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Chicago Sun-Times - Politics

Libertyville man gets 6 months in prison for threatening federal judges with photos of bullets

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Chicago needs to change tactics in war on rats, inspector general says

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Mayor Johnson's acting CFO abruptly departs as budget season looms

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As Illinois House Speaker Emanuel 'Chris' Welch navigates a new crisis, an older scandal remains unresolved

4 hours ago

Lake View man sues feds for raiding his home, arresting construction worker during Midway Blitz

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Illinois GOP trails badly in midterm cash

11 days ago

Ammons indictment puts all eyes on Welch

14 days ago

Cuts to Illinois attorney general's office, amid fights with Trump, are perplexing

22 days ago

Patients call on Pritzker to reopen Weiss, West Suburban hospitals

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Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois school cellphone ban into law to make classrooms 'more conducive to learning'

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Mayor Johnson explains why he hasn't decided whether to seek a second term

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3 charged with stealing, vandalizing Flock license plate readers in west suburbs

7 hours ago

Chicago's mayoral campaign revs up as circulation of nominating petitions starts

16 hours ago

Chicago renters' rights are at stake in dueling City Hall proposals

1 day ago

Esther Yoon-Ji Kang | WBEZ

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Illinois sees 16% drop in SNAP enrollment 1 year after food program overhaul

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Besides Obama, Chicago produced a second president, and he's about to turn 100

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Chaotic, crowded Chicago immigration mega court hearings are fueling record deportation orders

4 days ago

Adriana Cardona-Maguigad | WBEZ

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At Joliet prison, desperate men set themselves on fire

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Shannon Heffernan | The Marshall Project

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First look at Shedd Aquarium's newest beluga whales: Acadia, Lillooet, Osiris, Sierra

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After flood relief funding denied, Illinois and other states sue Trump administration

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Springfield commission votes to release report on disgraced ex-state Rep. Harry Benton this month

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Pritzker signs law designating July 25 as Emmett Till Day in Illinois

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Blagojevich now seeking Trump clemency for former Indiana politician convicted in vote-buying scheme

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Ald. Ervin proposes 'infrastructure trust' to weigh taking back parking meters

6 days ago

Prosecutors reject charges in deadly Lincoln Park shooting that prompted bar's closure

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Referendum battle highlights tension between Mayor Johnson, City Council

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Migrant crisis cost Chicago $639.6M, and city followed rules in spending it, inspector general says

6 days ago

Mexico seeks accountability in Chicago-area ICE death and 16 others. Can it force the U.S. to act?

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Mexican Sinaloa cartel drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, sentenced to life in prison, denounces violence

3 days ago

Michael R. Sisak | AP

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Chicago cop on security detail for top city officials charged with attacking his child's mother

7 days ago

Chicago police set directives for collecting evidence on ICE agents suspected of breaking the law

7 days ago

Mariah Woelfel | WBEZ

1 year ago

Patty García wants to move past last-minute ballot maneuver, says voters 'aren't talking about the process'

7 days ago

Lincoln Park bar The Dime shut down after deadly weekend shooting

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Sigcho-Lopez, Macías won't appear on November ballot for Rep. García's seat, state board rules

7 days ago

Former Illinois public health chief Nirav Shah drops Maine Senate bid

8 days ago

Illinois Republican Party chair Bob Grogan aims to shake off 'Stockholm syndrome' of struggling state GOP

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At council hearing, Chicago police say they've implemented mayor's order to target ICE — 6 months later

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