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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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Nov 06, 2025
A mayoral spokesperson said Wednesday the city expects to spend just north of $19 million to purchase the bus terminal, with the rest of the funds expected to go to refurbishment.
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Nov 06, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 6, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Nov 06, 2025
On Nov. 6, 2012, President Barack Obama won reelection, vanquishing Republican former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with 332 electoral votes to Romney's 206.
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Nov 05, 2025
The Trump administration got a chilly reception at the Supreme Court, where a majority of the court questioned President Donald Trump's novel use of an emergency powers law to impose worldwide tariffs.
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Nov 05, 2025
Federal investigators say a UPS cargo plane's left wing caught fire and its engine fell off just before a fireball crash after takeoff in Kentucky.
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Nov 05, 2025
During Southland College Prep Charter High School's homecoming pep rally Wednesday, band director Ron Harrigan was surprised with the news he is the Illinois Network of Charter High Schools' Teacher of the Year. Southland College Prep, in Richton Park, was the only charter high school to receive "exemplary" status from the Illinois State Board of […]
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Nov 05, 2025
While acknowledging "the criticism is fair," U.S. Rep. Jesús 'Chuy' García said he made the decision not to run for a fifth term quickly due to a confluence of quick-moving family and health events.
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Nov 05, 2025
France's government said Wednesday it is moving toward suspending access to the Shein online marketplace until it proves its content conforms to French law.
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Nov 05, 2025
In a video circulating on social media, agents in vests can be seen dragging the woman out of the school building shortly after 7 a.m.
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Nov 05, 2025
An Immigration and Enforcement agent has been charged with drunken driving after his car crashed after a shift at the Broadview detention center.
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Nov 05, 2025
The Merrillville School Board ratified a one-year contract with its teacher union on Tuesday that provides teachers with a $2,000 raise.
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Nov 05, 2025
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered government officials to provide immigration detainees at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview enough food, water and bed space.
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Nov 05, 2025
U.S. health regulators on Wednesday sent warning letters to 18 websites selling counterfeit or unapproved versions of Botox and similar injectable drugs commonly used to smooth wrinkles.
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Nov 05, 2025
IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed.
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Nov 05, 2025
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker credited Democratic successes in Tuesday's elections across the country to candidates' focus on affordability and voters pushing back on Republican President Donald Trump.
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Nov 05, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 "high-volume" markets beginning Friday.
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Nov 05, 2025
Federal judge finds government met burden to charge Laugh Factory manager after agents make rare appearance in court.
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Nov 05, 2025
Police Supt. Larry Snelling on Wednesday welcomed proposed new restrictions on Chicago police overtime, but defended spending an annual nine-figure sum on it.
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Nov 05, 2025
Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling on Wednesday said the use of tear gas by federal immigration agents has lessened after he spoke with leaders from Customs and Border Protection.
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Nov 05, 2025
As state lawmakers raced to pass a $1.5 billion plan to overhaul regional mass transportation, Mayor Brandon Johnson's office lost control over the CTA board.
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Nov 05, 2025
A court rejected a Gary man's appeal Tuesday in his ex-girlfriend's slaying.
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Nov 05, 2025
Crime reports from south and southwest suburban agencies from police and court reports and news releases.
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Nov 05, 2025
Voters renewed an operating referendum for the Duneland School Corporation that will help them stay ahead of financial challenges.
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Nov 05, 2025
In a video circulating on social media, agents in vests can be seen dragging the woman out of the school building shortly after 7 a.m.
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Nov 05, 2025
Tinley Park Bulldogs Athletic Club received a donation of two AEDS in honor of longtime coach Ares Roper, who died suddenly last summer.
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Nov 05, 2025
In a video circulating on social media, agents in vests can be seen dragging the woman out of the school building shortly after 7 a.m.
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Nov 05, 2025
Controversial use-of-force tactics by immigration agents under the Trump administration are taking center stage Wednesday in a Chicago federal courtroom, where a judge is deciding whether to put more long-term restrictions on the use of tear gas and other chemical agents on crowds and provide enhanced protections for protesters and media.
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Nov 05, 2025
Harvey billed $57.9 million in taxes in 2023 and has collected only $33.75 million, a collection rate of 58.29%.
