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St. Charles welcomes new police chief with 30 years of experience
Sep 24, 2025 7:33 pm - Daniel Likens, a former Illinois State Police lieutenant colonel, was appointed as the new St. Charles police chief with nearly 30 years of experience, bringing a fresh perspective and passion for the job and community.
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US Justice Department official ordered to drop inquiry into Sandy Hook lawsuit against Alex Jones
Sep 24, 2025 7:26 pm - Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has ordered a senior U.S. Justice Department official to drop an inquiry into a retired FBI agent's involvement in a defamation lawsuit involving Alex Jones' conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Former Prospect Heights pastor cleared of abuse claimsSep 24, 2025 7:26 pm - The former pastor of St. Alphonsus Liguori Parish in Prospect Heights has been cleared of sex abuse allegations and reinstated to the ministry, Cardinal Blase Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Wednesday.
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U-46 plans to spend $963M in 2025-26 school year, including major construction projectsSep 24, 2025 7:25 pm - The Elgin Area School District U-46 board on Monday approved a $963.2 million spending plan for fiscal year 2026.
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FBI seized documents described as ‘classified’ in search of Bolton’s office
Sep 24, 2025 7:15 pm - FBI agents seized several documents they described as “secret,” “confidential” or “classified” during the search of former national security adviser John Bolton’s downtown Washington office last month, according to newly unsealed court records.
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Judge scolds Justice Department over public statements in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case
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‘I will not apologize’: District 300 school board president defiant amid backlash over social media postSep 24, 2025 6:05 pm - After facing a backlash from parents for a social media post following Charlie Kirk’s death, the president of the Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 school board says she won’t apologize.
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Durbin hopes to meet with ICE this week about Chicago-area raids
Sep 24, 2025 5:33 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said he is hoping to meet with ICE this week about their operations in the Chicago area after federal officials have left Illinois in the dark about immigration enforcement.
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Why Illinois is issuing separate COVID-19 vaccine guidelines for fallSep 24, 2025 5:32 pm - Illinois widens approvals for COVID-19 shots, says CDC foments “confusion and uncertainty.”
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Virginia federal prosecutors preparing to seek Comey indictment, people familiar with the matter saySep 24, 2025 5:06 pm - The Justice Department will seek to indict former FBI director James B. Comey for allegedly giving false testimony to Congress about his role investigating efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election, according to people familiar with the matter, days after President Donald Trump demanded prosecutors use the criminal justice system to punish his political opponents.