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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear whether children born in the U.S., including to undocumented parents, automatically receive birthright citizenship. The fight centers on the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause. Days after taking office, President ...
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Homan: ICE Will Stay at Airports for Now
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Border czar Tom Homan says ICE agents will stay at airports until enough TSA workers are back on the job. Homan adds that those TSA workers who went without pay for over a month should finally see paychecks arrive as early as today or Tuesday. Federal a...
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(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- Senators will debate the SAVE America Act for a fourth day today but Republicans appear to have gained no Democratic support. The bill needs 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. "If a body of 100 people can't find 60 votes for an issue that's an 80-...
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Jesse Jackson Dead at 84
(CHICAGO) -- Jesse Jackson, a longtime civil rights leader and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, died Tuesday morning at the age of 84. "Our father was a servant leader - not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around th...
Feb 17, 2026
AG Targets Online Gambling Platforms
(CHICAGO) -- The Illinois Gaming Board, in coordination with the Illinois Attorney General's office, has issued more than 60 cease-and-desist letters to entities allegedly operating illegal online casino and online sweepstakes gaming platforms in Illinois. The cease-and-desi...
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Homan Makes Deal in Minnesota
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Border Czar Tom Homan announced this morning that 700 agents will be withdrawn from Minnesota in exchange for illegal immigrants being held by local police. Homan says he has been seeing an unprecedented amount of collaboration from local jails in allowi...
Feb 04, 2026
Another Contender Enters Ring to Replace Chuy
(CHICAGO) -- Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th), a Democratic Socialist, announced his candidacy for Illinois' 4th Congressional District as an Independent candidate on Wednesday., launching a campaign rooted in progress and the unyielding belief that working families must come ...
Jan 29, 2026
BBB Alert: Fraudsters will "Return" in Full Force for Tax Season
(CHICAGO) -- With new tax code changes, the public must be extra careful to avoid scams when filing taxes this time. As tax season opened Monday, the Better Business Bureau warns the public about elaborate schemes con artists will use to steal your money, bank account, and p...
Jan 28, 2026
Human Rights Ordinance to Include Term Antisemitism
(CHICAGO) -- As Chicago remembers the 81st Anniversary of the the liberation of Jews at Auschwitz, leaders and organizations across the region are praising recent efforts by Ald. