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Feb 07 2024
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Philadelphia suburb officers wounded by gunfire from home now on fire
EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. (AP) — Two police officers were wounded Wednesday by gunfire from a suburban Philadelphia home that later became engulfed in flames, authorities said. Emergency officials in Delaware County said officers were called to the home in East Lansdowne on a report that a child had been wounded by gunfire there. Officers immediately came under fire and two were wounded, officials
ABC 27 WHTMJan 24 2024
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Affluent Chicago Suburb Proposes Allowing Illegals to Live with Residents
In Illinois, a lawmaker has proposed that residents of a wealthy suburb outside Chicago should be allowed to host illegal aliens in their homes. According to Fox News, Councilman Josh McBroom (D-Ill.) of Naperville, Illinois made the proposal at a city council meeting last week, declaring that “I do know that there’s a lot of people that do care, and I think we live in a compassionate
American GreatnessJan 03 2024
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Wave of Chicago suburbs move to block migrant arrivals
As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott continues skirting Chicago’s rules for buses ferrying migrants to the city by dropping off asylum-seekers in the suburbs, several municipalities are responding by passing measures of their own to limit or block arrivals. The measures by surrounding municipalities include ordinances regulating or preventing bus drop-offs and taxes aimed at blocking the use of local
Chicago Sun-TimesFeb 18 2024
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Two officers and first responder fatally shot in Minneapolis suburb during domestic dispute
(Burnsville, MN) -- Two police officers and a first responder are dead following a shooting in Burnsville, 15 miles south of downtown Minneapolis. The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association confirmed the deaths in a statement released to The Associated Press. Officials say the officers and first responder were shot during the domestic call. "While responding to a call of a family in
WZFG The FlagJan 24 2024
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Chicago suburb councilman suggests residents sign up to house migrants
Dozens of migrants, carrying their belongings in bags, board CTA warming buses after being dropped off in Chicago on Jan. 4, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) NAPERVILLE, Ill. (NewsNation) — As hundreds of migrants are bussed to Chicago and the surrounding cities, one suburban councilman has suggested giving residents the option to sign up to host a
NewsNationFeb 20 2024
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Orland Fire Protection District firefighter injured while battling house fire in south suburbs
ORLAND PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- A firefighter was injured while battling a house fire in the south suburbs on Tuesday, according to an Orland Fire Protection District spokesperson. The fire was reported at about 3:35 a.m. on the 14700-block of Holly Court in Orland Park. The fire was under control after 20 minutes, according to the spokesperson. While battling the blaze, a firefighter was injured
ABC 7 ChicagoJan 30 2024
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Teachers strike in Boston suburb enters its eighth day, with tensions fraying
NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A teachers strike in a Boston suburb entered its eighth day Tuesday — one of the longest in recent state history — with both sides still unable to agree on salaries and other issues, and tensions fraying. The Newton School Committee on Tuesday said it made another revised offer to the Newton Teachers Association, which it described as “a fair and competitive offer that
Associated PressJan 04 2024
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Suburbs Of New York And Chicago Pump The Brakes On Migrant Buses
The mayors of New York and Chicago recently signed executive orders limiting when migrant buses directed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott can drop off migrants. However, Abbott has circumvented those orders by directing migrant buses to stop outside the two cities and forcing migrants to take public transportation to their destination. Now, the leaders of those areas are fighting back. The Associated
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