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Hurricane Melissa weakens as it churns across Cuba as a Category 2 storm
Hurricane Melissa was grinding across Cuba on Wednesday as a Category 2 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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House Dems eye taxes on entertainment, billionaires’ investments to fund transit
Bill would create stronger oversight board in Chicago area.
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Sean Grayson Trial: Day 8 Blog
More jury deliberations. Click here for real-time updates as they become available.
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IL Senate GOP: Protect your pocketbook
Decoupling, energy, and transit proposals are all losers for Illinoisans, say leaders.
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No verdict yet in Sean Grayson trial; deliberations resume Wednesday
Closing arguments, and about seven hours of jury deliberations Tuesday.
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IL Dems want to melt ICE
A proposal under negotiation would "protect Illinois from hostile law enforcement tactics" in some public places.
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Kelsey Grammer, 70, announces the birth of his 8th child: ‘Isn’t that lovely?’
It's a boy — named Christopher — for 70-year-old actor Kelsey Grammer and his wife Kayte Walsh. The "Frasier" star announced his latest baby news on Monday's edition of the "Pod Meets World" podcast.
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Illinois joins lawsuit to force federal government not to pause SNAP benefits
Nearly 2M Illinoisans could lose benefits as federal shutdown continues.
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40 years later, Michael J. Fox looks back on ‘Back to the Future’
It's been 40 years since "Back to the Future" debuted in theaters, but neither time, nor Parkinson's disease has done much — regardless of what he says — to diminish Fox's boyish good nature.
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Gaza ceasefire tested as Israel and Hamas exchange fire and blame
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he has ordered the army to immediately carry out "powerful strikes" in Gaza, and Hamas responded by saying it would delay handing over the body of a hostage, putting new pressure on the tenuous U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
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U.S. House Minority Leader Jeffries accelerates Illinois redistricting push
New York Democrat makes stop in Chicago, Springfield.
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Trump administration must restore grants for school counselors, judge rules
The preliminary ruling by Kymberly K. Evanson, a U.S. District Court judge in Seattle, applies only to some grantees in the sixteen Democratic-led states that challenged the Education Department's decision.
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‘We have to be good or ICE will get us’: Takeaways from Chicago children caught in immigration raids
Why did the agents tear gas a residential neighborhood?
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Chicago’s children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns
‘We’ll always be targeted.'
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Judge orders daily meetings with Border Patrol official Bovino on Chicago immigration crackdown
Bovino got an earful from U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis as soon as he settled into the witness chair in his green uniform.
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Where people in Springfield, Illinois are looking to buy homes
Stacker found out where people in Springfield are looking to buy homes using data from Realtor.com.
Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as its strongest storm since records began
Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.
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Hegseth says US carried out 3 strikes on alleged drug-running boats in eastern Pacific, killing 14
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the Eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor.
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How Americans will be celebrating Halloween, according to a new AP-NORC poll
About two-thirds of U.S. adults will celebrate Halloween in some way this year, with parents of kids under 18 especially likely to have plans, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
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A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary
A newly discovered Dr. Seuss manuscript featuring the Cat in the Hat and celebrating the United States will be published next year, just in time for America's 250th anniversary.
