News
-
Hegseth directs Pentagon to find $50 billion in cuts this year to fund Trump military priorities
Feb 19, 2025 8:52 pm - WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the military services to identify $50 billion in programs that could be cut next year in order to redirect those ...
-
After ceding power of the purse, GOP lawmakers beg Trump team for funds
Feb 19, 2025 8:50 pm - Republican senators find themselves in an unusual position these days: begging Trump officials to release funds they themselves appropriated. Senators have in recent days...
-
‘A good man’: Services set for former Libertyville police Chief Dan McCormickFeb 19, 2025 7:52 pm - As a police officer, Dan McCormick sometimes dealt with the worst elements in town. But you would never know it, say those who knew him. McCormick died Saturday. He was 90.
-
Pritzker calls $55.2B budget ‘responsible and balanced’ – but warns Trump policies could upend it
Feb 19, 2025 7:05 pm - SPRINGFIELD — An improved revenue forecast is helping ease pressure on state finances as Gov. JB Pritzker calls for tightened spending to balance the budget without tax ...
-
Winter-weary East Coast hit with another storm as temperatures plunge elsewhere
-
Transit funding crisis on Pritzker’s radar but not budget proposalFeb 19, 2025 5:55 pm - RTA warns time is running out on fixing $771 million shortfall with service cuts looming. But Gov. JB Pritzker didn’t announce a proposal for dealing with the “fiscal cliff” in his budget address Wednesday.
-
Starry, solid ‘Betrayal’: Go for the celebs, stay for one of Chicago’s ownFeb 19, 2025 5:41 pm - Goodman Theatre’s twice-extended “Betrayal” is one hot ticket. No surprise there considering its cast: Oscar- and Emmy Award-winner Helen Hunt, Tony Award-winner Robert Sean Leonard and Chicago’s own Ian Barford.
-
League of Women Voters to host candidate forum in Sugar GroveFeb 19, 2025 5:29 pm - On Monday, Feb. 24, the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County is hosting a five-part candidate forum in Sugar Grove for candidates running in contested races for various local offices.
-
‘It is a black hole in our downtown area’: Mount Prospect moving ahead with buying former Chase Bank buildingFeb 19, 2025 5:20 pm - Mount Prospect trustees voted for the village to move ahead with the $5 million purchase of the former Chase Bank building.
-
‘The right person for the job’: Mundelein districts 75, 120 select superintendent to leadFeb 19, 2025 5:18 pm - Two Mundelein school districts working in tandem have hired a new superintendent to continue a shared-services model adopted in 2019.