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Illinois, Chicago sue to stop Trump from sending National Guard troops to the cityOct 06, 2025 10:22 am - Illinois and Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday aiming to stop President Donald Trump's administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago.
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Trump plans to federalize 300 troops in Illinois, as judge blocks a similar mobilization in OregonOct 05, 2025 4:16 pm - President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago on Saturday, marking the latest escalation of his use of federal intervention in cities.
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After spending millions on Bailey in 2022, GOP megadonor Uihlein backs Dabrowski for governorOct 04, 2025 2:30 pm - GOP megadonor Richard Uihlein of Lake Forest is backing Wilmette’s Ted Dabrowski in the 2026 governor’s race.
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Gov. Pritzker rejects Trump’s ultimatum to call up Illinois National GuardOct 04, 2025 1:36 pm - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he rejects the Trump administration’s Department of War issuing an ultimatum Saturday morning urging the Democratic leader to “call up your troops, or we will.”
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‘Unconstitutional’: Congressmen, Pritzker call out White House freeze on CTA projectsOct 03, 2025 6:53 pm - The Trump administration has frozen funds for a Red Line extension and other major Chicago Transit Authority projects. The move impacts a major Red Line extension on Chicago’s South Side and modernization of the Purple/Red lines on the North Side.
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Trump pauses $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure DemocratsOct 03, 2025 9:05 am - President Donald Trump's administration will withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects, the White House budget director said Friday, expanding funding fights that have targeted Democratic areas during the government shutdown.
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How the government shutdown will affect student loans, FAFSA and the Education DepartmentOct 01, 2025 8:15 am - Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown.
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Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertaintyOct 01, 2025 7:27 am - Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.
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‘We’re going into Chicago very soon:’ Trump doubles down on military presence threatSep 30, 2025 3:33 pm - President Donald Trump said cities like Chicago should be used as “training grounds for our military” and promised swift action in a speech to high-ranking generals Tuesday. Meanwhile, Gov. JB Pritzker said “there’s something genuinely wrong” with president, and suggested the 25th Amendment.
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Trump tells a roomful of silent generals to join a ‘war from within’Sep 30, 2025 11:33 am - President Donald Trump delivered a meandering address to an unprecedented gathering of the country’s top military leaders, railing against his predecessor, celebrating ta...