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Mar 05, 2026
A look back at Hawthorne Race Course's more than 135 years of hosting the sport of kings in west suburban Stickey.
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Mar 05, 2026
President Donald Trump says he's replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin.
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Mar 05, 2026
Indiana is forging ahead with a new K-12 school accountability model that will give schools letter grades this year for the first time since 2018.
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Mar 05, 2026
School District 131 does not currently have an enforceable AI policy on the books, but is considering bringing forward a policy to the school board in the future.
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Mar 05, 2026
Proceeds from the event will go to Aurora Rapid Response and the Naperville Solidarity Network of ALMAS, the organization said.
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Mar 05, 2026
A Chicago Police officer previously shot in the line of duty — who publicly rebuked his former union — has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, alleging that he was kept from joining the police department's SWAT unit because he is Black.
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Mar 05, 2026
Some two dozen states challenged President Donald Trump's new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import taxes he imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court.
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Mar 05, 2026
The American beech tree in Jim Berman and Liz Bryant's Valparaiso backyard is officially the largest of its species in Indiana.
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Mar 05, 2026
Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Southern California and booked early the following morning, though the charge was not clear, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's office website.
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Mar 05, 2026
A small plane crashed Wednesday night near a group of Deerfield-area townhouses, killing the pilot.
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Mar 05, 2026
Bob Power, a Grammy-nominated producer, mixer and recording engineer best known for his genre-bending collaborations with artists like D'Angelo, Erykah Badu and A Tribe Called Quest, died.
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Mar 05, 2026
A jury has found a Bolingbrook man guilty of drug-induced homicide in the death of a 27-year-old man from Aurora, the Kane County State's Attorney's Office said.
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Mar 05, 2026
A jack-knifed semi-truck tractor was hanging from an Eisenhower Expressway overpass on eastbound I-290 overnight, Illinois State Police said.
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Mar 05, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of people have been stranded across the Middle East amid the U.S. and Israel's joint war against Iran. And between swaths of flight cancellations and airspace closures, many are still scrambling for next steps.
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Mar 05, 2026
Renewed retaliatory strikes from Iran again raised anxiety in U.S. markets Thursday, sending futures lower and energy prices higher with prices at the pump jumping overnight.
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Mar 05, 2026
An 11-year-old girl reported she was sexually assaulted by three known juveniles in the Near South Side neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Mar 05, 2026
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Mar 05, 2026
The House is preparing to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump's attack on Iran, a sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening conflict that is reordering U.S. priorities at home and abroad.
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Mar 05, 2026
Iran launched a new wave of attacks Thursday at Israel, American bases and countries around the region.
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Mar 05, 2026
Delayed distributions of Cook County property tax revenues cost Orland High School District 230 $1.3 million, officials say.
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Mar 05, 2026
In the March 17 Democratic primary for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District, a crowded field differs sharply in political style and campaign strategy as they seek to replace U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly.
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Mar 05, 2026
The lawyer played a key role in the passage of the Illinois Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act, which took effect in 2017.
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Mar 05, 2026
A super PAC created by Meta has spent nearly $340,000 on on mailers and digital advertising to support four Chicago and Chicago-area Democratic state House primary candidates.
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Mar 05, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 5, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Mar 05, 2026
On March 5, 2004, Martha Stewart was convicted in New York of conspiracy, obstructing justice and lying to the government about why she'd sold her Imclone stock just before the stock's price plummeted; her ex-stockbroker, Peter Bacanovic, also was found guilty in the stock scandal. (Each later received a five-month prison sentence.)
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Mar 04, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrapped up two days of scrutiny in Congress on Wednesday, appearing for the first time in front of lawmakers since the shooting deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis at the hands of immigration enforcement officers.
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Mar 04, 2026
The LA city council voted unanimously on Wednesday to designate the the so-called "Brady Bunch" house in the San Fernando Valley as a historic-cultural monument.
