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Chicago Sun-Times - Politics

Attorney General Raoul hosts other AGs in town hall on pain of Trump administration policies

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Northwestern University cuts 425 positions amid Trump funding freeze

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Former President Joe Biden returns to Chicago Thursday to address National Bar Association

15 hours ago

Cook County Democrats nod to Croke and no-slate decision in Senate race

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You never actually own a City Council seat, you merely look after it for the next generation

6 days ago

New sales tax revenue will help mass transit, but there's still a long way to go

6 days ago

Have you faced discrimination on car insurance pricing? Alexi Giannoulias, AARP want to hear

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Former Cook County assessor official gets probation after helping feds

17 hours ago

Mayor Johnson's crossroads — budget decisions that will define his financial stewardship of Chicago

20 hours ago

Pritzker signs 2 gun safety bills, one fining firearm owners who improperly store guns

21 hours ago

Casten, House Democrats urge insurers to keep paying for vaccines amid RFK Jr.-led changes

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Trump order targets homelessness visibility, not solutions, advocates say

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Chip Mitchell | WBEZ

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PPP fraud in Illinois sees nearly 375 government workers implicated, state watchdog finds

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Chicago federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit over sanctuary policies

2 days ago

Gov. JB Pritzker open to Democratic remap retaliation if Texas GOP moves lines: 'Everything is on the table'

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Mayor names acting commissioner for Transportation Department to replace Tom Carney

4 days ago

ComEd Bribery Trial

2 months ago

Dozens write letters vouching for ex-ComEd lobbyist Jay Doherty ahead of his sentencing for corruption

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Dave McKinney | WBEZ

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Chicago's crime decline is part of a national trend, researchers say

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Anna Savchenko | WBEZ

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Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools

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Collin Binkley | AP

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Chicago promised a better way to handle mental health crisis calls, but CARE program is struggling

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Chicago's federal judges choose Andrew Boutros as top prosecutor

4 days ago

Just like their flock, Catholic priests are deeply divided politically, based on their campaign contributions

5 days ago

Last remnant of Columbus statue being removed from Grant Park as city looks to add 'rotating art'

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Chicago Corruption Trials

3 months ago

Madigan's political fixer gets 2-year prison sentence: 'You preferred secrecy and lies'

5 days ago

Johnson breaks ground on $40 million affordable housing complex at former Robert Taylor Homes

6 days ago

City to invest $40 million to modernize shelters for unhoused people

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