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Bears stadium legislation advances in Indiana as Illinois hearing abruptly canceled

Bears stadium legislation advances in Indiana as Illinois hearing abruptly canceled

The Indiana House Ways and Means Committee voted unanimously Thursday for a bill to support a new Bears stadium in Hammond. A competing hearing in Springfield, meanwhile, was canceled.

 
Police: Residents rescued from armed intruder in Arlington Heights

Police: Residents rescued from armed intruder in Arlington Heights

Police responding to a reported burglary in progress at an Arlington Heights home Thursday morning rescued a family from an armed intruder, authorities said.

 
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Cook County’s top prosecutor lays out road map for charging federal agents

Cook County’s top prosecutor lays out road map for charging federal agents

Stating that “no one is above the law,” Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced new protocols Thursday that will allow her office to prosecute federal agents for unlawful use of force.

 
Krishnamoorthi among nation’s top U.S. Senate fundraisers

Krishnamoorthi among nation’s top U.S. Senate fundraisers

U.S. Senate candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg continues to have one of the best-funded campaigns in the nation.

 
Crystal Lake woman killed in Hoffman Estates crash is identified

Crystal Lake woman killed in Hoffman Estates crash is identified

The woman killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday in Hoffman Estates has been identified as Lora Reeser of Crystal Lake, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

 
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Salvation Army Elgin Corps honors community partners for help with holiday campaign

Salvation Army Elgin Corps honors community partners for help with holiday campaign

After a holiday season where the Salvation Army Elgin Corps worked to provide a merrier Christmas for more than 500 families, the organization held a partner recognition breakfast Thursday to honor the volunteers and sponsors who helped make it happen.

 
Lombard man gets probation for hate crime

Lombard man gets probation for hate crime

A Lombard man has been sentenced to probation for committing an anti-Muslim hate crime.

 
Steelers legend Mike Wagner, Lake Villa native and Carmel grad, passes away at 76

Steelers legend Mike Wagner, Lake Villa native and Carmel grad, passes away at 76

Former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Mike Wagner, a Carmel High School grad who won four Super Bowl rings, passed away Wednesday at 76 after battling pancreatic cancer.

 
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to Epstein

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over ties to Epstein

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince who was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

 
Trump gets pledges for Gaza reconstruction and troop commitments at inaugural Board of Peace talks

Trump gets pledges for Gaza reconstruction and troop commitments at inaugural Board of Peace talks

President Donald Trump announced Thursday at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting that nine members have agreed to pledge $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package and five countries have agreed to deploy troops as part of an international stabilization force for the war-battered Palestinian territory.

 

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