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Chicago Sun-Times - Politics

Cook County officials project $550M shortfall for next year

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Thomas R. Donovan, patronage chief under Richard J. Daley and former CBOT president, dies at 88

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Mayoral allies snuff out Ald. Beale's bid to ban sweepstakes machines to maximize take from video gambling

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Greyhound bus terminal will soon have public ownership as City Council approves $19M purchase

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Former Presidents Bush, Clinton and Biden to attend Obama Presidential Center ceremony

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Obama Presidential Center aims to lift Chicago and the nation

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Pritzker can't expect to escape Bears stadium bill blame

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Like the Obama Presidential Center, Jackson Park was born over the furious objections of Chicagoans

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City Council passes crackdown on black market air bag sales as police struggle to address skyrocketing thefts

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Mayor Johnson proposes $425M TIF subsidy for The 78

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'Broadview 6' want special counsel to probe Boutros' office, Trump's Justice Department for criminal contempt

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'Broadview 6' fallout expands to Washington, as Raskin calls for probe of Chicago's top federal prosecutor

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Ald. Ray Lopez plans to try again to hold parents accountable for actions of their kids

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Gov. JB Pritzker signs $55.9B affordability-focused state budget with tax on social media companies

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Pope Leo XIV

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Ald. Ray Lopez proposes renaming Northerly Island 'Pope Leo XIV Northerly Island'

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Former Ald. George Cardenas enters crowded race for Chicago mayor

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Birthright citizenship is before the Supreme Court. What Illinois families should know

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ComEd Bribery Trial

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Chicago's top federal prosecutor 'weighing' options after appeals court formally undoes ComEd convictions

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Illinois lawmakers eye nation's first ban on AI-powered smart glasses for drivers

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Mayor Johnson's social media tax generating windfall of revenue amid legal challenge

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Lawmakers don't act on Gov. JB Pritzker's play for gambling regulation merger, citing transparency concerns

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Immigrant moms worry their babies could be left stateless as they await Supreme Court decision on birthright

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Gov. JB Pritzker signs hemp regulations into law, settling Illinois' lengthy delta-8 debate for now

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Suspected firework shatters window of Pilsen Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez's home

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Chicago's Puerto Rican People's Day Parade a celebration of pride and progress

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'Is Mr. Boutros here?' Judge drops fraud charges, calls out U.S. attorney as 'Broadview 6' fallout grows

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Mayor Johnson will ask City Council committee to repeal video gambling in Chicago

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Cocaine money launderer's Illinois cannabis license goes up in smoke

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1,200 crimes, 1 arrest: Chicago police fail to address boom in air bag thefts

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Mayor's choice for human relations chief uses confirmation hearing to recall first exposure to hate crime

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MAGA YouTube star who spurred federal crackdown in Minneapolis to speak at Illinois GOP gala

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Disability rights advocates file lawsuit over Illinois' 'dangerous' right-to-die law

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Fran Spielman Show

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Mayoral challenger Susana Mendoza vows to use financial acumen to tackle Chicago's $36B pension crisis

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Attorneys general from Illinois, 19 other states sue feds for 'overreach' in contract changes on DEI

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Road builder run by members of Palumbo family back at work on state projects after lengthy 'pause'

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Can a presidential library ever be more than a temple of admiration?

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