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Americans would save $100B if credit card rates were capped as Trump proposed, researchers say
Sep 06, 2025 12:09 pm - Americans would save roughly $100 billion a year in interest costs if President Donald Trump’s campaign proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10% were implemented, according to a paper published by Vanderbilt University on Thursday.
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Will state intervene with COVID-19 vaccines? Five things to know about shotsSep 06, 2025 12:04 pm - It’s a confusing landscape with COVID-19 shots and the ride isn’t over yet, experts say.
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Gun rights groups ask U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Cook County assault weapons ban
Sep 06, 2025 4:00 am - Supreme Court petitioned to strike down Cook County assault rifle ban, hoping to overturn similar bans nationally. Comes after recent appeals court decision upholding ban, new Illinois law.
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Daley, LaHood discuss rebooted ‘fair maps’ campaign
Sep 06, 2025 4:00 am - Former federal officials Daley and LaHood aim to amend Illinois constitution to establish bipartisan commission for drawing fair legislative maps, after failed 2016 attempt.
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llinois elections board refuses to give DOJ sensitive voter data
Sep 06, 2025 4:00 am - The Illinois State Board of Elections said this week it will not hand over to the Trump administration a copy of the state’s complete, unredacted voter registration database, citing state laws that require the agency to protect voters’ sensitive personal information.
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Two people killed in Geneva crash FridaySep 05, 2025 10:00 pm - A Geneva couple died Friday afternoon after a two-car crash, officials said.
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Homeland Security official says 475 people were detained during an immigration raid in Georgia
Sep 05, 2025 8:02 pm - Immigration authorities said Friday they detained 475 people, most of them South Korean nationals, when hundreds of federal agents raided the sprawling manufacturing site in Georgia where Korean automaker Hyundai makes electric vehicles.
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Defense Dept. warns Venezuela after ‘provocative’ jets fly near Navy ship
Sep 05, 2025 7:35 pm - Two Venezuelan military aircraft flew close to a U.S. Navy vessel in international waters in a “highly provocative move,” according to the Department of Defense, following an escalation in tensions between the United States and the Latin American country in recent days.
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Marriott Theatre promises timeless classics, new favorites in 2026Sep 05, 2025 7:34 pm - “A Little Night Music,” “Little Shop of Horrors” and the Elvis Presley bio-tuner “Heartbreak Hotel” are among the shows Marriott Theatre has scheduled on its main stage in 2026.
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Trump says US will host next year’s G20 summit at his Florida golf club but he won't make money
Sep 05, 2025 7:09 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. will host next year’s Group of 20 summit at his golf club in Doral, Florida, arguing it was “the best locati...