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Nov 08, 2025
People in some U.S. states have started receiving their November SNAP benefits after delays caused by a legal battle over the government shutdown.
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Nov 08, 2025
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has arrived in Manhattan, marking the start of New York City's holiday season.
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Nov 08, 2025
Police did not say how the shooting occurred.
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Nov 08, 2025
The Trump administration's efforts to fight having to fully fund food stamps for millions of vulnerable Americans is creating an opening for Democrats eager to use the shutdown to paint the president as callous and out of touch.
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Nov 08, 2025
More than 100 flights were canceled at Chicago's O'Hare and Midway international airports on Saturday, the second day of a Federal Aviation Administration order cutting flights due to the government shutdown.
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Nov 08, 2025
Forecasters warned of high rates of snowfall per hour, low visibility and potentially hazardous road conditions during the snowfall.
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Nov 08, 2025
Local workers at some American military bases in Europe are feeling the impact of the U.S. government shutdown.
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Nov 08, 2025
The MAAC public safety training campus is growing again, this time with a new headquarters and indoor K9 training facility.
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Nov 08, 2025
JD Vance told a students that he hopes his Hindu wife would someday convert to Christianity, thrusting into the spotlight the challenges interfaith couples face.
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Nov 08, 2025
Help has arrived for one pet owner after an Illinois nonprofit arranged for volunteers to give her a gift card last week to buy food for herself and her pets.
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Nov 08, 2025
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration failed to meet the legal requirements for deploying the National Guard to Portland after the city and state sued in September to block the deployment. The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Karin […]
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Nov 08, 2025
If you have upcoming travel plans anytime soon, you might notice fewer options on the airport's departure board. Here's what you can do if your plans are disrupted
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Nov 08, 2025
Northwest Indiana congressmen reacted along party lines to the government shutdown stretching into the longest one in U.S. history.
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Nov 08, 2025
Israelis fear that Mamdani's election — in the city with the world's second-largest Jewish population — could foreshadow icier relations with the U.S.
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Nov 08, 2025
Israelis fear that Mamdani's election — in the city with the world's second-largest Jewish population — could foreshadow icier relations with the U.S.
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Nov 08, 2025
Community members once again confronted a convoy of Border Patrol agents led by Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as it moved through Chicago's South Side neighborhoods.
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Nov 08, 2025
Community members once again confronted a convoy of Border Patrol agents led by Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as it moved through Chicago's South Side neighborhoods.
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Nov 08, 2025
With the government shutdown, firings of government workers and federal food aid cuts, D.C. food banks are bracing for people who will need help before the holidays.
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Nov 08, 2025
A 25-year-old man was charged Saturday in a fatal domestic-related stabbing of a 55-year-old woman in the Avondale neighborhood, Chicago police said. Victor Hernandez was charged with one count of first degree murder in the death of 55-year-old Vanessa Hernandez. She was found Wednesday lying bloody on her kitchen floor in a first-floor apartment in […]
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Nov 08, 2025
President Donald Trump made clear Saturday that he is unlikely to compromise with Democrats who are demanding an extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
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Nov 08, 2025
Electricity costs were a key issue in this week's elections for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, a data center hotspot.
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Nov 08, 2025
The Palestinian death toll has risen due to bodies being recovered since the ceasefire began on Oct. 10.
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Nov 08, 2025
UPS and FedEx has decided to ground their fleets of MD-11 planes "out of an abundance of caution" after a deadly crash in Kentucky.
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Nov 08, 2025
A death investigation was opened after an unidentified woman was found unresponsive overnight at a fire in the Washington Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Officers were called shortly after 5 a.m. to a building in the 5300 block of South Calumet Avenue where Chicago firefighters were extinguishing a fire. An unidentified woman was discovered unresponsive […]
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Nov 08, 2025
A 37-year-old man was fatally wounded Friday night in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly after 10 p.m., officers responded to a call of a person shot in the 8800 block of South Lowe Avenue and found the victim inside a vehicle with two gunshot wounds to the chest, police said. He was […]
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Nov 08, 2025
A 36-year-old was fatally wounded by a gunman in a white sedan Friday night in the Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said. Around 10 p.m., officers responded to a call of a shooting in the 900 block of West 63rd Parkway and found a victim with gunshot wounds to the neck and head. He was pronounced […]
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Nov 08, 2025
In Chicago, the resistance to President Donald Trump's mass deportation mission has taken many forms. A movement has grown through acts large and small.
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Nov 08, 2025
On Nov. 8, 2000, a statewide recount began in Florida, which emerged as critical in deciding the winner of the 2000 presidential election between Republican George W. Bush and Democratic Vice President Al Gore. The recount would officially end on Dec. 12 upon orders from the U.S. Supreme Court, delivering Florida's electoral votes and the presidency to Bush.
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Nov 08, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 8, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Nov 07, 2025
A shot was fired, but no one was hit by gunfire, according to Chicago police.
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Nov 07, 2025
New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss a mortgage fraud case against her, calling it a vindictive and politically motivated prosecution brought at the behest of a president who regards her as an enemy.