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Nov 05, 2025
Pope Leo XIV called for "deep reflection" in the United States about the treatment of migrants held in detention, saying that "many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now."
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Nov 05, 2025
Pope Leo XIV called on the Trump Administration to allow detainees in Broadview to receive communion, a religious rite that federal authorities have repeatedly denied local clergy from offering.
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Nov 05, 2025
A 4-year-old girl was listed in good condition after being wounded inside of a residence in Humboldt Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Nov 05, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Nov 05, 2025
California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle that will help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026.
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Nov 05, 2025
New York City's voters are deciding the outcome of a generational and ideological divide that will resonate across the country Tuesday as they choose the next mayor to run the nation's largest city.
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Nov 05, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 5, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Nov 05, 2025
On Nov. 5, 1940, Democratic incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term as president, defeating Republican challenger Wendell L. Willkie.
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Nov 05, 2025
The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record as the longest ever and disrupting the lives of millions of Americans with federal program cuts, flight delays and federal workers nationwide left without paychecks.
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Nov 04, 2025
Maine and Texas are the latest states to become involved in a nationwide Republican push to enact strict voter ID laws and highlight the exceedingly rare problem of noncitizen voting, with voters deciding ballot measures on those issues Tuesday.
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Nov 04, 2025
All three of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who sought reelection Tuesday will get another term, ensuring Democratic jurists keep their majority on the presidential battleground state's highest court.
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Nov 04, 2025
Two years after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, Maine residents voted Tuesday to make it easier for family members to petition a court to restrict a potentially dangerous person's access to guns.
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Nov 04, 2025
City Council President Mary Sheffield will be Detroit's newest mayor and the first woman to lead the city.
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Nov 04, 2025
U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday was elected governor of New Jersey, shoring up Democratic control of a state that has been reliably blue in presidential and Senate contests but had shown signs of shifting rightward in recent years.
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Nov 04, 2025
The Chicago Board of Education voted to absorb Chicago High School for the Arts, and to fund EPIC Academy's gradual closure next year.
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Nov 04, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced yet another deadly strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, coming the same day an aircraft carrier began heading to the region in a new expansion of military firepower.
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Nov 04, 2025
Nearly two months into "Operation Midway Blitz," the controversial use-of-force tactics by immigration agents under the Trump administration will take center stage in a Chicago federal courtroom.
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Nov 04, 2025
Democrat Abigail Spanberger won the Virginia governor's race Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to give Democrats a key victory heading into the 2026 midterm elections and make history as the first-ever woman to lead the commonwealth.
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Nov 04, 2025
The national battle to control the U.S. House shifts to California on Tuesday as voters consider a Democratic proposal that could erase as many as five Republican districts and blunt President Donald Trump's moves to safeguard his party's lock on Washington power.
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Nov 04, 2025
Chicago firefighters battled an extra-alarm apartment fire near North Park University in the city's Albany Park neighborhood Tuesday evening. No injuries had been reported at the 2-11 alarm blaze inside a three-story apartment building in the 5000 block of North Troy Street as of 5 p.m., according to fire officials. 2-11 Alarm at 5043 N […]
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Nov 04, 2025
A UPS plane crashed on takeoff from the airport in Louisville, Kentucky, igniting a huge fire on ground, officials said Tuesday.
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Nov 04, 2025
A UPS plane crashed on takeoff from the airport in Louisville, Kentucky, igniting a huge fire on ground, officials said Tuesday.
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Nov 04, 2025
Jonathan Bailey is People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2025. The magazine's pick was announced Monday night on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."
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Nov 04, 2025
Arcelia Gonzales a longtime resident of Blue Island who now lives in Chicago Heights, said south suburban communities are vulnerable.
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Nov 04, 2025
Bomb threats to New Jersey polling stations, a voter roll mishap in Pennsylvania potentially affecting thousands of voters and warnings by President Donald Trump against California's mail balloting system marked the final day of voting in an off-year election.
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Nov 04, 2025
Yum Brands, Pizza Hut's parent company, said Tuesday it's conducting a formal review of options for the brand, which has struggled to compete in a crowded pizza market.
