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Property tax collection rates drop in Chicago neighborhoods with big bill hikes • Former Portage mayor James Snyder to be sentenced Tuesday
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Monday, March 9, 2026

Raja Krishnamoorthi, Juliana Stratton and Robin Kelly stick to script in Senate race’s final TV debate

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton continued to tussle over how various financial backers of their candidacies would influence their ability to stand up to Republican President Donald Trump.

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Property tax collection rates drop in Chicago neighborhoods with big bill hikes

Residential property tax collections fell in 11 of the 13 community areas with the highest tax increases in 2024.

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Former Portage mayor James Snyder to be sentenced Tuesday

Nearly a decade after he was indicted on bribery and tax charges, former Portage Mayor James Snyder will be sentenced Tuesday on his conviction for obstructing the IRS, according to court records.

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Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99

Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon’s resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet Room and routinely recorded his conversations, has died. He was 99.

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Leyden Fire Protection District seeks funding increase in referendum question

Leyden Fire Protection District is asking voters to approve a 0.21% tax increase above what the Property Extension Tax Limitation Law allows.

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Kentucky soldier in Saudi Arabia is 7th US casualty to die in Iran war

A Kentucky man who joined the Army straight out of high school is the seventh U.S. service member to die in combat during the Iran war, the Pentagon announced.

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Trump administration criticizes court rulings slowing immigration agenda in Supreme Court appeal

The Trump administration is criticizing lower court judges who have slowed its efforts to strip legal protections from a broad swath of migrants living in the U.S.

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Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo ‘supply chain risk’ designation

Anthropic is suing the Trump administration, asking federal courts to reverse the Pentagon’s decision designating the artificial intelligence company a “ supply chain risk ” over its refusal to allow unrestricted military use of its technology.

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