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Needling Trump as 2028 looms: Inside JB Pritzker’s all-of-the-above media strategy

Needling Trump as 2028 looms: Inside JB Pritzker’s all-of-the-above media strategy

Amid clashes with Preident Donald Trump, JB Pritzker has shifted to an all-channels media strategy — national TV, podcasts and social creators — to shape perceptions of Chicago and raise his national profile heading into 2028.

 
Bear spray attack hospitalizes Lake County deputy

Bear spray attack hospitalizes Lake County deputy

A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized Monday after being sprayed with bear spray in Libertyville.

 
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Lake County farm aims to provide fresh, chemical-free produce to restaurants and homes

Lake County farm aims to provide fresh, chemical-free produce to restaurants and homes

Mother-son duo Diana and Nic Geudtner own and operate Living Roots Farm in Fox Lake that provides fresh produce to residents and restaurants in the region, and will be opening their storefront in February.

 
Schaumburg man stole $15K from elderly woman while posing as handyman, authorities say

Schaumburg man stole $15K from elderly woman while posing as handyman, authorities say

A man knocked on the door of an 89-year-old Crystal Lake woman, told her he repairs chimneys and driveways, and then stole $15,000 from her after she let him into her home, authorities say.

 

Naperville park commissioners extend executive director’s contract

Naperville Park District Executive Director Brad Wilson has another year on his contract.

 
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Girls basketball Top 20

Girls basketball Top 20

Waubonsie Valley, Benet and Naperville Central are the top three teams in this week’s Daily Herald girls basketball Top 20.

 
Boys basketball Top 20

Boys basketball Top 20

Benet, Warren and Fremd are the top three teams in this week’s Daily Herald boys basketball Top 20.

 
Fun City in Algonquin sued by 3rd customer claiming foam pit injury

Fun City in Algonquin sued by 3rd customer claiming foam pit injury

A third customer who visited Fun City Adventure Park in Algonquin last year has filed a civil lawsuit seeking more than $50,000 in damages, claiming that she was injured after jumping into a foam pit.

 
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DOJ investigation of Fed Chair Powell sparks backlash, support for Fed independence

DOJ investigation of Fed Chair Powell sparks backlash, support for Fed independence

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared on Monday to be emboldening defenders of the U.S. cent...

 
Chicago doctor wanted in Ohio killings of ex-wife, her dentist husband in custody in Rockford

Chicago doctor wanted in Ohio killings of ex-wife, her dentist husband in custody in Rockford

A Chicago man, wanted on an arrest warrant in Ohio in the alleged killings of his former wife and her dentist husband, is being held in the Winnebago County jail in Rockford pending an extradition hearing Monday, according to official records.

 

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