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New state transportation chief hopes for ‘a good kind of disruption’
Feb 22, 2025 4:00 am - Gia Biagi, an urban planner known for Chicago parks and transportation projects, was appointed head of the Illinois Department of Transportation. She aims to speed up projects statewide amid federal funding uncertainty.
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Parents and kids navigate talks of loss and tragedy as they return home after LA area fires
Feb 22, 2025 1:10 am - LOS ANGELES — Ceiba Phillips, 11, couldn't believe what he saw when he returned to his Southern California neighborhood a month after a wildfire reduced it to rubble. The...
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Pope Francis isn’t out of danger but his condition isn't life-threatening, medical team says
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Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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‘It is working’: Mobile health care program reduces number of emergency room visits, officials sayFeb 21, 2025 7:47 pm - The sample size is relatively small but those involved with the Mobile Integrated Healthcare program are encouraged by its early results to keep people with chronic conditions out of emergency rooms.
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Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs
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New College of DuPage president to start this summerFeb 21, 2025 7:36 pm - Muddassir Siddiqi will take the helm of College of DuPage as the eighth president in school history, a role that has him returning to Illinois.
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Handmade tortillas and spit-grilled meats at new Arlington Heights taqueriaFeb 21, 2025 6:48 pm - Tijuana-style street tacos are the featured item at Thlaco Taco Tijuanense #2, opening soon in Arlington Heights.
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DeKalb woman killed in St. Charles crash Friday
Feb 21, 2025 6:30 pm - A DeKalb woman was killed Friday after she was thrown from her vehicle in a traffic crash, according to a news release from St. Charles Police Department.