is cutting up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignationsMar 18, 2025 6:47 pm - WASHINGTON — Roughly 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs will be cut in the Defense Department, but fewer than 21,000 workers who took a voluntary resignation plan are leaving...
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Trump administration plans a 25% staff cut at IRS taxpayer help office
Mar 18, 2025 6:44 pm - The Trump administration is set to cut more than 20% of the staff at the taxpayer help branch of the IRS, according to a document obtained by The Washington Post, elimina...
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Trump administration moves to reinstate thousands of probationary workers
Mar 18, 2025 6:37 pm - The Trump administration has moved to reinstate at least 24,000 federal probationary employees fired in the president’s push to shrink the government, according to filing...
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EPA plans to cut scientific research program, could fire more than 1,000 employees
Mar 18, 2025 6:36 pm - WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research office and could fire more than 1,000 scientists and other employees who help ...
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Explore career opportunities at TEC Spotlight April 30Mar 18, 2025 5:24 pm - Learn about career paths, take a tour of specialized labs, and meet with faculty during the TEC Spotlight on April 30 at the Technical Education Center on College of DuPage’s Glen Ellyn campus.
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Police cleared in fatal shooting of chain saw-wielding man at senior homeMar 18, 2025 4:44 pm - St. Charles police have been cleared of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a man who invaded a retirement home while waving a chainsaw.
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Longtime alderman, doctor seek St. Charles Ward 1 seatMar 18, 2025 3:52 pm - A political newcomer is challenging a longtime incumbent in the race for St. Charles Ward 1.
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Buffalo Grove hires Philadelphia firm to design The Clove parkMar 18, 2025 3:51 pm - Buffalo Grove trustees approved hiring Wallace Roberts & Todd LLC to design a park for The Clove.
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Back down goes Wall Street as Big Tech resumes its slide
Mar 18, 2025 3:31 pm - NEW YORK — Wall Street swung back down on Tuesday, and its former superstars once again led the way. The S&P 500 dropped 1.1% for its latest swerve in a scary ride, where...
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Spotlight: Kinks musical ‘Sunny Afternoon’ gets North American premiere at Chicago ShakesMar 18, 2025 2:12 pm - Chicago-area theater premieres this week include the North American production of the new Kinks musical “Sunny Afternoon,” the play “No Such Thing” about women in middle age, and a comedy/horror tale inspired by slasher films’ famed final girls.