Gov. JB Pritzker was treated at Springfield hospital for complications after urology procedure • Street gang leader Larry Hoover’s clemency bid now in Gov. JB Pritzker’s hands
The Spin Friday, May 15, 2026 | | |
| | | | | The Trump Truth Store, a controversial, MAGA-themed shop in Crystal Lake, will open again at 10 a.m. Saturday. | | | | | Gov. JB Pritzker was briefly treated at the hospital after having a “minor complication” following an outpatient urology procedure earlier this month, his spokesman said Friday. | | | | | Larry Hoover’s bid to be freed from state custody comes after President Donald Trump last year commuted his federal life sentence in a supermax prison. | | | | | When Jerome Powell was sworn in as chair of the Federal Reserve eight years ago, economists worried that inflation and interest rates were too low and that too few Americans had jobs. | | | | | Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters following pressure from President Donald Trump. | | | | | The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives. | | | | | Against the backdrop of cooking gas shortages and crude oil price increases, India has proposed letting vehicles run on 85%, or even 100%, ethanol. | | | | | Democratic leaders, desperate to compete in red states where their party brand is toxic, are embracing something new this midterm season: not backing Democrats. | | | |