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‘I’m not going to sit still for it’: Pritzker vows fight as Trump  begins dismantling Department of Education

‘I’m not going to sit still for it’: Pritzker vows fight as Trump begins dismantling Department of Education

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the president of the National Education Association were among those who voiced concerns about the potential closure of the U.S. Department of Education during the Illinois Education Association’a annual representative assembly Thursday in Rosemont.

 
Real estate company withdraws plan for apartment building in downtown Des Plaines

Real estate company withdraws plan for apartment building in downtown Des Plaines

A real estate company has scrapped plans for an apartment-and-retail building in downtown Des Plaines.

 
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Warren, Benet eyeing history in Champaign

Warren, Benet eyeing history in Champaign

Warren and Benet vie for their program’s first state boys basketball championship this weekend in Champaign.

 

More construction on Route 20 in Elgin expected to begin Monday

Drivers on U.S. Route 20 in Elgin will have another construction project to contend with starting Monday.

 
Nonverbal man missing in Wheeling

Nonverbal man missing in Wheeling

A Wheeling man who doesn’t speak and has medical issues has been reported missing.

 
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Man who skipped court 25 years ago after Cary beating charge was just rearrested — and then released again

Man who skipped court 25 years ago after Cary beating charge was just rearrested — and then released again

A Carpentersville man who was charged in the beating of another man 25 years ago – and then didn’t show up for court – has been arrested after an Algonquin traffic stop.

 
Carnivore’s paradise: Wild Fork opens Buffalo Grove location

Carnivore’s paradise: Wild Fork opens Buffalo Grove location

Minutes after Wild Fork opened its Buffalo Grove location Wednesday morning, customers began filling their baskets with meat.

 
Where you can catch a St. Patrick’s Day parade this weekend

Where you can catch a St. Patrick’s Day parade this weekend

With St. Patrick’s Day on Monday, March 17, it’s time to celebrate all things Irish, which you can do at suburban parades and events this weekend.

 
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Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies

Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies.

 
Stars shine at Ravinia this summer

Stars shine at Ravinia this summer

Oscar nominee and “Wicked” co-star Cynthia Erivo, Lenny Kravitz, Chicago’s own Earth, Wind & Fire, Janelle Monáe and the CSO are among the luminaries scheduled to perform at the Ravinia Festival this summer.

 

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