Saturday, February 14, 2026

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politics
  • by david hall
Budget balancing act? Pritzker signs $53.1 billion spending plan, dismisses Democratic discord

This year’s budget was no easy feat, and next year’s is expected to be even more challenging as the state nears a looming fiscal cliff.

suburban-chicago
  • by david hall
Explosion levels home in suburban Lake County, leaving man dead: ‘It looked like a big torch burning'

The explosion in an unincorporated area near Lake Zurich Tuesday evening rocked the block and sent flames shooting into the sky. A man's body was found after the fire was put out.

crime
  • by david hall
14-year-old girl shot in Kenwood

The gunman, whom the girl knows, shot her in her hand during an argument early Wednesday, police said.

education
  • by david hall
CPS grads, lifelong neighbors, head to Stanford together on full rides

Despite spending years apart, Guadalupe Miranda and Fernando Gonzalez graduated from Chicago Public Schools last week. Childhood classmates, both earned full scholarships to Stanford University in August. They’re now hanging out to share excitement about their college plans.