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Mar 04, 2026
Cook County prosecutors say that Arturo Taylor strangled and stabbed his girlfriend Colleen Bagley and then left her body in a dumpster outside an Elk Grove Village hotel.
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Mar 04, 2026
Senate Republicans voted down an effort Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump's war against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy.
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Mar 04, 2026
Chicago Board of Education Vice President Olga Bautista will step down after receiving an award to continue her environmental justice work.
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Mar 04, 2026
An Austin man faces several felony charges after Chicago police said he tried to steal a sprinter van carrying eight dogs inside from the front of Lincoln Park pet salon earlier this week.
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Mar 04, 2026
Aurora Mayor John Laesch's promised campaign ethics reform package heads to a final vote next Tuesday, but several aldermen have expressed concerns with it.
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Mar 04, 2026
Lou Holtz won 249 games over 33 seasons at six schools, including a 100-30-2 record in 11 seasons at Notre Dame and the 1988 national title.
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Mar 04, 2026
Gena Ciodo of Calumet CIty disappeared in October 2012. Donol Clark went to trial this week on murder charges, after numerous delays.
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Mar 04, 2026
Temple Israel Valparaiso Rabbi Shoshana Feferman woke up early Saturday and saw the news alerts about the U.S. and Israel bombing Iran.
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Mar 04, 2026
The deceased U.S. soldiers were assigned to an Army Reserve unit headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, which is temporarily operating under the 1st Theater Sustainment Command at Fort Knox.
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Mar 04, 2026
A Merrillville Intermediate School 5th grade teacher was suspended with pay pending an investigation for telling his students "You all are acting like monkeys in a zoo," Superintendent Dexter Suggs said Wednesday.
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Mar 04, 2026
Each year since 2003, Preservation Chicago has highlighted historical places or objects that could be lost to demolition if action is not taken to restore them.
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Mar 04, 2026
Andrea Rebeles, 24, of Whiting, was charged Tuesday with Level 4 felony sexual misconduct, trafficking with an inmate, and misdemeanor trafficking.
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Mar 04, 2026
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Mar 04, 2026
It's a given that pollution is adversely affecting health in Northwest Indiana. Scientists are digging deeper to measure the extent.
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Mar 04, 2026
The Chicago Fire hosted a groundbreaking event for their privately funded $750 million soccer stadium on a vacant former rail yard in the South Loop, staking their turf in the city's competitive sports landscape.
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Mar 04, 2026
Southland crime items compiled from police and court reports and news releases.
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Mar 04, 2026
Cook County prosecutors dismissed 21 cases that were filed against protesters at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview.
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Mar 04, 2026
Robert De Niro walked onto Carnegie Hall's stage Tuesday night, unannounced and to loud applause. He didn't make any speeches, at least none of his own. After a career defined by playing gangsters, an avenging taxi driver and a paranoid prize fighter, the Oscar-winning actor recited a call for civility, as first spoken by Abraham Lincoln.
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Mar 04, 2026
Apple CEO Tim Cook promised a "big week" of product announcements has seen the introduction of a new budget-friendly iPhone trim, an entry-level Macbook tier, updated iPad Air models, refreshed monitors and higher-end chipsets. All of which was on display at hands-on media events held Wednesday in New York, London and Shanghai.
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Mar 04, 2026
Tens of thousands of airline passengers are stranded by the Iran war that has spread across the Gulf region, but some wealthy travelers are getting out — by paying large sums for luxury flights to Europe via airports that are safe from Iranian drone and missile attacks.
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Mar 04, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security has opened an internal investigation into a report that Gregory Bovino made disparaging remarks about the Jewish faith of the top federal prosecutor in Minnesota.
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Mar 04, 2026
Hebron Middle School student Jake Cox might feel the sting of financial limitations a little less when it's just a dress rehearsal.
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Mar 04, 2026
Dolton Mayor Jason House said they are investigating alternative revenue sources to pay a $33.5 million judgment.
