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National park to remove photo of enslaved man’s scars
Sep 15, 2025 7:02 pm - The Trump administration has ordered the removal of signs and exhibits related to slavery at multiple national parks, according to four people familiar with the matter, including a historic photograph of a formerly enslaved man showing scars on his back.
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Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis, saying Chicago is ‘probably next’
Sep 15, 2025 6:53 pm - President Donald Trump signed an order Monday sending the National Guard into Memphis to combat crime, offering another major test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities.
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‘Too close to a residential area’: Libertyville nixes luxury dog boarding facilitySep 15, 2025 6:49 pm - A proposed luxury dog boarding and daycare facility operators say would feature chandeliers and a reception area akin to a Ritz-Carlton hotel for canines has been rejected in Libertyville.
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Man charge with burglaries in NapervilleSep 15, 2025 6:47 pm - A man has been charged with burglarizing several Naperville businesses from late July to early September.
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302 Wheaton, Blackberry Market restaurateurs to open The Guild in city’s downtownSep 15, 2025 6:45 pm - Wheaton restauranteur Eric Schlickman is teaming up with Bob Davidson, the owner of Blackberry Market in Glen Ellyn, on their next project: The Guild.
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Amid backlash, Pritzker calls for leaders — especially Trump — to tone down rhetoric
Sep 15, 2025 5:55 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker said political leaders — starting with President Donald Trump — need to do more to condemn political violence.
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Gold star: Ideally cast, timely ‘First Lady of Television’ shines at NorthlightSep 15, 2025 5:21 pm - Cindy Gold, ideally cast as broadcast pioneer Gertrude Berg, is outstanding in Northlight Theatre’s timely premiere of “The First Lady of Television,” James Sherman’s 1950-set drama about McCarthyism.
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Conservative group wants Buffalo Grove teacher fired over Kirk remarksSep 15, 2025 5:20 pm - A leader of the Buffalo Grove Pride Parade who is a Spanish teacher in Kildeer Countryside Elementary District 96 is facing calls for her dismissal in reaction to her comments on social media related to political activist Charlie Kirk.
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Palatine neighborhood dealing with rat infestationSep 15, 2025 4:28 pm - Palatine residents are grappling with a sudden rat infestation in their neighborhood, prompting village action.
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Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates to establish emergency connection of water systemsSep 15, 2025 3:04 pm - Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg are establishing an emergency interconnect between their water systems to be better prepared for the type of rare problem that happened earlier this year.