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Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly challenging Preckwinkle Cook County Board presidentSep 11, 2025 8:08 pm - Chicago Alderman Brendan Reilly is running for Cook County board president in the March 2026 Democratic primary, billing himself as an independent reformer.
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‘Fast and bright’: Former congressman Joe Walsh recalls campaigning with teen Charlie KirkSep 11, 2025 7:59 pm - Joe Walsh, a former Tea Party Republican congressman, mourns Charlie Kirk, who he mentored on the campaign trail 15 years ago.
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FBI releases photos of person of interest in Charlie Kirk's killing on a Utah university campus
Sep 11, 2025 7:28 pm - OREM, Utah — The shooter who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk and then vanished off a roof and into the woods remained at large more than 24 hours later T...
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Old church begins third life as District 120 Transition Center for young adultsSep 11, 2025 7:26 pm - An old church repurposed by Mundelein High School District 120 as a transition center to help young adults with special needs learn life skills officially os up and running.
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ULI Chicago offers redevelopment ideas for Naperville’s 5th Avenue areaSep 11, 2025 6:31 pm - A mix of new housing. A more permanent shelter for the Naperville Farmer's Market. An inviting pedestrian environment. A panel of real estate and development professionals is charting a new vision for properties around Naperville’s 5th Avenue Metra station.
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Americans mark 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with emotional ceremonies
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Federal suit alleges harassment, inappropriate practices in St. Charles Police DepartmentSep 11, 2025 5:28 pm - A federal lawsuit claims former St. Charles Police Chief James Keegan, who resigned in March, ran a department where discrimination, sexual harassment and questionable practices took place in the months leading up to his exit.
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Melissa Bean enters 8th Congressional race, 15 years after loss to Joe WalshSep 11, 2025 5:22 pm - Former Democratic Congresswoman Melissa Bean of Barrington has announced her campaign to reclaim the 8th District seat she lost to Joe Walsh in 2010, just as a second Republican candidate is poised to announce her run in next spring’s primaries.
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‘One of a kind’: Young suburbanites remember Charlie Kirk as mentor, friendSep 11, 2025 5:01 pm - Suburbanites with ties to the Turning Point USA organization are mourning Charlie Kirk the day after his assassination.
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Villa Park firefighters rescue pet tarantula while battling house fireSep 11, 2025 4:58 pm - Villa Park firefighters were able to rescue a family’s pet tarantula from an early morning house fire Thursday.