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May 19, 2025
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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May 19, 2025
Former Portage Mayor James Snyder and his legal team have until Friday to object to prosecutor's filing to proceed to sentencing on the IRS charge conviction and drop a third trial on the bribery charge.
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May 19, 2025
The Wintrust Crossroads Sports Complex in New Lenox is set to open in June, with a full lineup of summer tournaments already booked.
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May 19, 2025
In Joe Biden's family, there's a saying that the three worst words anyone can hear are "you have cancer."
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May 19, 2025
CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon said Monday that she is resigning after four years, the latest fallout at the network as its parent company considers settling a lawsuit with President Donald Trump over a "60 Minutes" interview with his former political opponent.
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May 19, 2025
Singer Dawn Richard told jurors at Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial on Monday that the hip-hop mogul threatened to kill her if she told anyone she saw him physically abusing his longtime girlfriend.
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May 19, 2025
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation.
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May 19, 2025
Netflix has thrown "Sesame Street" a safety net with a new streaming deal that offers the popular children's staple a broad reach while keeping it on its long-standing home, PBS, at the same time, the companies announced Monday.
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May 19, 2025
An estimated 18,000 people lined Ogden Avenue in the suburbs and 26th Street in Chicago on Sunday for the Hands Across Chicagoland protest.
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May 19, 2025
Amelia, Burbank, a third grade student at Schilling Elementary School in Homer Glen, raised money for inclusive playground equipment.
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May 19, 2025
Chicago is expected to see temperatures in the 50s early this week, with those temperatures possibly jumping to the 60s on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
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May 19, 2025
Former President Joe Biden's office said Sunday that he has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer and is reviewing treatment options with his doctors. Biden was having increasing urinary symptoms and was seen last week by doctors who found a prostate nodule. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and the cancer cells have spread to the bone, […]
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May 19, 2025
More severe storms were expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people and a devastating Kentucky tornado.
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May 19, 2025
U.S. stocks are drifting lower, while U.S. bonds and the value of the U.S. dollar are falling more sharply on Monday following the latest reminder that the U.S government seems to be hurtling toward an unsustainable mountain of debt.
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May 19, 2025
Trump's tariffs are still huge - the highest since the Great Depression of the 1930s. They're unpredictable: The president frequently announces tariffs only to suspend them days later and to conjure up new ones. And they are still working their way through the system.
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May 19, 2025
A 24-year-old man was fatally shot in the Albany Park neighborhood Sunday night, according to Chicago police.
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May 19, 2025
A woman was charged for stabbing a seven-year-old boy in the Rogers Park neighborhood on Saturday, according to Chicago police.
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May 19, 2025
Snow seasons in Chicago are tracked from July through the following June. The area normally can expect 38.4 inches.
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May 19, 2025
President Trump is scheduled to speak with both sides of the Russia Ukraine war on Monday.
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May 19, 2025
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the Vatican.
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May 19, 2025
Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through May 17, 2025.
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May 19, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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May 19, 2025
The five tactical officers for months were on the radar of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. From mid-2023 through March 2024 — the month 26-year-old Dexter Reed was killed in a shootout during a traffic stop in the 3800 block of West Ferdinand — those five cops were named in at least four separate […]
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May 19, 2025
On May 19, 2018, Britain's Prince Harry wed American actor Meghan Markle in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
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May 19, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 19, according to the Tribune's archives.
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May 18, 2025
This marks the second breeding season for Searocket and Imani — the son of local celebrities Monty and Rose,
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May 18, 2025
Officials on Sunday increased the reward for the capture of seven inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet.
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May 18, 2025
The race, now in its 16th year, is an opportunity for Chicagoans to celebrate spring in the city — and for runners far and wide to test their abilities and mark new personal achievements.
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May 18, 2025
Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone.
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May 18, 2025
Republicans will look to get their massive tax cut and border security package back on track during a rare Sunday night committee meeting after that same panel voted against advancing the measure two days earlier, a setback that Speaker Mike Johnson is looking to reverse quickly.
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May 18, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged Sunday that Walmart, the largest U.S. retailer, may pass along some of the costs from President Donald Trump's tariffs to its shoppers through higher prices.
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May 18, 2025
Residents in Kentucky and Missouri sifted through damage in tornado-stricken neighborhoods and cleared debris Sunday after severe storms swept through parts of the Midwest and South and killed more than two dozen people.
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May 18, 2025
Authorities identified the suspect in the explosion at a Palm Springs, California, fertility clinic as Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, of Twentynine Palms, saying at a news conference Sunday that he is the man suspected to have died in the bombing that injured four other people.
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May 18, 2025
A 25-year-old man the FBI believes was responsible for an explosion that ripped through a Southern California fertility clinic left behind "anti-pro-life" writings before carrying out an attack investigators are calling an act of terrorism, authorities said Sunday.
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May 18, 2025
Former Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin's time in office was marked by significant economic development efforts throughout the city, as well as significant pushback and criticism for some of those same economic development projects.