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Nov 07, 2025
A woman told Gary Police that Corey Jones raped her in an apartment bathroom after she declined to perform a sex act with an older man.
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Nov 07, 2025
President Donald Trump on Friday accused foreign-owned meat packers of driving up the price of beef in the U.S. and asked the Department of Justice to open an investigation.
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Nov 07, 2025
President Donald Trump has pardoned New York Mets great Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges, citing the his post-career embrace of his Christian faith and longtime sobriety.
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Nov 07, 2025
A federal magistrate said she plans to visit the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview amid a class-action lawsuit alleging inhumane conditions.
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Nov 07, 2025
The judge gave the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Nov 07, 2025
Residents in some U.S. states began to receive their full SNAP food aid Friday as an appeals court left in place, for now, an order requiring President Donald Trump's administration to fund such benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown.
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Nov 07, 2025
Residents in some U.S. states began to receive their full SNAP food aid Friday as an appeals court left in place, for now, an order requiring President Donald Trump's administration to fund such benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown.
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Nov 07, 2025
Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly swatted down a Democratic offer to reopen the government and extend expiring health care subsidies for a year, calling it a "nonstarter" as the partisan impasse over the shutdown continued into its 38th day.
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Nov 07, 2025
James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died.
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Nov 07, 2025
A Hoffman Estates, Illinois man has been identified as a suspect who is alleged to have purposely started a fire at a small chapel outside a Crown Point church.
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Nov 07, 2025
It's the latest act of civil disobedience outside the facility that's become a major flash point of opposition to the Trump administration's "Operation Midway Blitz."
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Nov 07, 2025
It's the latest act of civil disobedience outside the facility that's become a major flash point of opposition to the Trump administration's "Operation Midway Blitz."
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Nov 07, 2025
The U.S. government shutdown has rattled air travel — most recently with an unprecedented effort from the Federal Aviation Administration to cut flights by 10% at airports nationwide. And the disruptions are causing some to instead hit the road or buy a train ticket.
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Nov 07, 2025
Eric Baah, of Lansing, a teacher at the Creative Communications Academy in Calumet City, was charged with reckless conduct.
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Nov 07, 2025
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Nov 07, 2025
Prince Harry went to Toronto for events marking the end of World War I and found himself on an apology tour for offending Canadians.
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Nov 07, 2025
The arrest of Diana Santillana sparked outrage from parents and staff who knew the 38-year-old as someone who went "above and beyond" for the school.
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Nov 07, 2025
Teachers reached out to the child's mother, Ingrid Guanume, who told them federal immigration agents had taken her husband, Brayan Plata.
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Nov 07, 2025
Citing the devastating impact of a new property tax bill, Hobart Superintendent Peggy Buffington said Thursday it could push more than 100 school districts to seek property tax referendums next November.
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Nov 07, 2025
A federal judge ordered the release of two detainees named as plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit, alleging inhumane conditions at the ICE processing center in Broadview.
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Nov 07, 2025
After months of uncertainty and delay, Cook County officials announced Friday that property tax bills will be mailed on Nov. 14 and due by Dec. 15.
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Nov 07, 2025
Starting in the 1960s and continuing through the mid-1990s, Stormy Bidwill's profile as an influential sports owner was comparable to that of George Halas and Arthur and Bill Wirtz.
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Nov 07, 2025
Nearly 100 flights were cancelled at Chicago's O'Hare and Midway International airports on the first day of flight reductions ordered by the FAA amid the ongoing government shutdown.
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Nov 07, 2025
Nearly 100 flights were cancelled at Chicago's O'Hare and Midway International airports on the first day of flight reductions ordered by the FAA amid the ongoing government shutdown.
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Nov 07, 2025
It's the latest act of civil disobedience outside the facility that's become a major flash point of opposition to the Trump administration's "Operation Midway Blitz."
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Nov 07, 2025
There is a new worldwide peace prize on the scene and it was created by FIFA, not Nobel. Here's what we know — and what we don't know — about the prize.
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Nov 07, 2025
The Moody Bible Institute is suing the Chicago Board of Education for alleged religious discrimination.
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Nov 07, 2025
Kendrick Lamar leads the 2026 Grammy Award nominations, announced Friday.
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Nov 07, 2025
The world's richest man was just handed a chance to become history's first trillionaire.
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Nov 07, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration ‘s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown took effect Friday morning, with some passengers scrambling to figure out backup travel plans.
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Nov 07, 2025
President Donald Trump is adjusting his messaging strategy to win over voters who are worried about the cost of living with plans to emphasize new tax breaks and show progress on fighting inflation.
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Nov 07, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Nov 07, 2025
As playoff football games unfold across the state, two prospective bills are resurfacing in Springfield that insist the village of Freeburg, and many other Illinois schools, rethink their problematic nicknames.
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Nov 07, 2025
Forest Preserve District of Will County buys 500 acres near Crete, makes Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve it's second largest preserve.
