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Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah college event
Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, died Wednesday after being shot at a college event, Trump said. The co-founder and CEO of the youth organization Turning Point USA, the 31-year-old Kirk is the latest victim in a spasm of political violence across the United States.
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Three people were critically wounded in shooting at a suburban Denver high school, authorities say
Three teens have been hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting at a suburban Denver high school, authorities said Wednesday. The shooting happened around midday at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, about 30 miles west of Denver, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Jacki Kelley said.
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Harris says leaving reelection decision to Biden was ‘recklessness,’ but she defends his abilities
Former Vice President Kamala Harris says it was "recklessness" for Democrats to leave it to President Joe Biden to decide whether to continue seeking another term last year, but she defends his ability to do the job, according to an excerpt of her new book.
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Potbelly is being acquired by gas station and convenience chain RaceTrac for $566 million
Potbelly has two locations in Springfield.
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The Latest: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk is fatally shot in Utah and a suspect is on the loose
Charlie Kirk is a native of the Chicago suburbs. Gov. Pritzker is among those reacting.
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Court rules Lisa Cook can remain a Fed governor while fighting Trump’s attempt to fire her
A federal court has ruled that embattled Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights President Donald Trump's efforts to fire her.
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Chicagoans change routines as immigration crackdown looms. Some carry passports and avoid stores
“They're profiling,” he said of federal agents. “My wife and I went to a wedding and I told my wife, ‘Bring your citizenship papers.'”
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Kiko weakens into a tropical storm but brings dangerous surf to Hawaii
Tropical Storm Kiko was creating high surf and rip currents for parts of Hawaii even as the system weakened just to the north of the islands, forecasters said.
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Governor tells of immigrants’ fear as ICE arrives in Chicago
Pritzker says Trump's actions are "not normal" and "anti-American."
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Hegseth and Caine visit Puerto Rico as US steps up military operations in the Caribbean
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Puerto Rico on Monday for an unexpected visit as the U.S. steps up its military operations against drug cartels in the Caribbean.
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New Chicago immigration campaign prompts confusion as city braces for federal intervention
“This ICE operation will target the criminal illegal aliens who flocked to Chicago and Illinois because they knew Governor (JB) Pritzker and his sanctuary policies would protect them and allow them to roam free on American streets,” said a statement from DHS.
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Trump note to Epstein that he denies signing is released by Congress
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released on Monday a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump, which he has denied.
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Duckworth on National Guard in Chicago, and U.N. Ambassador pick
"Let's make it clear: the President of the United States essentially just declared war on a major city in his own nation," Duckworth told CBS.
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Chicago churches urge calm resistance ahead of expected federal intervention
“You need to start telling people about your whereabouts, so you don’t disappear,” Hatch said during Sunday services at New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church.
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Potential federal intervention poses challenges for Chicago police on the ground
Chicago officials repeatedly reaffirmed the city's so-called sanctuary policies that have been place for four decades.
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Trump executive order tries to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aiming to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War — a long-telegraphed move aimed at projecting American military toughness around the globe.
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Trump’s promised immigration crackdown in Chicago could last about six weeks, suburban official says
Although details about the promised Chicago operation have been sparse, local opposition is already widespread and is building in the suburbs. State and city leaders have said they plan to sue the Trump administration.
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A wildly popular 15-year-old computer whiz is becoming the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint
In the lead-up to Acutis' canonization on Sunday, it's all Acutis, all the time at the Blessed Carlo Acutis Parish and school in Chicago.
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Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Democratic states
Illinois is included in the reported investigation.
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Trump administration files complaint over Illinois laws allowing in-state tuition, scholarships for undocumented students
This comes less than a month after Pritzker signed a plan into law to ensure any student living in the state can be considered for financial aid options.