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May 18, 2025
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a long-awaited approval of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine but with unusual restrictions.
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May 18, 2025
A somewhat hidden nature preserve on Gary's West side is set to become an educational beacon, thanks to grants and perseverance.
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May 18, 2025
Scarlett Johansson set a record for a woman with her seventh appearance as host of "Saturday Night Live" during the 50th anniversary season finale.
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May 18, 2025
Israel launched "extensive" new ground operations in the Gaza Strip while airstrikes in a new offensive killed at least 103 people, including dozens of children, overnight and into Sunday.
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May 18, 2025
Those in power in the nation's capital are thinking about the consequences of defying judges as the battle between the Trump administration and the courts escalates.
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May 18, 2025
The Archdiocese of Chicago will celebrate the historic election of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV on June 14 at Rate Field, home of the White Sox.
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May 18, 2025
Trump administration edicts were woven like a thread through Thursday's Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission meeting as the commissioners weighed how to continue pursuing local governments' values without jeopardizing grants.
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May 18, 2025
Russia overnight into Sunday launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022.
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May 18, 2025
The Trump administration's crackdown on DEI initiatives threatens an Illinois scholarship program aimed at minority graduate school students.
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May 18, 2025
House rules typically ban members of Congress from leasing from business partners but US Rep. Jonathan Jackson's spokesman says ethics officials OK'd the arrangement.
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May 18, 2025
Aging infrastructure poses a risk to the drinking water of tens of millions, activists and Indigenous communities say.
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May 18, 2025
On May 18, 1981, the New York Native, a gay newspaper, carried a story concerning rumors of "an exotic new disease" among LGBTQ people; it was the first published report about what came to be known as AIDS.
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May 18, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 18, according to the Tribune's archives.
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May 18, 2025
Chicago Tribune photographer Brian Cassella captures the scene ahead of Pope Leo XIV's installation in Vatican City.
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May 18, 2025
Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV will officially begin his papacy this morning as he presides over his inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
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May 17, 2025
The inaugural Mass will be held in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. local time.
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May 17, 2025
A 15-year-old boy was killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday evening in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side, according to Chicago police. The boy, whose identity wasn't immediately released, was standing near the sidewalk in the 400 block of West 110th Street just after 6 p.m. when a dark-colored vehicle approached him, police […]
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May 17, 2025
The world's largest live music event reached its glitter-drenched conclusion with a grand final in Basel, Switzerland that offered pounding electropop, quirky rock and outrageous divas, at a celebration of music and unity ruffled by discord over Israel's participation.
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May 17, 2025
A statement by Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills said the blast "appears to be an intentional act of violence" and that several buildings damaged, some severely.
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May 17, 2025
President Trump said the call with Putin will be about stopping the "bloodbath" in Ukraine on Monday.
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May 17, 2025
Much of the testimony was hard to watch. Combs' ex-girlfriend, Cassie, recounted being beaten and pressured into degrading sexual performances with strangers.
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May 17, 2025
The Chicago Teachers Union reelected President Stacy Davis Gates and her team for another term Friday, continuing the Caucus of Rank-and-file Educators' 15 years of leading the organization. Securing 64% of the vote, the reelection comes on the heels of the union's recently settled contract. Crediting its win to the union's "most transformative contract" to […]
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May 17, 2025
A woman was arrested after allegedly stabbing a 7-year-old boy Saturday morning inside a Rogers Park home, according to Chicago police. The 26-year-old woman pulled out a sharp object and stabbed the boy in the abdomen around 8 a.m. inside a residence in the 1700 block of West Touhy Avenue, police said. The boy was […]
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May 17, 2025
Authorities say 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet.
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May 17, 2025
The Lake County Health Department will shift its Health First Indiana plan as its funding from 2025 to 2026 will drastically decrease.
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May 17, 2025
Two former Lincoln Park High School administrators who were terminated and placed on Chicago Public Schools' do-not-hire list had their names removed Wednesday after years of fighting for vindication.
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May 17, 2025
Days before Republicans unveiled their sweeping tax cut plan, the chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee had one last person to consult. He went to the White House.
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May 17, 2025
Three children were being treated at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn Friday after the driver of a pickup truck crashed into a church in Palos Park early Friday evening, police said.
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May 17, 2025
Saturday's announcement came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump concluded his trip to the Middle East without a visit to Israel.
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May 17, 2025
The victims were standing outside on the 600 block of South Homan Avenue when a dark color SUV approached at about 9:05 p.m. and someone inside the vehicle opened fire, police said.
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May 17, 2025
Three children were being treated at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn Friday after the driver of a pickup truck crashed into a church in Palos Park early Friday evening, police said.
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May 17, 2025
Many Chicago-area Catholics are making the nearly 4,000-mile pilgrimage to the Vatican to witness the inauguration Mass, eager to celebrate one of their own rising to become Catholicism's spiritual leader.
