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Illinois Braces for Immigration Raids as Trump’s Border Patrol Chief Lands in Chicago
Law Enforcement Today
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CHICAGO, IL – A Border Patrol official credited with being the architect of the immigration raids in Los Angeles reportedly touched down in Chicago earlier in September, marking the first steps toward the immigration enforcement operations that...
Political violence concerns heighten
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Even before the killing of Charlie Kirk, Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania was struggling with the emotional toll of political violence. In the middle of the night just five months ago, someone broke into his home and set it on...
Chicago Dem pol wants Trump to send in the National Guard — and says ‘half’ of city leaders agree but are too scared to admit it
New York Post
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September 14, 2025
A prominent Democratic leader on the south side of Chicago thinks President Trump should send in the National Guard — and says “probably half” of his colleagues agree, but are too afraid to say it. Raymond Lopez, the Democratic alderman for...
Illinois officials demand release of video in deadly shooting involving ICE officer in Franklin Park
ABC 7 Chicago - Illinois
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September 15, 2025
FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- An Illinois congressman is among those who are calling for all video of the deadly shooting involving an ICE officer in the west suburbs to be released by federal officials. The shooting happened in Franklin Park on...
Chicago area residents mourn immigrant fatally shot by ICE agent
BDNews24
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Rudy Repa, a 27-year-old resident of Franklin Park, Illinois, placed a single marigold at a makeshift memorial near the spot where a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a man from Mexico during an attempted arrest in the...
Business news: Car safety event and Duneland Y senior center opens
Post-Tribune - Illinois
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September 15, 2025
Physician joins Franciscan in Crown Point Dr. Ashraf Hasan, an interventional spine and pain management physician, is now part of the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in Crown Point, a release said. Hasan earned his...
Chicago area residents mourn immigrant fatally shot by ICE agent during arrest attempt
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Renee Hickman and Heather Schlitz FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois (Reuters) - Rudy Repa, a 27-year-old resident of Franklin Park, Illinois, placed a single marigold at a makeshift memorial near the spot where a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Illinois DOGE Deep Dive: Serenity House
DuPage Policy Journal - Illinois
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September 14, 2025
Mark Buschbacher, President/CEO at Serenity House Foundation Inc | https://paulgregorymedia.com/Mark Buschbacher, President/CEO at Serenity House Foundation Inc | https://paulgregorymedia.com/ Serenity House, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives...
Anthony Bourdain Couldn't Visit Chicago Without Eating Italian Beef Here
Mashed
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September 14, 2025
Thanks to the hit TV show "The Bear," the Italian beef sandwich is having a moment these days — but the Chicago specialty was popular well before Jeremy Allen White stepped into the role of Chef Carmen Berzatto. In fact, the late Anthony Bourdain...
Former Illinois governor dies at 79
KWQC - Iowa
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September 14, 2025
Illinois (KWQC) - Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer at age 79. Edgar, who was a Republican, was the 38th governor of Illinois from 1991 - 1999 when the GOP controlled the Illinois government. Several...
Former Illinois governor Jim Edgar dies at 79: A 'statesman in the true sense of the word'
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a Charleston native whose blend of candor and fiscal discipline defined his two terms as the state's chief executive, died on Sunday. He was 79. “It is with heavy hearts we share the news that...
Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican, dead at 79
New York Post
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September 15, 2025
CHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a popular two-term Republican credited with guiding the state into a period of greater financial stability in the 1990s, died Sunday, according to his family. He was 79. Edgar died from complications...
Central Illinois politicians from both sides learned leadership firsthand from Gov. Edgar
Week 25 - Illinois
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September 15, 2025
(25News Now) - Politicians on the left and right call former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar a friend and mentor, particularly those selected over the years to participate in the Edgar Fellows Program at the University of Illinois. The two-term Republican...
Former Illinois Governor, EIU alum Jim Edgar dead at 79
The Daily Eastern News - Illinois
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September 15, 2025
Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar spoke to EIU students last year in November about his years in government as part of a speaker series for those interested in politics he started. (File) Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar died Sunday at age 79 due to...
Rep. Kelly introduces bill in Illinois House to expand firefighter definitions
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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September 15, 2025
HB4117 09/11/2025 Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the Downstate Firefighter Article, includes in the definition of "firefighter", a person employed in a municipality's or fire protection district's fire service as a de facto firefighter....
Immigration advocates in Milwaukee protest ICE operations following deadly incident in Illinois
TMJ4 - Wisconsin
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September 14, 2025
MILWAUKEE — Immigration advocates in Milwaukee joined a national wave of protests this weekend, demonstrating against the Trump administration's deployment of ICE and the National Guard in Chicago. The protests came after a deadly ICE operation in...
Former Governor Jim Edgar Dead at 79
Vermilion County First - Illinois
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Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar has died at the age of 79. The two-term governor had also served as Secretary of State and earlier was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives. His legislative district included Vermilion County. Edgar...
Jim Edgar, former Illinois governor who guided state through fiscal crisis and remained a moderate republican voice, dies at 79
The Economic Times
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September 15, 2025
Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, the two-term Republican credited with steering the state toward greater fiscal stability in the 1990s, has died. He was 79. Edgar’s family said he died from complications related to his treatment for pancreatic...
Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar dies at 79 after cancer battle
WIXY 100.3 - Illinois
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SPRINGFIELD, IL (Chambana Today) — Jim Edgar, Illinois’ 38th governor, died Sunday at the age of 79. His death followed complications related to treatment for pancreatic cancer, a diagnosis he made public earlier this year. Edgar served as...
Newsday forced to apologize for ‘vile’ Charlie Kirk political cartoon after igniting call for boycott: ‘Crossed a line’
New York Post
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September 15, 2025
A Long Island newspaper was forced to apologize Sunday for a political cartoon on the assassination of Charlie Kirk after it ignited a firestorm for the “vile” and “insensitive” piece. Newsday admitted it should have never printed the cartoon,...