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Appeals court rejects Trump’s no-bond immigration detentions, setting stage for Supreme Court review

By REBECCA BOONE
Apr 28, 2026 8:13 pm - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday the Trump administration cannot jail immigrants without the chance to seek bond, citing “serious constitutional questions” related to what it said would otherwise be the broadest mass-detention-without-bond mandate in the nation's history for millions of noncitizens.
Bears megaproject bill takes baby steps in Senate, but ‘lots of work to be done’

By Marni Pyke
Apr 28, 2026 8:13 pm - “We have one chance to get this right,” and senators intend to give the legislation impacting the Bears’ future a thorough vetting, one lawmaker said.
DOJ cites attack, ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ in seeking ballroom approval

By Dan Diamond and Jonathan Edwards
Apr 28, 2026 7:44 pm - Justice Department officials late Monday asked a federal judge to lift his order halting President Donald Trump’s planned $400 million ballroom, contending in a rambling legal filing that Saturday’s attack at the White House correspondents’ dinner proved why the space is needed.
Skull prompts Kane Forest Preserve police to open death investigation; more bones found

By Brenda Schory and Janelle Walker
Apr 28, 2026 7:20 pm - Officers searching a Kane County forest preserve on Sunday after a skull was found there discovered additional bones that may be human, investigators announced Tuesday.
Iran’s economy has been battered. Its leaders still think Trump will blink first

By AMIR-HUSSEIN RADJY, LEE KEATH and SARAH EL DEEB
Apr 28, 2026 7:11 pm - In the heartland of Iran’s famed carpet-making industry, manufacturing has ground to a near halt. Dairies struggle to find packages for milk and butter. Giant steel mills that once drove Iran’s economy have gone silent. Hundreds of thousands have lost jobs, and millions more are at risk.
Two Brothers Brewing taps apartment developer for big Warrenville project

By Katlyn Smith
Apr 28, 2026 5:26 pm - Self-described craft beer pioneers, Two Brothers plans to keep their brewing facility where it is, but move their tap house out of an industrial park to front a major road — Route 59 — as part of a larger proposed development in Warrenville.
Zelenskyy challenges Israel over grain from Russia-occupied land

Apr 28, 2026 4:44 pm - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stepped up pressure on Israel, threatening to impose sanctions over the alleged import of grain from Ukrainian territory occupied by Russia.
GAO agrees to review Justice Department’s handling of Epstein files

By Theodoric Meyer
Apr 28, 2026 4:32 pm - The Government Accountability Office plans to examine the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein after a bipartisan group of senators raised concerns that the department violated the law.
Story of resilience continues with annual return of piping plover to Waukegan

By Mick Zawislak
Apr 28, 2026 4:21 pm - Those who keep an eye out for cute federally endangered shorebirds in Lake County are ecstatic with the annual return of the first piping plover.
FCC orders review of Disney’s licenses after Trump’s Kimmel criticism

By Scott Nover
Apr 28, 2026 3:54 pm - The Federal Communications Commission ordered a review of Disney’s broadcast licenses for local ABC stations following a new spate of criticism from President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump about the network’s late-night comedy host Jimmy Kimmel.

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