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‘How are you protecting us?’: Palatine residents share concerns about ICE with council

‘How are you protecting us?’: Palatine residents share concerns about ICE with council

Palatine residents testified to the toll federal immigration enforcement is taking on their community during public comment at this week's village council meeting.

 
2 people found dead in car in Crystal Lake neighborhood

2 people found dead in car in Crystal Lake neighborhood

A man and a woman were found dead in a car along the road of a Crystal Lake residential neighborhood Tuesday morning, officials report.

 
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Wheeling prohibits agents from using village property to prepare for immigration enforcement activities

Wheeling prohibits agents from using village property to prepare for immigration enforcement activities

Wheeling has formally banned federal agents from using municipal property to plan immigration-related activities.

 
U-46 names new Elgin middle school ‘Legacy’ for teacher who just received kidney transplant

U-46 names new Elgin middle school ‘Legacy’ for teacher who just received kidney transplant

Elgin Area School District U-46’s new 193,000-square-foot middle school under construction in Elgin will be called “Legacy” in honor of a teacher awaiting a kidney transplant who came up with the name.

 
Mundelein Trustee Grieco facing DUI charge

Mundelein Trustee Grieco facing DUI charge

A Mundelein trustee facing a drunken driving charge has a court date Friday.

 
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Bolingbrook blocks release of body camera video of ICE agents claiming they were battered

Bolingbrook blocks release of body camera video of ICE agents claiming they were battered

The village of Bolingbrook has declined to release body camera video regarding an Oct. 19 incident that involved federal immigration agents who claimed they were battered.

 
McHenry County College student injured in class

McHenry County College student injured in class

A student at McHenry County College was injured on campus Monday afternoon, calling in emergency responders, according to the school’s communications department.

 
Hearing begins to determine if man accused of shooting Bensenville police officer in 2021 was insane

Hearing begins to determine if man accused of shooting Bensenville police officer in 2021 was insane

Nearly four years after his career as a Bensenville police officer ended in a hail of gunfire, Steven Kotlewski this week faced the man accused of shooting him.

 
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Bill to regulate homeowners’ insurance rates fails on final day of veto session

Bill to regulate homeowners’ insurance rates fails on final day of veto session

A bill that failed on the House floor would have given state insurance regulators authority to review and approve rates charged for homeowners’ insurance in Illinois. The legislation was proposed following State Farm’s announcement in July of a 27.2% rate hike. The bill passed the Senate but failed in the House on the final day of lawmakers’ fall veto session. That means if supporters want it to be reconsidered, they will have to introduce a new bill in the next legislative session, which begins in January.

 
Judge hears testimony about crowded cells and overflowing toilets at Chicago-area immigration site

Judge hears testimony about crowded cells and overflowing toilets at Chicago-area immigration site

A judge heard testimony Tuesday about overflowing toilets, crowded cells, no beds and water that "tasted like sewer” at a Chicago-area building that serves as a key detention spot for people rounded up in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

 

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