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Chicago Sun-Times - Politics

Trump administration stops work on Great Lakes Asian carp project near Joliet

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Westchester man died from heat stress, autopsy finds

7 hours ago

Illinois SNAP recipients kicked off the federal food program are getting $400 from the state

10 hours ago

Other cities also struggle with 'teen takeovers.' What can Chicago learn from them?

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Indicted ex-Loretto exec's return to U.S. could add to feds' 'Broadview 6' headaches

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House Democrats may need policy change to properly handle complaints

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Illinois GOP trails badly in midterm cash

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Ammons indictment puts all eyes on Welch

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

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Michael Puente | WBEZ

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Suburban cemetery workers arrested by ICE join nationwide effort to hold federal agents accountable

1 day ago

USA v. Michael Madigan

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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear his corruption case

1 day ago

City Council urged to postpone police superintendent search until after mayoral election

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Rep. Delia Ramirez taking leave during August recess to recover from surgery

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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

2 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

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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

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

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Rep. Delia Ramirez visits Chicagoans at Kentucky ICE detention center and calls conditions 'devastating'

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

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

3 days ago

Mariah Woelfel | WBEZ

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Esther Yoon-Ji Kang | WBEZ

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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

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Adriana Cardona-Maguigad | WBEZ

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At Joliet prison, desperate men set themselves on fire

6 days ago

Shannon Heffernan | The Marshall Project

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

7 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

7 days ago

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

8 days ago

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

8 days ago

Referendum battle highlights tension between Mayor Johnson, City Council

8 days ago

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

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