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Harris to deliver key remarks at Chicago’s MLK interfaith breakfast

Harris to deliver key remarks at Chicago’s MLK interfaith breakfast

Former Vice President Kamala Harris will return to Chicago to deliver the keynote speech at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. interfaith breakfast on Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson announced.

 
Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to ‘put an end’ to protests in Minneapolis

Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to ‘put an end’ to protests in Minneapolis

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act allowing him to deploy troops as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement persist in Minneapolis.

 
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Bailey talks Bears stadium as GOP gubernatorial candidates pile on Pritzker

Bailey talks Bears stadium as GOP gubernatorial candidates pile on Pritzker

Giving millions in taxpayer dollars to the football team’s owners is a tough call for political candidates but so is watching the Bears become Hoosiers.

 
US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump’s effort to control its oil

US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump’s effort to control its oil

U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country’s oil.

 
Congressional candidates to meet in four forums

Congressional candidates to meet in four forums

Candidates in two largely suburban congressional districts will debate the issues facing the nation in upcoming public forums.

 
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Sales tax in Deer Park may stay 8% for a while longer

Sales tax in Deer Park may stay 8% for a while longer

Empowered by a change in state law, Deer Park officials are considering leaving the overall sales tax on goods purchased in town at 8%.

 
West Chicago nearing decision on hiring new city administrator

West Chicago nearing decision on hiring new city administrator

West Chicago is in the final phases of selecting a new city administrator. Mayor Daniel Bovey said earlier this week that he and city officials would soon be meeting with the final two or three candidates for the position.

 
Top Democrats say they would consider small changes to Illinois’ SAFE-T Act

Top Democrats say they would consider small changes to Illinois’ SAFE-T Act

Gov. JB Pritzker and House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch signaled they’re open to amending the SAFE-T Act after a violent crime on a Chicago “L” train reignited scrutiny of the law.

 
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Illinois files lawsuit against Trump administration, accuses feds of violent ‘occupation’

Illinois files lawsuit against Trump administration, accuses feds of violent ‘occupation’

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the city of Chicago sued the federal government Monday alleging immigration agents had undermined the state’s sovereignty with violent acts and unlawful arrests.

 
Illinois, 4 other states targeted for child care funding freeze win restraining order

Illinois, 4 other states targeted for child care funding freeze win restraining order

Illinois and the four other Democratic-led states that were subject to the Trump administration’s freeze on $10 billion in federal funding for child care and family servi...

 

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