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Why pro-Israel lobbying group has been targeted by progressive candidates

By Russell Lissau
Jan 24, 2026 2:23 pm - A pro-Israel lobbying group has become a political target for progressive congressional candidates hoping to represent the North, West and Northwest suburbs.
Trump threatens Canada with a 100% tariff over its China trade deal and escalates feud with Carney

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ROB GILLIES
Jan 24, 2026 1:57 pm - President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America's northern neighbor went ahead with its China trade deal, intensifying a feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney, a rising voice in the West's pushback to Trump's new world order.
What Trump’s proposed 10% cap on card rates could mean for you

By Rachel Lerman
Jan 24, 2026 1:38 pm - In a new push to address affordability concerns on voters’ minds before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump has recently called for a cap on credit card interest rates, without a clear plan on how he would do it.
Firefighters contain Wheeling apartment building fire early Saturday

By Christopher Placek
Jan 24, 2026 1:23 pm - A fire broke out in a Wheeling apartment on Saturday morning, but firefighters were able to extinguish it before it spread to the rest of the building.
Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated

Jan 24, 2026 12:28 pm - Federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press.
A game to remember: Chicago Bears fans recall a super day in New Orleans 40 years ago

By Barbara Vitello
Jan 24, 2026 12:00 pm - Forty years ago Monday, the Monsters of the Midway became the kings of the NFL with a Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots. Fans who made the trip to watch the game in New Orleans share their memories of the once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Super Bowl night all work, no play for pizza places

By Barbara Vitello
Jan 24, 2026 11:30 am - Forty years ago, then teenager Lenny Rago spent Super Bowl Sunday delivering pizzas in the northwest suburbs. Meanwhile, the man who became his father-in-law made a whirlwind trip to New Orleans to watch the Chicago Bears defeat the New England Patriots.
Illinois Democrats focus on Trump in return to Springfield

By Georgia Ephphaniou and Erika Tuflo
Jan 24, 2026 10:15 am - Illinois House Democrats kicked off their spring session last week in a mostly symbolic fashion, denouncing President Donald Trump’s policies in a series of resolutions criticizing immigration raids and cuts to health care and child care programs.
ComEd files $15.3 billion grid plan proposal addressing rising demand

By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY
Jan 24, 2026 7:54 am - ComEd has filed a four-year grid plan to meet growing energy demand and infrastructure requirements. The plan, if approved in full by state regulators, would add between $2.50 and $3 to the average customer’s monthly bill. Regulators have 11 months to review it.
Former Olympic snowboarder on FBI’s most-wanted list is arrested in Mexico, faces drug charges

By AMY TAXIN, RUSS BYNUM and JULIE WATSON
Jan 23, 2026 7:46 pm - Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, a top FBI fugitive accused of moving some 60 tons of cocaine from Latin America into the United States annually and orchestrating several killings, was arrested in Mexico and then flown to California, officials said Friday.

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