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Chicago Teachers Union files grievance over wage theft, pressures CPS for contract settlement
15/01/2025

Chicago Teachers Union files grievance over wage theft, pressures CPS for contract settlement

Chicago Teachers Union officials filed a grievance with Chicago Public Schools alleging that the district is shorting some educators’ wages.

Tails, duct tape and Chevy Camaros: Inside the FBI investigation of the ‘furries’ chlorine attack
15/01/2025

Tails, duct tape and Chevy Camaros: Inside the FBI investigation of the ‘furries’ chlorine attack

The Midwest FurFest convention was on as usual in December 2014 when people started to get sick. Authorities directed conventiongoers to evacuate and one person was seen fleeing the area wearing “a…

South Korean law enforcement officers enter presidential compound to detain impeached Yoon
15/01/2025

South Korean law enforcement officers enter presidential compound to detain impeached Yoon

Hundreds of law enforcement officers entered the residential compound of South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol early Wednesday in their second attempt to detain him over his imposition of…

Chicago suffers credit downgrade following agency warning over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget
15/01/2025

Chicago suffers credit downgrade following agency warning over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget

An S&P analyst said Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2025 budget left a structural imbalance “that we expect will make balancing the budget in 2026 and outyears more challenging.”

Chicago teen charged with killing mom’s ex during New Years Day custody handoff in Indiana
15/01/2025

Chicago teen charged with killing mom’s ex during New Years Day custody handoff in Indiana

A Chicago teen is facing charges for killing his mother’s ex during a custody handoff in Indiana.

Supervisor Tiffany Henyard sues two Thornton Township trustees over meeting absences
14/01/2025

Supervisor Tiffany Henyard sues two Thornton Township trustees over meeting absences

Thornton Township Trustees Chris Gonzalez and Carmen Carlisle are sued by Supervisor Tiffany Henyard for not attending meetings.

Eight candidates vying for Calumet Township trustee; Gary councilman no longer running
14/01/2025

Eight candidates vying for Calumet Township trustee; Gary councilman no longer running

As a caucus approaches Thursday, eight candidates have filed to run for Calumet Township trustee, with the latest application received 30 minutes before the deadline.

Elgin man convicted of sexually assaulting and abusing a child younger than 13
14/01/2025

Elgin man convicted of sexually assaulting and abusing a child younger than 13

An Elgin man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting and abusing a girl under the age of 13.

Election finance reports a mixed picture in south suburbs; Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard paying own way in bid for 2nd te...
14/01/2025

Election finance reports a mixed picture in south suburbs; Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard paying own way in bid for 2nd term

Campaign finance reports show Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard paying own way in bid for second term.

Speaker Johnson orders US Capitol flags raised to full height for Donald Trump’s inauguration
14/01/2025

Speaker Johnson orders US Capitol flags raised to full height for Donald Trump’s inauguration

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday ordered that flags at the U.S. Capitol be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day, pausing a 30-day flag-lowering order following the death of former P…

Police from Indian Head Park, La Grange Park lauded for armed robbery response
14/01/2025

Police from Indian Head Park, La Grange Park lauded for armed robbery response

Indian Head Park officials lauded police Det. John Kissane and La Grange Park Police for their response to a violent crime.

Michelle Obama will skip Donald Trump inauguration, but ex-Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush will be there
14/01/2025

Michelle Obama will skip Donald Trump inauguration, but ex-Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush will be there

Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she is not attending a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their spou…

‘So you elected to put a knife into his back?’: Madigan grilled over comments about Cullerton
14/01/2025

‘So you elected to put a knife into his back?’: Madigan grilled over comments about Cullerton

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan was grilled at his corruption trial on Tuesday about a comment caught on federal wiretaps, when Madigan said he “put a knife” into then-Senate Presi…

Adam Jahns, who oversaw expansion of Cragin Federal Bank, dies at 96
14/01/2025

Adam Jahns, who oversaw expansion of Cragin Federal Bank, dies at 96

Adam Jahns, longtime CEO of Chicago’s Cragin Federal Savings and Loan, has died.

Joe Biden signs executive order aimed at growing AI infrastructure in the US
14/01/2025

Joe Biden signs executive order aimed at growing AI infrastructure in the US

President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to ensure the infrastructure needed for advanced AI operations, such as large-scale data cen…

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, faces crucial test at confirmation hearing
14/01/2025

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, faces crucial test at confirmation hearing

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, calls himself a “change agent” heading into a potentially explosive confirmation hearing Tuesday as senators question whet…

Less than an inch of snow expected Tuesday with below zero windchills
14/01/2025

Less than an inch of snow expected Tuesday with below zero windchills

Weather officials are expecting less than an inch of snow before 9 a.m. Tuesday accompanied with below zero windchills.

Special counsel report says Donald Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’
14/01/2025

Special counsel report says Donald Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’

Special counsel Jack Smith said his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, writing in a much-ant…

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