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ICE agents deployed to O’Hare as TSA goes without pay amid partial shutdown • Will County judge orders former Homer Township collector to pay $45,901 in damages
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Monday, March 23, 2026

US Supreme Court weighs post-Election Day ballot counting in case that could affect Illinois and other states

The case brought by the Republican National Committee challenges a Mississippi law allowing ballots cast by Election Day to be counted up to five days afterward. Illinois’ law permits such ballots to be counted for two weeks afterward.

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ICE agents deployed to O’Hare as TSA goes without pay amid partial shutdown

At O’Hare, travelers have not seen significant delays, and security lines were not long and moving at a normal pace on Monday morning.

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Will County judge orders former Homer Township collector to pay $45,901 in damages

A Will County judge awarded $45,901 to Ellen Moriarty, who claimed online harassment by Homer Township collector Michael Gondek.

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Police: Congressional candidate James Schenke charged with driving on a suspended license

A Republican candidate for Indiana’s First Congressional District was charged with driving on a suspended license with a prior conviction.

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Will County committee OKs 2,400-acre solar farm in Crete unincorporated area

The Will County Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Earthrise Energy solar farm in Crete and unincorporated Will County.

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Sen. Rodney Pol hosts town hall to discuss utility affordability bill, others passed in 2026

An electric utility affordability bill will impact Hoosiers the most from this year’s legislative session, said State Sen. Rodney Pol.

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‘No Kings 3’ expected to draw crowds to Western Springs to protest Donald Trump administration

For No Kings 3, people will line a street in Western Springs on March 28 to protest President Donald Trump and his administration.

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ICE officers go to TSA checkpoints at Trump’s direction, while long wait times at airports persist

More federal immigration officers are making their way to U.S. airports after President Donald Trump said he’d deploy them to supplement the Transportation Security Administration during a government shutdown that has caused long lines at security checkpoints across the country.

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