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With pressure mounting, the White House had floated the extraordinary move of invoking a national emergency to pay TSA agents, while senators were reviewing a “last and final” offer from Republicans to Democrats to end the funding impasse at the Department of Homeland Security.
The Home Team Act would require the owner of a sports team to give a year’s notice of plans to relocate, giving the community a chance to buy the team at “fair market value."U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, called it a “keep-the-Bears-in-Chicago bill.”
Most of 16,000-plus comments posted by the federal government asking it to raise payments to insurance companies are identical to a letter on the website of a secretive advocacy group called Medicare Advantage Majority, KFF Health News found.
An internal transit crime task force will train about 30 prosecutors and provide new guidance on seeking court orders to restrict defendants from parts of CTA property, according to State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s office.
The suburban mayor asked the feds to pay back $700,000 in costs to the villlage associated with Operation Midway Blitz and for economic losses suffered by nearby businesses.
The president paused from harrying immigrants to honor everybody’s favorite revered explorer and/or brutal maniac.
Agents in ICE gear were seen in Terminals 1, 2 and 3 at the airport Monday, while none were to be found at Midway.
Pritzker’s speech at the annual Gridiron Club and Foundation dinner in the nation’s capital comes amid speculation about his plans in 2028. Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, another prominent Chicagoan fueling presidential rumors, also rubbed elbows at the event.
The lawsuit filed Friday alleges the feds are harming Chicago residents by withholding the money for the Red Line extension to 130th Street and the Red and Purple Modernization project on the North Side.
It’s open enrollment season for Medicare Advantage, when people can sign up for a new plan or switch to original Medicare through March 31. But here’s what you should know if you plan to get a supplemental Medigap insurance plan to cover some out-of-pocket costs.
Stratton’s results in downstate Illinois reflected a much broader coalition than people expected — and served as a testament of Gov. JB Pritzker’s popularity among Democrats in the state.
The Democratic governor deferred all credit to his longtime running mate herself, but elevating Stratton could prove key to Pritzker’s possible presidential ambitions.
An unprecedented influx of special interest money into primary races led to mixed results for big industries on election night.
Davis endorsed State Rep. La Shawn Ford last summer after announcing he wouldn’t seek a 16th term in Congress.
Voters decide today which Democratic hopeful will be on the ballot in November for the general election. Learn about the candidates and follow Illinois primary results when polls close at 7 p.m.
The winner of the heavily Democratic district will replace U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, who left the office to launch a Senate bid. Learn about the candidates and follow Illinois primary results when polls close at 7 p.m.
A campaign funding boost Illinois’ lieutenant governor got from longtime running mate Gov. JB Pritzker helped her edge past U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and eight other candidates in the race to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin, and she is now a step closer to becoming the state’s fourth Black U.S. senator.
The Democratic primary is expected to come down to one of the three fundraising leaders. It’s the first time the seat held by the retiring Jan Schakowsky has opened up since 1999.
Early voting turnout in Chicago has outpaced previous recent primary years for non-presidential elections.
Able-bodied adults 55 to 64 years old must work or volunteer 80 hours a month by May. Last year, fewer than half had enough work hours.
The decision is a win for veterans who earned benefits under two GI Bills, but details still need to be worked out, attorneys said.
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly is getting a boost from pro-Raja Krishnamoorthi forces — intended to take votes away from Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who appears to be gaining momentum in the final weeks of the contentious race.
A dedication ceremony is set for June 18 before the Jackson Park museum and campus open to the public June 19.
The president on Thursday fired DHS Director Kristi Noem and announced he wanted Mullin, R-Okla., to replace her.
U.S. Reps. Delia Ramirez and Robin Kelly responded to Noem’s removal with a “Good Riddance,” while Gov. JB Pritzker posted a fake Noem LinkedIn profile that read "#opentowork.”
In a letter to the State Department, the governor mentioned “immediate actions” he wants in place to help U.S. citizens, including a public commitment to use charter flights, military aircraft or both to assist Americans trying to leave the region.
A Clinton spokesman also characterized that testimony as erroneous, but that didn’t stop the GOP — and even impeached ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich — from lighting up social media about the disclosure.
Martinez released a statement on Tuesday saying Kristi Noem’s claims of not knowing her case comes as “the evidence we released in my case demonstrates otherwise.” She said text messages prove the agent who shot her had Noem’s support after the shooting — and she wants Noem to investigate him “for his attempted execution.”
The assassination of the second leader of the Islamic Republic, who had no designated successor, throws its future into doubt and raises the prospect of a protracted conflict given Iranian threats of retaliation.
As the nearly two-hour state of the union spewed forth, it was hard not to think of the contents of a cow’s stomach