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Ah, rats! Researchers say some other critter likely created Chicago’s ‘rat hole’ sidewalk landmark
The rat hole went viral early last year after comedian Winslow Dumaine posted a photo of it on X.
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Georgia school chief resigns after indictment alleging kickback scheme in Illinois
A federal grand jury in Chicago indicted Horton last week on 17 counts including wire fraud, embezzlement and tax evasion.
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Ontario premier criticizes Trump after Stellantis says it will move production from Canada to the US
Ontario Premier Doug Ford blamed U.S. President Donald Trump for the company's decision this week to shift production of the SUV from Brampton, Ontario, to Illinois as part of plan to invest $13 billion to expand its manufacturing capacity in the United States.
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County judge in Chicago area bars ICE from arresting people at court
Illinois governor denounces tear gas use
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County judge in Chicago area bars ICE from arresting people at court
Cook County's top judge signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court. Cook County includes Chicago, which has seen a federal immigration crackdown in recent months.
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High-speed Border Patrol chase ends in arrest, tear gas used on protesters on Chicago’s South Side
As agents arrested the person, a crowd began to form and “crowd control methods were used,” DHS officials said.
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Meta removes ICE-tracking Facebook page in Chicago at the request of the Justice Department
Meta said in a statement that the group "was removed for violating our policies against coordinated harm.”
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Supreme Court takes up GOP-led challenge to Voting Rights Act that could affect control of Congress
The Supreme Court is taking up a major Republican-led challenge to the Voting Rights Act, the centerpiece legislation of the Civil Rights Movement, that could gut a key provision of the law that prohibits racial discrimination in redistricting.
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Trump honoring Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would be his 32nd birthday
President Donald Trump on Tuesday is posthumously awarding America's highest civilian honor to Charlie Kirk, the assassinated activist who inspired a generation of young conservatives and helped push the nation's politics further to the right.
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Rare October storm brings heavy rain and possible mudslides to Southern California
A rare October storm arrived in California on Tuesday and threatened to pummel wildfire-scarred Los Angeles neighborhoods with heavy rain, high winds and possible mudslides. Some homes were ordered to evacuate.
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Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns
Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Monday the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history, saying he "won't negotiate" with Democrats until they hit pause on their health care demands and reopen.
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Court: National Guard troops sent to Illinois by Trump can stay but can’t be deployed for now
Perry said she found no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois during Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves 19 people missing and feared dead, sheriff says
A blast that leveled an explosives plant Friday in rural Tennessee left 19 people missing and feared dead, authorities said.
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Judge grants restraining order protecting protesters, journalists in Chicago-area protests
First Amendment suit bars federal agents from arresting peaceful protesters, working press.
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National Guard set to patrol Memphis but blocked in Illinois for 2 weeks
National Guard troops were expected Friday to begin patrolling in Memphis, a day after a federal judge in Illinois blocked the deployment of troops in the Chicago area for at least two weeks.
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago’s beloved chaplain, dies at 106
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain for the men's basketball team at Loyola Chicago who became a beloved international celebrity during the school's fairy-tale run to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in 2018, has died, the university announced Thursday night. She was 106.
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National Guard set to patrol Memphis but blocked in Illinois for 2 weeks
It wasn’t clear what the 500 Guard members from Texas and Illinois would do next.
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago’s beloved chaplain, dies at 106
"She’s just so bright, and she means so much to the city of Chicago and Loyola obviously and the team.”
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Troops will miss paychecks next week without action on the government shutdown
The nation's third shutdown in 12 years is once again raising anxiety levels among service members and their families because those in uniform are working without pay.
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Pope meets with Chicago union leaders, urges migrant welcome as crackdown underway in hometown
“While recognizing that appropriate policies are necessary to keep communities safe, I encourage you to continue to advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable,” Leo said.