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May 17, 2025
Many Chicago-area Catholics are making the nearly 4,000-mile pilgrimage to the Vatican to witness the inauguration Mass and other papal events this month, eager to celebrate one of their own rising to become Catholicism's spiritual leader.
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May 17, 2025
The Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund is in charge of funding and administering over 3,000 rental subsidies for individuals and families to use in the private market.
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May 17, 2025
Because Hamid Azizi helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the Taliban became a threat. After years on the run, his family arrived in Chicago.
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May 17, 2025
Global dignitaries and faith leaders from around the world will gather in Vatican City on Sunday as Pope Leo XIV presides over his inauguration Mass.
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May 17, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 17, according to the Tribune's archives.
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May 17, 2025
On May 17, 1875, the first Kentucky Derby was held; the race was won by Aristides, ridden by jockey Oliver Lewis.
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May 16, 2025
Authorities released two people Friday evening after questioning them in connection with a shooting that seriously wounded a 4-year-old boy as he rode in his family's minivan in the McKinley Park neighborhood Wednesday evening. According to Chicago police, prosecutors cited inconsistent statements from the victims and witnesses of the shooting when they denied charges, as […]
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May 16, 2025
A massive dust storm was racing toward Chicago and the rest of northern Illinois, putting motorists and people with respiratory illnesses at risk, weather officials warned Friday evening.
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May 16, 2025
A federal judge in Texas struck down guidance from a government agency establishing protections against workplace harassment based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
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May 16, 2025
Park Forest police say they're investigating the shooting death of Kevin M. Miller Jr., a 26-year-old Dolton man.
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May 16, 2025
Dolton Mayor Jason House said there's a possibility of taking public ownership of Pope Leon XIV's home for museum or public purpose.
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May 16, 2025
One person died and two others were pulled from the wreckage of a partially collapsed church on Friday, after severe storms including a possible tornado swept through St. Louis.
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May 16, 2025
The storms Friday afternoon tore roofs off some buildings, ripped bricks off of siding and downed trees and power lines as residents were urged to take cover.
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May 16, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security has asked for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist with immigration roundups across the country, and the Pentagon is reviewing the unusual request, a U.S. official confirmed to The Associated Press.
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May 16, 2025
Moody's Ratings stripped the U.S. government of its top credit rating Friday, citing successive governments' failure to stop a rising tide of debt.
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May 16, 2025
La Grange has made some progress toward a greener future, but there's still lots of work to do, an official said.
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May 16, 2025
Northwestern University is launching a new research institute to study young adults' mental health, made possible by a $25 million donation from an anonymous donor.
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May 16, 2025
Stephen Culliton, a longtime DuPage County judge and former chief of staff to Illinois' attorney general, has died.
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May 16, 2025
A train and vehicle collided at a rail crossing in Crete Thursday morning after a driver ignored the crossing gate, police said.
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May 16, 2025
Storms topple trees, power poles in NWI — leaving thousands without power
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May 16, 2025
Ishan Daya also withdrew from a ward committeeman race in December 2023, after a video circulated on social media of him ripping down an Israeli hostage poster.
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May 16, 2025
U.S. health officials on Friday endorsed the first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer's and identify patients who may benefit from drugs that can modestly slow the memory-destroying disease.
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May 16, 2025
Chicago Tribune photographer Brian Cassella captures the scene ahead of Pope Leo XIV's installation in Vatican City.
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May 16, 2025
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Trump administration's appeal to quickly resume deportations of Venezuelans under an 18th century wartime law.
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May 16, 2025
Fortnite says it's now unavailable on Apple's iOS globally because the tech giant blocked a bid to rerelease the popular video game for iPhone users in the U.S. and Europe — marking the latest twist in a yearslong feud.
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May 16, 2025
From relocation bonuses to mentorship programs, Aurora-area school districts use a variety of methods to recruit teachers.
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May 16, 2025
Organizations on Friday sent a letter to Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke opposing a pilot program that allows Chicago police officers to bypass prosecutors and directly file charges in some low-level felony gun cases, arguing the initiative "removes critical oversight from the charging process."
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May 16, 2025
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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May 16, 2025
Severe storms Thursday tore the roof off a Tinley Park office building and displaced a Robbins family after a tree hit their home.
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May 16, 2025
Chicago CFO Jill Jaworski said the administration wants to discuss more sustainable revenue streams and will join aldermen to discuss "the most feasible and appropriate" ideas.
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May 16, 2025
A suburban accountant has been charged with conspiring to submit at least $10 million in bogus Illinois unemployment insurance claims during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the largest single schemes brought involving a program awash in fraud.
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May 16, 2025
The Rev. Michael Pfleger has been a fixture at the predominantly Black St. Sabina Church since being assigned to the parish more than 40 years ago.
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May 16, 2025
Managers at Kid Rock's Nashville restaurant told staff to go home on a busy Saturday night to avoid an impending raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, according to local reports.
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