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Glock ban, prescription drug board among measures that stall in final daysJun 06, 2026 2:49 pm - Many key bills discussed in the General Assembly this year failed to move forward before lawmakers adjourned on June 1. Bills banning Glocks, creating a prescription drug board and regulating algorithmic pricing advanced in the final days of session, but not to the governor’s desk. A sweeping election reform bill was also filed but didn’t get called for a vote. The measures are expected to be discussed throughout the summer and could advance during the fall veto session or possible January lame-duck session.
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The Obama Center opens as a time warp to an old political orderJun 06, 2026 2:07 pm - One end of the regulation-size basketball court that anchors the south tip of the Obama Presidential Center campus is emblazoned with the words “Yes We Can,” and at the other end, “Fired Up, Ready to Go.” The facility’s main tower, which houses a museum documenting the 44th president’s life and career, features a “Hope and Change Lobby,” and outside there is a playground (with a child-safe poured-in-place rubber surface), a women’s garden, barbecue grills, and a green roof with wheelchair-accessible raised beds for vegetables. The Obama Foundation’s 19.3-acre complex opens June 19.
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As Bears take a step closer to Indiana in stadium dance, fans just want it to endJun 06, 2026 10:44 am - Just because Illinois’ government hasn’t come to an agreement with the Bears yet doesn’t make it the right move to decamp to Indiana. But devoted fans know all too well that even in the feel-good Ben Johnson era, you can never count out the team from making the wrong decision. That’s the real legacy of this franchise.
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A new exchange of fire with Iran in the Gulf tests the fragile ceasefireJun 06, 2026 7:34 am - Bahrain's government said Saturday that Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward it and Kuwait. The foreign ministry said they had been intercepted and called on Iran to immediately cease attacks on its Gulf neighbors.
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Wemby misses at the end, Knicks and Brunson beat Spurs 105-104 for 2-0 lead in NBA FinalsJun 05, 2026 10:44 pm - Go crazy, New York. Or, perhaps more accurately, crazier. The red-hot Knicks are going home, two wins away from an NBA championship that New York has been waiting to see for generations.
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Skylar Diggins scores 24 and the Sky beats the Sun 85-80 to end a 5-game losing streakJun 05, 2026 9:09 pm - Skylar Diggins scored 18 of her 24 points in the first half, Elizabeth Williams made two key baskets in the final minute, and the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 85-80 on Friday night to end a five-game losing streak.
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Marsh and Schwarber switch roles to lead Phillies past White Sox 8-6Jun 05, 2026 9:06 pm - Brandon Marsh hit his first homer off a left-handed starter in nearly four years, Kyle Schwarber had four singles in a game for the first time in his career and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago White Sox 8-6 on Friday night.
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Trump officials planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, whistleblower claimsJun 05, 2026 8:57 pm - The Trump administration had plans to classify 2.7 million living people — including some U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents — as dead as part of its immigration enforcement efforts, according to a former senior Social Security executive.
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A federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countriesJun 05, 2026 8:27 pm - A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the U.S.
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Pritzker to suspend tax breaks for data centers, urging more discussionJun 05, 2026 7:47 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker announced on Friday that he is directing the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to halt tax incentives for data centers starting on July 1. The incentives have been in place as part of bipartisan legislation signed by Pritzker in 2019. Pritzker called on lawmakers to pass comprehensive reforms in the veto session after they failed to pass a massive reform on data centers before the end of the legislative session last week.