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Race to succeed U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky is attracting millions in campaign cash, records show

By Russell Lissau
Oct 19, 2025 8:45 pm - The Democratic primary for Illinois’ 9th U.S. House seat could be the state’s costliest congressional clash.
State emergency officials say new rules and delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at risk

By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA
Oct 19, 2025 4:14 pm - State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal security grants, restrictions on money inte...
ICE agents search for detainee through Mount Prospect neighborhood

By Steve Zalusky
Oct 19, 2025 4:14 pm - Armed and masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted operations Sunday in the area of Mount Prospect’s Owen Park, witnesses and local police said.
ICE amps up its surveillance powers, targeting immigrants and antifa

By Eva Dou
Oct 18, 2025 10:17 pm - The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has been rapidly building out its surveillance capabilities in recent weeks, signing a string of contracts for technologies to identify individuals by their irises or facial features and to monitor their cellphone activity, social media posts and physical movements, according to a review of federal spending disclosures.
DHS to spend $200 million on private jets for Noem, other officials

By Marianne LeVine and Gerrit De Vynck
Oct 18, 2025 8:04 pm - The Coast Guard plans to buy two Gulfstream private jets to be used by Homeland Security Department Secretary Kristi L. Noem and other top DHS and Coast Guard officials at a total estimated cost of $200 million, according to a document obtained by The Washington Post.
Trump moves closer to eliminating Education Department amid shutdown

By Laura Meckler and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
Oct 18, 2025 7:58 pm - The prolonged government shutdown is helping the Trump administration advance its goal of closing the Department of Education — a longtime conservative aim that congressi...
Shutdown impact: What it means for workers, federal programs and the economy

By KEVIN FREKING
Oct 18, 2025 7:20 pm - The federal government shutdown is quickly approaching the second longest on record with no end in sight. Some lawmakers are predicting it could become the longest, surpassing the 35 days from President Donald Trump's first term.The Trump administration is using the current shutdown to buttress priorities it favors while seeking to dismantle those it doesn't.
‘A little more motivated’: ‘No Kings’ part 2 draws huge crowds in the suburbs, city

By Mick Zawislak
Oct 18, 2025 6:47 pm - “No Kings” rallies across the suburbs Saturday attracted thousands of participants.
Plan to fire artillery over a California highway during JD Vance base visit irks governor

By SARAH RAZA
Oct 18, 2025 6:00 pm - A plan to fire live artillery shells over a major Southern California highway as part of a military showcase attended Saturday by Vice President JD Vance has drawn strong...
‘No Kings’ protests against Trump bring a street party vibe as GOP calls them ‘hate America’ rallies

By MIKE PESOLI and GARY FIELDS
Oct 18, 2025 2:50 pm - Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people gathered Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities big and small across the U.S. for “No Kings” demonstrations that the president's Republican Party disparaged as “Hate America” rallies.

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