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Pritzker: Trump playing politics with FEMA disaster aid denial
Pritzker: Denial of disaster aid was "a politically motivated decision...."
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Pritzker’s new budget report could set tone for conservative 2027 spending plan
Federal cuts and changes exacerbate tightening fiscal landscape.
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Investigation continues a week after Savannah Guthrie mother was reported missing
The urgent investigation into the apparent kidnapping of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie continued Sunday, a week after the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie was reported missing in Arizona.
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Feds can’t withhold social service funds from 5 Democratic states amid fraud claims, judge rules
The states affected include California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.
3 days ago
Judge rules to release evidence in Border Patrol shooting of Marimar Martinez
Evidence includes texts sent by the agent who shot Martinez, body camera footage.
6 days ago
Former Prairie Star Esteban Hernandez signs Minor League contract with Atlanta Braves
Hernandez was signed as a free agent on Feb. 3, 2026, and was assigned to the Florida Complex League (FCL) Braves on Feb. 4.
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Austin Hays looking to play every day with the Chicago White Sox
Hays joins an outfield group that also includes Andrew Benintendi and Luisangel Acuña, who was acquired from the New York Mets in the Luis Robert Jr. trade.
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Arturas Karnisovas launches Bulls’ rebuild with series of trades at deadline
“Being in the middle is what we don't want to do,” Karnisovas said Thursday. “I think we’ve seen that for the past four years and we want to change that.”
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A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government’s files public
For much of two decades, police, FBI agents and prosecutors investigated allegations that Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls. Now, the Justice Department has released much of what they found to the public.
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American-born Aaliyah Farmer left Mexico’s top soccer league because of harassment, coach says
She was released earlier this week and signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Stars of the National Women's Soccer League.
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Hornets bringing Coby White back home to North Carolina in trade with Bulls, AP source says
The Hornets agreed to acquire White and Mike Conley Jr. from the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in exchange for Collin Sexton, Ousmane Dieng and three future second-round draft picks, according to a person familiar with the situation.
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Jesse Jackson Jr. pitches redemption in bid for old House seat years after campaign fraud conviction
The son of the civil rights icon tries to bring it up first: A 2013 campaign fraud conviction that ended his 17-year political career.
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Timberwolves acquire Ayo Dosunmu for scoring depth in trade-deadline deal with Bulls, AP source says
Dosunmu, who was a second-round pick by his hometown Bulls in the 2021 draft, is making about $7.5 million in the final season of his current contract.
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Illinois attorney general wins state’s first civil hate crime lawsuit
The win came among dozens of lawsuits the state has filed against the Trump administration in the past year.
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No public sign of a response to Savannah Guthrie’s message to her mother’s kidnapper
There was no public sign early Thursday of a response to NBC "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's message to her 84-year-old mother's kidnapper.
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Man who tried to shoot Trump at a Florida golf course gets life in prison
A man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison after a federal prosecutor said his crime was unacceptable "in this country or anywhere."
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‘My own government attempted to execute me,’ Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol testifies
Representatives called for immigration enforcement reform, civil liability of federal agents.
1 week ago
Search warrant reveals FBI is investigating former Carlyle police chief
The federal agency was sharing office space with the subject of the probe.
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Northwestern will open its new stadium under Friday night lights against Penn State on Oct. 2
Northwestern has played home games the past two years at a temporary lakefront facility and at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
