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Trump inauguration got millions from Illinois residents and companies, report shows

Trump inauguration got millions from Illinois residents and companies, report shows

More than $5 million of the record-setting $239 million donated to fund President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s inauguration celebration came from Illinoisans and Illinois-based companies.

 
Illinois lawmakers stop in Buffalo Grove to protest federal funding cuts

Illinois lawmakers stop in Buffalo Grove to protest federal funding cuts

Democratic state lawmakers gathered Sunday in Buffalo Grove as part of a four-stop bus tour of Chicago and the suburbs to speak out against cuts in federal funding.

 
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Community colleges renew push for four-year degrees, but universities push back

Community colleges renew push for four-year degrees, but universities push back

Harper College and other community colleges are lobbying legislators for the right to offer four-year bachelor’s degrees in select fields, but the proposal faces opposition from universities who fear duplication of efforts.

 
Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz honored as he prepares to leave office

Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz honored as he prepares to leave office

After 12 years as mayor and four before that as a trustee, Steve Lentz’s time as an elected official in Mundelein is coming to a close.

 
Former Cook County deputy running for Kane County sheriff

Former Cook County deputy running for Kane County sheriff

Lou Santoyo of Elburn announced Thursday he is seeking the Republican nomination in the 2026 primary for Kane County sheriff.

 
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Batavia plans to continue collecting grocery tax, despite state repeal

Batavia plans to continue collecting grocery tax, despite state repeal

Batavia is among hundreds of municipalities in Illinois considering whether to create a local grocery tax in response to the state’s decision to eliminate the current one after 2025.

 

‘We’re simply keeping what was already ours’: Huntley adopts local grocery tax

Huntley has become the latest municipality in the McHenry County area to go for a local grocery tax.

 
After-school programs continue push for state aid

After-school programs continue push for state aid

SPRINGFIELD — Advocates for after-school programs that provide tutoring, recreation and other services made their case again Tuesday for a $50 million state appropriation...

 
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Wall Street storms back from early losses, echoing its manic moves through a historic April

Wall Street storms back from early losses, echoing its manic moves through a historic April

U.S. stocks began Wednesday with a thud after a report suggested the U.S. economy may have shrunk at the start of the year. But the big losses soon eased in the latest sharp swings to hit Wall Street amid uncertainty about what President Donald Trump’s trade war will do to the economy.

 
Trump urges patience, blames Biden after weak economic news

Trump urges patience, blames Biden after weak economic news

President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday morning at increasingly dim economic forecasts that have cast his policies in a harsh light and clouded what he has hoped would be a valedictory marker of his 100 days in office.

 

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