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Will transit be cut by 40%? Metra, Pace and CTA pushed to the brinkMay 27, 2025 7:44 pm - The fate of Chicagoland public transit hangs in the balance this week as legislators rethink how Metra, Pace and the CTA will be governed and funded.
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Trump’s border czar earned consulting fees from immigrant detention firm
May 27, 2025 6:49 pm - A leader of the Trump administration’s effort to detain and deport millions of immigrants recently earned consulting fees from a detention center company that is expected...
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DuPage County setting up land bank as part of affordable housing pushMay 27, 2025 6:29 pm - DuPage officials are taking more steps to help expand affordable housing in the county.
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‘A window to our past’: 1846 document signed by President James Polk tells story of DuPage CountyMay 27, 2025 6:23 pm - DuPage County leaders on Tuesday unveiled a document signed in 1846 by President James Polk, granting ownership of land near modern-day Warrenville. “The dreams this paper held, as it was delivered to the George Cary family,” marveled DuPage County History Museum Director Michelle Podkowa.
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Giannoulias: Don’t click on fake texts from Illinois DMV with threats about traffic ticketsMay 27, 2025 5:42 pm - Scam texts from the nonexistent “Illinois State Department of Motor Vehicles” are falsely threatening suspension of vehicle registration and privileges.
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Two charged with hate crime in beating of woman at Carpentersville McDonald’sMay 27, 2025 5:35 pm - Two people are now charged with committing a hate crime, days after an attack on a woman authorities say was committed because of her sexual orientation.
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Pastor, archdiocese reiterate need to close St. Alphonsus School in Prospect HeightsMay 27, 2025 5:26 pm - The pastor of St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church in Prospect Heights reiterated the financial and enrollment reasons to close its 67-year-old school next week in a message to parishioners over the weekend.
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Bill named for suburban woman would require additional police training for sexual assault
May 27, 2025 4:39 pm - Illinois police officers soon could be required to undergo trauma-informed sexual assault training if the governor signs a bill passed by Illinois lawmakers last week.
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Mount Prospect offering free program to connect older residents with valuable local resourcesMay 27, 2025 4:37 pm - Mount Prospect is targeting older residents and their loved ones with a free new program aimed at connecting them with vital local resources.
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Ukraine braces for expected Russian summer offensive in the east