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Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin will pay $30,000 to settle ethics cases
Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin will pay a $30,000 fine to settle two ethics cases stemming from findings that she misused taxpayer resources for personal and political purposes and improperly fired whistleblowers, the city announced. The...
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Chicago Med season 11 premiere recap: Who is Hannah’s baby’s father?
The Chicago Med season 11 premiere wastes no time addressing the cliffhanger from season 10. The episode confirms that Dr. Dean Archer is the father of Hannah Asher’s baby. The story picks up with Hannah revealing her pregnancy to Archer,...
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Chicago Financial Future Task Force convened to advise on city’s fiscal health
The Chicago Financial Future Task Force, created by Executive Order 2025-1, is a group of 24 civic leaders assembled by Mayor Brandon Johnson. The group’s mandate is to develop “practical, forward-looking options” for improving the city’s...
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Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime
Illinois Attorney General sues to stop Homeland Security funding cuts
CHICAGO, Ill. (KWQC) - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 11 other attorneys general are suing to stop the Trump administration from reallocating federal homeland security funding. Raoul said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the...
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Government-backed nonprofit The Ruth Page Foundation profiled
Thea Flaum, President at The Ruth Page Foundation | https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/Thea Flaum, President at The Ruth Page Foundation | https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/ The Ruth Page Foundation, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives...
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Illinois lawmakers prepare for fall veto session focused on transit funding and energy policy
In mid-October, the Illinois General Assembly will reconvene in Springfield for its annual Veto Session, which is set to take place over two separate weeks: October 14-16 and October 28-30. The primary purpose of the session is to review...
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Mother and children detained in Chicago's Millennium Park released from ICE custody, father flown to Texas detention center: ‘We’re praying for a miracle’
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CHICAGO — A mother and her two children who were detained in Millennium Park on Sunday by immigration agents were released from custody Wednesday, bringing a moment of relief and renewed hope for the Chicago-area family caught in the crosshairs of...
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Embattled Fed Governor Lisa Cook faces plagiarism claims, cancel culture ties
Controversies from Cook’s past in academia resurface as she battles President Trump to keep her job As Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook does battle against President Donald Trump to keep her job, controversial experiences from her time as a...
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My travels through Chicago: tear gas, resistance and Trump’s big immigration crackdown
At 5am on a warm September morning a small crowd of protesters assembles in the dark. They are gathering outside the Broadview immigration processing centre, a two-storey brick structure in the Chicago suburbs that has the ambience of a US outpost...
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Feds terrorize Chicago neighborhoods: legal immigrants kidnapped, apartments ransacked, children zip-tied
Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) agents walk in Broadview, Illinois on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. [AP Photo/Erin Hooley]This week federal agents carried out a number of raids on homes and shelters in Chicago, kidnapping those suspected...
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Xsolla and Nexstar Media’s NewsNation Launch Gaming Vodcast Series
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LOS ANGELES & IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 2, 2025-- Xsolla, a global video game commerce company that helps developers launch, grow, and monetize their products, today announced a landmark content partnership with Nexstar Media Group,...
A scandal in Chicago
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois was once a pro-life Democrat. But after his first few years in Congress, he migrated to the pro-abortion side, and he has been firmly planted there for four decades. Despite that disheartening and disqualifying...
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President Donald Trump cancels $583 million in energy projects for Illinois, one of many blue states affected
Amid a funding stalemate in Congress and a federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump’s planned termination of nearly $8 billion for energy projects primarily in states that didn’t vote for him includes $583 million in cuts for projects...
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A Government Shutdown, Weaponized
Thirty-four days into the previous government shutdown, in 2019, reporters asked President Donald Trump if he had a message for the thousands of federal employees who were about to miss another paycheck. “I love them. I respect them. I really...
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Who from City of Chicago area’s former high school standouts will be active on Saturday, Oct. 4?
These former City of Chicago area high school standouts will be competing on Saturday, Oct. 4. Aariz Taylor Miami RedHawks Freshman 6′3″ 242 Kenwood Academy High School Hometown: Chicago Next Game: vs. Northern Illinois Huskies, Saturday, Oct. 4,...
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The Political Gabfest Turns 20, and You’re Invited to the Party
The Political Gabfest is turning 20, and we’re celebrating with a nationwide tour! For twenty years, the Political Gabfest has been the podcast that makes politics make sense. Through five presidencies, countless Supreme Court decisions, and more...
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The College of Education at Illinois State announces alumni award winners
The College of Education (COE) at Illinois State University will host its annual Alumni Awards Ceremony on October 17, 2025. Five alumni will be inducted into the College of Education Hall of Fame, two will receive the Legacy Award, and two will...
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What to Do in Illinois This Fall (Even If You’re on a Budget)
Let's be real, fall in Illinois is one of, if not, the best time of year. The air finally cools down, the leaves start falling, and everything feels a little cozier (as long as it's not 90+ degrees outside!). You don't need to spend a ton of money...
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Rep. Mary Miller addresses government shutdown and agriculture support on social media
Mary E. Miller, U.S. Representative of Illinois's 15th congressional district | Official U.S. House headshotMary E. Miller, U.S. Representative of Illinois's 15th congressional district | Official U.S. House headshot Rep. Mary Miller, currently...
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Mary Miller criticizes Democratic leadership over potential government shutdown
U.S. Representative Mary Miller, who serves Illinois’ 15th district in Congress, has posted a series of statements on her social media account criticizing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats regarding the ongoing government...
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