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It's (almost) official: Welcome to President Donald J. Trump International Airport
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (830+ words) Despite pushback and litigation, the process is underway to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump. Reactions among state leaders and county residents have been mixed. Dissenters lament the $5. 5 million price tag and the fact that the airport…...
Ald. Marty Quinn won't run for reelection, in first City Council retirement of this cycle
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (685+ words) Longtime Southwest Side Ald. Marty Quinn on Wednesday became the first City Council member to announce his retirement at the end of this term. Quinn told the Tribune he will not run for reelection in next year's election after representing…...
Column: GOP rummaging for new voters in strange places
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (557+ words) Illinois Republicans must be scraping the bottom of the barrel. They want to enlist me in their crusade against what they see as the growing red tide in America. Or at least President Donald Trump does. That was the gist…...
Trump blasts NATO for rejecting his efforts to claim Greenland as leaders hold a summit in Turkey
6+ hour, 10+ min ago (1114+ words) ANKARA, Turkey " U. S. President Donald Trump took aim at his NATO partners at a summit in Turkey on Wednesday, saying he was unhappy with the alliance for pushing back against his efforts to take control of Greenland and for not supporting…...
Portage police to get 6% raises this year as budget tightens
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (958+ words) The Portage City Council approved 6% raises for the police department on Tuesday. The Fraternal Order of Police members approved the union contract last week. Their raises will be reflected a week from Friday, with back pay for the retroactive raises…...
Column: It's showtime for Aurora mayor's new ACCA board
21+ hour, 58+ min ago (590+ words) The debate over appointments to the Aurora Civic Center Authority board may finally be over, but the scrutiny is only beginning. The Aurora Civic Center Authority owns the Paramount Theatre, the Copley Theatre, Paramount School of the Arts and North…...
Today in History: "Flying saucer" reported near Roswell Army Air Field
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (382+ words) Today is Tuesday, July 8, the 189th day of 2025. There are 176 days left in the year. On July 8, 1947, a New Mexico newspaper, the Roswell Daily Record, quoted officials at Roswell Army Air Field as saying they had recovered a "flying saucer" that…...
Letters: Aldermanic prerogative stands in the way of a better bike lane network in Chicago
21+ hour, 48+ min ago (864+ words) Editor's note: Here is the remainder of letters from Tribune readers sharing thoughts on Chicago's bike lanes." Chicago needs a citywide connected network of bike lanes and safe pedestrian crossings, and we won't get one as long as every mile…...
Column: Supreme Court, Fed have colorful histories
21+ hour ago (595+ words) The important decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States this summer include two regarding the limits of presidential power. The Court has ruled in Trump v. Slaughter that the president has broad authority under our Constitution to remove heads…...
Chicago weighs ban on Kalshi, Polymarket bets for insider city staff
1+ day, 8+ min ago (787+ words) Chicago employees and elected officials could soon be banned from using insider knowledge to place bets on online prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. The gambling-like markets that are soaring in popularity allow users to wager on a huge, diverse,…...