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Mar 04, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged Wednesday that some Iranian air attacks may still hit their targets even as he asserted that U.S. military superiority is quickly giving it control of the Islamic Republic's airspace.
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Mar 04, 2026
The U.S. stock market is recovering Wednesday from two days of punishing swings after oil prices stopped spiking and reports gave encouraging updates on the economy.
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Mar 04, 2026
With 100 days to go until the World Cup, the Iran war has added a new layer of complexity to the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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Mar 04, 2026
A Portland, Oregon, company is recalling nearly 3.4 million pounds of frozen chicken fried rice products sold at Trader Joe's stores and in Canada because they may contain pieces of glass, U.S. Agriculture Department officials reported.
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Mar 04, 2026
The hard landing caused minor damage to the aircraft, and one runway was temporarily affected, the Aurora Police Department said.
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Mar 04, 2026
For President Donald Trump, some of the sharpest criticism he's faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures far more accustomed to singing his praises.
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Mar 04, 2026
At least one person was killed Tuesday night in a fiery crash on I-90 on the northwest side, Illinois State Police said.
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Mar 04, 2026
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Mar 04, 2026
The United States and Israel hit Iran's capital and other cities in multiple airstrikes on Wednesday, the fifth day of the war with Iran.
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Mar 04, 2026
Jarrett Dapier and A.J. Dungo's "Wake Now in the Fire" recalls how high school students at Lane Tech College Prep immediately stood up against the ban on the book "Persepolis."
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Mar 04, 2026
With Mendoza eyeing a potential run for Chicago mayor, Illinois voters must choose her successor for the first time in a decade.
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Mar 04, 2026
Massive project has alarmed residents, but rapid advances in technology and water from Lake Michigan could make it viable.
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Mar 04, 2026
The latest chapter in an ongoing legal battle between Abbott Laboratories and parents of babies born prematurely is set to play out in a Chicago courtroom this week.
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Mar 04, 2026
On March 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for a second term. With the end of the Civil War in sight, and just six weeks before his assassination, Lincoln declared:
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Mar 04, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 4, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Mar 03, 2026
Will County Board member Jacqueline Traynere is charged with computer tampering for accessing emails of board member Judy Ogalla.
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Mar 03, 2026
A judge ordered Muhammad Thomas detained until trial on first-degree murder and armed robbery charges connected to the deaths of Faustino Alamo, 63, and Luis Angel Alamo, 25.
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Mar 03, 2026
Eight dogs were briefly stolen Tuesday morning after someone took a sprinter van carrying the pets as it sat parked outside of a Lincoln Park pet salon.
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Mar 03, 2026
Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn is trying to hold on for a fifth term in Tuesday's GOP primary, while Democrats will choose whether to send Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett or state Rep. James Talarico to a November general election.
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Mar 03, 2026
Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn is trying to hold on for a fifth term in Tuesday's GOP primary, while Democrats will choose whether to send Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett or state Rep. James Talarico to a November general election.
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Mar 03, 2026
Four of the six U.S. soldiers killed in the Iran war were identified Tuesday by the Pentagon as members of the Army Reserve from different states who worked in logistics and kept troops supplied with food and equipment.
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Mar 03, 2026
Tensions flared as questions mounted at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday over the Trump administration's shifting rationale for war with Iran as lawmakers demand answers over the strategy, exit plan and costs to Americans in lives and dollars in what is quickly becoming a widening Middle East conflict.
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Mar 03, 2026
During groundbreaking for the Chicago Fire's new privately funded soccer stadium near Soldier Field, the mayor said he hasn't given up on the Bears staying in Chicago.
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Mar 03, 2026
A high-stakes antitrust trial that could lead to the possible breakup of Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, got underway Tuesday in a case over whether the entertainment giant's dominance of the concert industry amounts to an illegal monopoly.
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Mar 03, 2026
A deckhand on the reality television show "Deadliest Catch," which documents the lives of crab fishermen working in one of the world's harshest environments, died after he was reported to have fallen overboard, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday.
