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‘Unconstitutional’: Congressmen, Pritzker call out White House freeze on CTA projectsOct 03, 2025 6:53 pm - The Trump administration has frozen funds for a Red Line extension and other major Chicago Transit Authority projects. The move impacts a major Red Line extension on Chicago’s South Side and modernization of the Purple/Red lines on the North Side.
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7th Circuit denies Madigan’s bid to stay out of prison while he appeals corruption conviction
Oct 03, 2025 6:12 pm - With 10 days until former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to report to federal prison, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday denied the longtime Democratic power broker’s bid to remain free while he challenges his corruption conviction.
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Transit doomsday is postponed, but cuts are coming to CTA in 2026, Metra in 2027, agencies sayOct 03, 2025 6:11 pm - CTA warns of a 25% service reduction in 2026 while Metra projects cutting 267 trains without state aid in 2027.
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District 300 school board member removed as president but avoids censure for Charlie Kirk postOct 03, 2025 6:10 pm - A member of the Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 school board who made a controversial comment on social media after Charlie Kirk’s death was stripped of her board president seat Thursday but avoided a formal censure.
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Hill Avenue to be closed near Glen Ellyn, Wheaton borderOct 03, 2025 5:23 pm - A portion of Hill Avenue near the border of Wheaton and Glen Ellyn is expected to be closed to traffic starting Tuesday, Oct. 7.
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Schaumburg seeking third TIF district to spur redevelopment in town’s southwest cornerOct 03, 2025 4:55 pm - Schaumburg officials are seeking input from leaders of other local government agencies, including school and park districts, on a proposal for a third tax increment financing district to spur industrial redevelopment in the village’s southwest corner.
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Supreme Court will consider overturning Hawaii’s strict ban on guns on private property
Oct 03, 2025 4:47 pm - The Supreme Court said on Friday that it will take up its latest gun rights case and consider striking down a strict regulation on where people can carry firearms in Hawaii.
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Attorney tapped to fill vacant Glen Ellyn trustee seatOct 03, 2025 4:43 pm - Glen Ellyn village board members are slated to vote Monday to appoint an attorney to a vacant trustee seat.
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Government funding vote fails again in Senate as hopes fade for quick end to shutdown
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Man charged with video recording in Addison church’s restroomOct 03, 2025 4:39 pm - A Chicago man has been accused of secretly video recording a woman while she used a restroom at a church in Addison.