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Welch’s pledge to help CTU sets off alarm bells
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (372+ words) Illinois House speaker doesn't appear to have the votes to put money where his mouth is....
New Illinois law aims to rein in 'snake oil' social media apps getting kids hooked on scrolling
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (204+ words) Legislation that takes effect in 2028 will put guardrails around what content social media sites like TikTok and Snapchat can feed to young users....
Trump isn't funny — just mean
9+ hour, 58+ min ago (529+ words) President Donald Trump speaks during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, at the Waldorf Astoria Washington D.C., Friday, July 24. The tuxedo and ball gown-clad lads and ladies were forced to sit through meandering gibberish about the White House UFC fight,…...
Trump is our cold-blooded leader
14+ hour, 14+ min ago (626+ words) President Donald Trump remains focused on a new ballroom, arch and falsehoods about the 2020 election while people die as a result of his policies. The feature film “Pressure,” starring Brendan Fraser as a fierce but principled General Dwight D. Eisenhower…...
Senate finally starts defying Trump
10+ hour, 2+ min ago (701+ words) Sen. Majority Leader John Thune (left) is now openly stating his frustration with President Donald Trump’s demands that Republicans pass his election-denialism Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE America Act. At the start of Donald Trump’s second term, the Senate…...
Trump's new tariffs are just as questionable as his previous ones
10+ hour, 8+ min ago (377+ words) President Donald Trump speaks during an event April 2, 2025, to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House. When you start with a predetermined policy and then go looking for a legal pretext to justify it, you are…...
Gov. JB Pritzker mulling bill passed by lawmakers to make Illinois a 'right-to-die' state
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (741+ words) Gov. JB Pritzker has yet to decide whether to sign legislation allowing terminally ill people with six months or less to live to receive medication to end their lives. Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday wouldn’t commit to signing legislation narrowly…...
Other cities also struggle with teen takeovers. What can Chicago learn from them?
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (1399+ words) At the heart of the challenge that teen takeovers pose is the balance between creating for teens living in crime-ravaged neighborhoods safe spaces to get together, while ensuring so-called “teen trends” that become violent don’t cast a pall on downtown…...
Democratic state lawmakers push to hold ICE accountable nationwide
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (504+ words) Illinois state Sen. Graciela Guzmán, D-Chicago, speaking at a news conference in November 2024 shortly after she was elected. On Wednesday, she joined lawmakers from other states to announce a push for new state laws that would allow members of the…...
Mayor makes a last appointment to Chicago school board, choosing leader on school integration plan
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (40+ words) The mayor’s office praised Connie Anderson’s work on science and technology initiatives and her help in guiding a complex school integration plan. In November, she will run for the same school board seat, giving her a leg up....