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Mar 03, 2026
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that "someone from within" the Iranian regime might be the best choice to take power once the U.S.-Israel military campaign is completed — but said "most of the people we had in mind are dead."
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Mar 03, 2026
Splatters of paint now dot the face of Iryna Zarutska, the slain Ukrainian refugee, after an unknown vandal defaced the Elon Musk-funded mural.
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Mar 03, 2026
If you are not able to hop on Facebook, you are not alone.
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Mar 03, 2026
Next year, Chicago Public Schools will assume management of Chicago High School for the Arts and its current conservatory model will likely change.
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Mar 03, 2026
Frustrated and anxious travelers clamored Tuesday for flights out of the Middle East and other regions where a widening Iran war has stranded tens of thousands of people, closed major airports and caused widespread cancellations.
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Mar 03, 2026
A trial begins for a Logan Square man accused of killing his girlfriend and stuffing her body into a duffel bag.
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Mar 03, 2026
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Mar 03, 2026
Orland Park will consider artificial turf, replacing the Grinding Edge Skate Park with athletic fields and converting country club.
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Mar 03, 2026
No injuries were reported, and three individuals were taken into custody in connection with the incident but later released pending further investigation, police said.
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Mar 03, 2026
Lawyers and advocates for a woman charged with killing her abusive ex-boyfriend railed against prosecutors' offer of a plea deal and probation Tuesday and renewed their calls for the Cook County state's attorney's office to drop the charges altogether.
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Mar 03, 2026
Indiana University Northwest Chancellor Arrick Jackson began his career with a dark sense of urgency.
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Mar 03, 2026
A jury swiftly convicted a man who gave his son a gun that has been linked to the fatal shooting of two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school, the latest U.S. parent taken to court when a child is accused of violence.
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Mar 03, 2026
A sell-off for stocks is slamming into Wall Street Tuesday after wrapping around the world, as oil prices leap even higher with worries that the widening war with Iran may do more sustained damage to the economy than feared.
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Mar 03, 2026
A sell-off for stocks is slamming into Wall Street Tuesday after wrapping around the world, as oil prices leap even higher with worries that the widening war with Iran may do more sustained damage to the economy than feared.
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Mar 03, 2026
With Marimar Martinez standing directly behind her, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on Tuesday that she was not "familiar with the details" of Martinez's shooting by an immigration agent in Chicago last fall.
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Mar 03, 2026
Octavio Perez-Beauchamp, 32, opted to plead guilty to criminal confinement, a Level 5 felony, before his trial's first day started in March 2025. Jurors were dismissed.
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Mar 03, 2026
Republicans have pounced on the testimony video of ex-President Bill Clinton suggesting Gov. JB Pritzker and his wife were on a plane with him belonging to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Mar 03, 2026
Republicans have pounced on the testimony video of ex-President Bill Clinton suggesting Gov. JB Pritzker and his wife were on a plane with him belonging to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Mar 03, 2026
Marvin "Geno" Clark, 33, of Dolton, Illinois, is charged with four counts of murder and three counts of burglary. Two of those murder counts are while committing a burglary.
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Mar 03, 2026
Aurora GreenFest, a festival that has been bringing people together around topics like sustainability and green living for 15 years, will be returning on May 2.
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Mar 03, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is set to testify Tuesday in the Senate, her first congressional appearance since the shooting deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis galvanized widespread opposition to how the Trump administration was executing its mass deportation agenda.
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Mar 03, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her department's immigration enforcement tactics in front of a Senate committee on Tuesday.
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Mar 03, 2026
Throughout his political career, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has steered his country along two pillars of foreign policy: an ironclad partnership with the United States and a relentless diplomatic and covert battle against the rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Mar 03, 2026
Residents of Chicago's North Shore neighborhoods respond to U.S. and Israel's coordinated attack on Iran, which killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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Mar 03, 2026
An unidentified man was discovered fatally wounded Monday night inside of a residence in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side, Chicago police said.
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