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3 weeks ago
Cal Foote, one of the players acquitted in Hockey Canada sexual assault case, signs in the AHL
Foote signed with the Chicago Wolves.
3 weeks ago
UPDATE: Son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case in deal with prosecutors
Known locally as the “Chapitos,” or “little Chapos,” Joaquin Guzman Lopez and his brother, Ovidio Guzman Lopez, are accused of running a faction of the Sinaloa cartel.
3 weeks ago
Trump cuts could shrink Illinois economy by $10B: report
Cuts target Medicaid, infrastructure and all levels of education.
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Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba disqualified as New Jersey prosecutor, US appeals court rules
The Trump administration's maneuvers to keep the president's former lawyer Alina Habba in place as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor were illegal and she is disqualified, a federal appeals court said Monday.
3 weeks ago
Post-Thanksgiving travelers in Chicago see hundreds of flights canceled and delayed after snowstorm
About 300 flights into and out of O’Hare had been canceled by early evening, while about 1,600 had been delayed, according to the tracking site FlightAware.
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Northwestern to pay $75 million in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding
During negotiations, interim university president Henry Bienen said Northwestern refused to cede control over hiring, admissions, or its curriculum. "I would not have signed this agreement without provisions ensuring that is the case," he said.
3 weeks ago
Winter storms bring snow, freezing rain and cold as Thanksgiving travelers journey home
Snow-covered roads and slow travel were reported across Iowa and northern Illinois and Indiana.
3 weeks ago
Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn’t known, AP sources say
A suspect is in custody in the shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, police said.
3 weeks ago
Wisconsin seeks to block Morgan Geyser’s conditional release after escape from group home
Geyser did not fight her extradition to Wisconsin in a Chicago court appearance Tuesday.
3 weeks ago
Judge’s footnote on immigration agents using AI raises accuracy and privacy concerns
The judge noted factual discrepancies between the official narrative about those law enforcement responses and what body camera footage showed.
3 weeks ago
National Parks to raise fees for millions of international tourists to popular US parks
The National Park Service said Tuesday it is going to start charging the millions of international tourists who visit U.S. parks each year an extra $100 to enter some of the most popular sites, while leaving them out of fee-free days that will be reserved for American residents.
3 weeks ago
Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony
President Donald Trump didn't bring much holiday cheer Tuesday when bestowing ceremonial pardons on two Thanksgiving turkeys, dispensing more insults than goodwill at the traditional White House ritual.
3 weeks ago
What happens when pumpkin pie meets deep-dish pizza?
For pumpkin pie, one state stood out: Illinois.
3 weeks ago
Toy inventor Burt Meyer, who dreamed up Lite-Brite and Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, dies age 99
Meyer died on Oct. 30, said Rebecca Mathis, executive director at King-Bruwaert House, a retirement community in Burr Ridge, Illinois, where he lived.
3 weeks ago
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson leaves hospital after treatment for neurological disorder
A protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., the two-time presidential candidate and internationally known founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition was hospitalized Nov. 14.
3 weeks ago
New limits for a rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices
Illinois was among the states joining the suit.
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One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre’s last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies at age 111
Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died. She was 111.
3 weeks ago
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump's urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
4 weeks ago
The shutdown is over. Flights have resumed. Thanksgiving travelers might wonder: What now?
The turbulence caused by the longest government shutdown on record may still be fresh on travelers' minds this Thanksgiving, but experts say preparing for the usual holiday crush of winter weather, heavy traffic and crowded airports can help ease those jitters.
