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Welsh still mum on lawmaker ousted from Democratic caucusApr 24, 2026 9:22 am - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch late Wednesday balked at discussing the circumstances behind the ouster of state Rep. Harry Benton from the House Democratic ...
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Illinois House speaker staying mum on Plainfield lawmaker ousted from Democratic caucusApr 24, 2026 8:41 am - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch late Wednesday balked at discussing the circumstances behind the ouster of state Rep. Harry Benton from the House Democratic caucus, citing a desire to “protect victims.”
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Lawmakers work to sweeten pot to keep Bears in IllinoisApr 21, 2026 9:47 am - Illinois hopes to take the lead over Indiana in the Chicago Bears stadium battle with a new proposal that would give the NFL team property tax certainty while also providing a statewide property tax relief sweetener.
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Judge tosses lawsuit over Trump's push to deploy National Guard to ChicagoApr 20, 2026 2:09 pm - Six months after she blocked President Donald Trump’s efforts to deploy National Guard troops into Chicago, a federal judge Monday confirmed that the orders triggering the deployment are no longer in effect and dismissed the lawsuit that challenged them.
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Ex-ComEd CEO, Madigan ally to be freed from prison as appeals court calls for new trial in conspiracy caseApr 14, 2026 7:23 pm - In what could be a crushing blow to one of Chicago’s most significant corruption prosecutions in recent memory, a federal appeals court ordered the release from prison Tu...
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Pope Leo brushes off Trump attack as a Chicago Catholic leader says president is ‘waking up a sleeping giant’Apr 14, 2026 7:11 pm - Catholic leaders, along with Gov. JB Pritzker and his gubernatorial rival Darren Bailey, are defending Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV — as President Donald Trump faces backlash for calling the head of the Catholic church “terrible for foreign policy” and posting a since-deleted AI-generated image of the president as Jesus.
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Trump administration wants to cut Illinois out of Great Lakes carp planApr 10, 2026 6:13 pm - The Trump administration announced plans to put Michigan officials in charge of a $1.15 billion Chicago-area river barrier designed to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes.
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Cook County warns of measles exposures in Northwest suburbsApr 01, 2026 1:27 pm - The Cook County Department of Public Health is warning of possible measles exposures in Mount Prospect and other parts of the Northwest suburbs.
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Cook County warns of measles exposures in Northwest suburbsApr 01, 2026 1:26 pm - The Cook County Department of Public Health is warning of possible measles exposures in Mount Prospect and other parts of the Northwest suburbs.
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Brookfield Zoo debuts litter of 10 African painted dog puppiesMar 31, 2026 6:07 pm - A litter of 10 African painted dog pups are now calling Brookfield Zoo home. The litter is made up of five female and five male painted dogs. They were born on Nov. 25 to first-time mom Roanne, who was also born at the West suburban zoo six years ago.
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