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Nov 07, 2025
Lemont residents rally against alleged air quality issues from a Citgo facility based on Environmental Protection Agency reports.
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Nov 07, 2025
Because of climate change, the Great Lakes are gradually warming, raising concerns about effects on the food chain, scientists say.
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Nov 07, 2025
A Chicago Police sergeant who was sexually harassed by her former supervisor has filed a federal lawsuit against the city — seeking class status to represent scores of CPD officers — alleging CPD's internal affairs improperly pauses investigations when the same allegations are raised in litigation or to outside oversight agencies.
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Nov 07, 2025
On Nov. 7, 1991, basketball star Magic Johnson announced that he had tested positive for HIV and was retiring.
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Nov 07, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 7, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Nov 06, 2025
Space forecasters say solar storms may bring colorful auroras to several northern U.S. states.
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Nov 06, 2025
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents targeted Diana Patricia Santillana Galeano, of Colombia
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Nov 06, 2025
U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino said federal agents' operations had been "going very violent" the same day that his agents fired pepper balls at a moving vehicle in Gage Park and pointed rifles in Little Village.
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Nov 06, 2025
End Citizens United, which backs greater transparency in campaign fundraising and contribution limits, announced it is supporting Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.
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Nov 06, 2025
A Gary man got a 10-year split term Thursday after admitting he slashed at a woman's throat with a boxcutter.
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Nov 06, 2025
Lake Superior Judge Gina Jones reset a plea hearing Thursday after Stuart Roane yelled he was "sober" when he allegedly crashed into a mother and one-year-old daughter's vehicle at 117 mph near U.S. 30. Everyone survived. The woman was extracted from the car, later telling police she couldn't remember what happened. The baby was ejected […]
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Nov 06, 2025
Officials identified a $5 million line item in Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 spending plan as money for a "gunshot detection system" when pressed by aldermen during budget hearings.
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Nov 06, 2025
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to find the money by Friday to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.
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Nov 06, 2025
The small crowd of protesters carried signs and cheered as motorists driving by honked their horns in support.
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Nov 06, 2025
The No Data Centers group is not letting up on getting its message across to Hobart officials. The two proposed data centers, to be built off Colorado Street and 61st Avenue, weren't on the Hobart City Council agenda Wednesday but that didn't stop the group from protesting in front of city hall and providing comments […]
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Nov 06, 2025
Orland Park hired two lobbying firms, including one connected to former Speaker Michael Madigan, to improve relations in Springifeld.
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Nov 06, 2025
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Nov 06, 2025
Thousands of vessels — 6,000 or more — lie at the bottom of the Great Lakes. Several hundred could lie beneath the waves in the part of Lake Michigan that falls under Illinois' jurisdiction.
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Nov 06, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his 2026 budget proposal Thursday following a rating agency lowering its outlook on the city this week, which signaled a potential future credit downgrade to one notch above junk status.
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Nov 06, 2025
A weather system blowing into the area, mainly carrying rain, is expected to bring the season's first flakes as temperatures drop into the 30s, weather officials said.
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Nov 06, 2025
As the Trump administration's mass deportation raids begin their third month, their impact has stretched across the Chicago region. Here's what to know.
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Nov 06, 2025
President Donald Trump unveiled a deal Thursday with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for their popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy.
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Nov 06, 2025
Oak Park has joined a growing list of suburbs that are passing ordinances that have declared their towns to be ICE free zones.
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Nov 06, 2025
A 55-year-old woman was fatally stabbed Wednesday afternoon during a domestic fight at an apartment in Avondale, Chicago police said.
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Nov 06, 2025
The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Public Media petitioned U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis to release the recordings, which were filed under seal as part of a lawsuit led by the Chicago Headline Club.
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Nov 06, 2025
The incoming preliminary injunction replaces a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in early October that was set to expire at 11:30 a.m.
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Nov 06, 2025
The incoming preliminary injunction replaces a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in early October that was set to expire at 11:30 a.m.
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Nov 06, 2025
The Washington D.C. National Guard will be deployed to the nation's capital through the end of February, according to formal orders reviewed by The Associated Press.
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Nov 06, 2025
Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government shutdown, raising fresh doubts about the possibility of a breakthrough despite the punishing toll of federal closures on the country.
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Nov 06, 2025
Airports in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago along with hubs across the U.S. are among the 40 that will see flights cut starting Friday due to the government shutdown, according to a list distributed to the airlines and obtained by The Associated Press.
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Nov 06, 2025
The grim task of finding victims from the firestorm that followed a UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, entered a third day Thursday as investigators gathered information to determine why the aircraft caught fire and lost an engine on takeoff.
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Nov 06, 2025
Human-caused climate change boosted the destructive winds and rain unleashed by Hurricane Melissa and increased the temperatures and humidity that fueled the storm, according to an analysis released Thursday.
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Nov 06, 2025
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker's office but arguably the most powerful in American politics.
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Nov 06, 2025
A man was discovered fatally wounded Wednesday night in an alley in the Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Nov 06, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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