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Morning Alert
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New legislation could slow or stop the Bears’ pursuit of a $5 billion stadium redevelopment in Arlington Heights. State Rep. Kam Buckner’s bill would impose greater controls and transparency on professional sports stadium subsidy deals.
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Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were outside Carpentersville Village Hall on Wednesday, according to social media posts from the local police department.
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he had authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct operations in Venezuela, markedly escalating U.S. pressure on President Nicolás Maduro amid a string of lethal strikes against alleged drug trafficking boats in Caribbean waters off that country’s coast.
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Advance Illinois’ biennial report, “The State We’re In,” shows Illinois is getting close to meeting the goal of having 60% of the adult population with either a postsecondary degree or industry certificate. Meanwhile, proficiency rates in reading and math have remained relatively flat over the last 20 years, despite billions of dollars in new K-12 spending.
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Cook County Circuit Chief Judge Timothy Evans has signed an order barring civil arrests of people while at county courts — a common tactic used by federal immigration agents to detain people.
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Brother Chimp Brewing will open a taproom Friday in St. Charles, taking the space formerly occupied by D and G Brewing. The North Aurora brewery last year took top honors at the prestigious World Beer Cup in the Vienna lager category.
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After 3½ years at one location in Schaumburg, the restaurant Kolachi Tandoori Grill has received village permission to move to another more than 2½ times larger to serve its South Asian cuisine to an expanding customer base.
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“I have never seen chaos unfold in Union Station quite like (it)” one commuter said of the problems caused by a glitch that delayed thousands of Metra riders during Tuesday’s afternoon rush.
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Rosemont officials Wednesday reached a deal with S/Point Ventures and Darden Restaurants to begin construction of a Yard House bar/restaurant in November.
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Add Mundelein to the growing list of suburbs taking on battery-powered bikes and scooters and related safety issues.
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