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Batavia could get its first pot shop soon
Jan 23, 2025 12:10 pm - Batavia residents could be able to shop for cannabis locally as soon as this summer after plans to operate a dispensary out of a vacant storefront on Randall Road received the city’s seal of approval.
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Newest Taqueria Invicto opens in Des PlainesJan 23, 2025 11:23 am - The latest Taqueria Invicto restaurant has opened in Des Plaines.
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A tragedy reimagined: Goodman, Definition theaters combine for superb ‘Fat Ham’Jan 23, 2025 10:42 am - Goodman and Definition theaters collaborate on a stellar Chicago premiere of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning “Fat Ham,” a domestic dramedy by James Ijames that reimagines Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” for the 21st century.
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2025 is bringing major changes to malls in Bloomingdale, Lombard and West DundeeJan 23, 2025 9:58 am - Suburban shoppers will see significant changes as demolition work continues on malls in Bloomingdale and Lombard, and will soon start in West Dundee.
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Trump administration cancels travel for refugees already cleared to come to America
Jan 22, 2025 8:44 pm - WASHINGTON — Refugees who had been approved to come to the United States before a deadline next week suspending America’s refugee resettlement program have had their trav...
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Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, founder of online drug market Silk Road
Jan 22, 2025 8:34 pm - President Donald Trump said he granted a pardon Tuesday to Ross Ulbricht, founder of the online marketplace Silk Road — a campaign promise Trump had made to libertarian v...
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Metra could borrow from feds to fix 100-year-old bridgesJan 22, 2025 7:59 pm - Metra may leverage federal loans to rebuild aged bridges, aiming to ensure reliable service.
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Trump shuts off access to asylum, plans to send 10,000 troops to border
Jan 22, 2025 7:31 pm - President Donald Trump is preparing to send around 10,000 troops to the southern border, where they will support Border Patrol agents under new orders to shut off access ...
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Justice Department freezes all cases in civil rights division
Jan 22, 2025 7:31 pm - The Justice Department has ordered its civil rights division to halt all ongoing litigation from the Biden administration and not pursue new cases or settlements, accordi...
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Des Plaines to buy — and raze — two buildings on Lee StreetJan 22, 2025 6:35 pm - Des Plaines is spending $420,000 for two vacant buildings on Lee Street, with an eye toward tearing them down for redevelopment.