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Nov 04, 2025
A 23-year-old Oak Park man has been charged with first degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing his 26-year old brother on Sunday.
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Nov 04, 2025
First American Nuclear and Indiana leadership announced that the company will bring its headquarters, manufacturing facilities and an energy park to the state.
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Nov 04, 2025
Armed, masked federal immigration agents detained one man and chased another through a residential neighborhood in unincorporated Northbrook on Monday, according to witnesses. The incidents, which were captured in photos and videos taken by neighborhood residents and viewed by the Tribune, took place on quiet streets early in the morning, feet from school-aged children waiting […]
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Nov 04, 2025
Pillars, a century-old nonprofit that provides health care and other community services, is now led by Mother MacAuley alum Lisa LoBianco.
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Nov 04, 2025
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Nov 04, 2025
Learning Resources filed a lawsuit in April arguing that the tariffs are beyond the scope of the 1977 law that allows a president to regulate international commerce as an emergency response to a foreign threat.
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Nov 04, 2025
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted Tuesday that there could be chaos in the skies next week if the government shutdown drags on and air traffic controllers miss a second paycheck.
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Nov 04, 2025
Signs of a potential end to the government shutdown intensified Tuesday with behind-the-scenes talks, as the federal closure was on track to become the longest ever disrupting the lives of millions of Americans.
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Nov 04, 2025
Five candidates will run for Will County sheriff to replace retiring Mike Kelley, while all but one Will County board incumbent filed.
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Nov 04, 2025
Clinée Hedspeth's exit as Cultural Affairs commissioner came after Mayor Brandon Johnson's chief of staff received an HR investigation determining Hedspeth violated harassment rules.
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Nov 04, 2025
Hinsdale Central earned top honors from the state; Oak Park and River Forest, Lyons Township, East Leyden and Elmwood Park all pass report card muster.
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Nov 04, 2025
Jonathan Lear was a longtime University of Chicago philosophy professor and psychoanalyst whose areas of study encompassed figures from Aristotle to Sigmund Freud and love, suffering, death and hope.
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Nov 04, 2025
Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 performed very well on the recent Illinois Report Card for schools.
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Nov 04, 2025
Prosecutors say a Border Patrol mechanic in Maine attempted to "wipe off" some scuff marks but did no actual repairs on an immigration agent's SUV after he shot a woman in Brighton Park last month.
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Nov 04, 2025
Hinsdale Central High School is the only school in Illinois to be listed by the National Speech & Debate Association among the top 100 schools in the US.
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Nov 04, 2025
November 3 was a day of celebration at Lake Forest's Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart as the Catholic girls' high school was named a recipient of the newly-established Governor's Blue Ribbon Schools Award.
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Nov 04, 2025
Detainees are held in harrowing conditions at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview, which is operating like a "black site" where people are little access to attorneys and are coerced to sign away their rights, attorneys argued Tuesday morning before a federal judge.
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Nov 04, 2025
Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights will permanently close at the end of the 2025-26 school year, citing financial struggles caused by declining enrollment and other factors. The move follows the exits of some of the college's top officials, including former President Aaron Kuecker and Vice President of Student Life Leah Fulton. Erin Nagelkirk, director […]
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Nov 04, 2025
Three weeks after former House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to federal prison, his lawyers have filed a long-awaited appeal to overturn his corruption conviction, arguing the prosecution flaunted recent Supreme Court rulings reining in the use of the bribery and fraud statutes and instead stretched the laws "past their breaking points."
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Nov 04, 2025
Denny's was founded in 1953, but has struggled with growing competition and changing dining patterns.
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Nov 04, 2025
Tuesday marks the nation's first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
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Nov 04, 2025
New York City's voters are deciding the outcome of a generational and ideological divide that will resonate across the country Tuesday as they choose the next mayor to run the nation's largest city.
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Nov 04, 2025
Students say Winnetka's New Trier High School is pausing them from volunteering with immigrants due to ICE, fears for their safety.
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Nov 04, 2025
Victor Conte, the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes, has died. He was 75.
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Nov 04, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Nov 04, 2025
Take a look at the notable celebrities and newsmakers who have died so far in 2025. These prominent people have made an impact in their fields of sports, public service and the arts.
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Nov 04, 2025
Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.
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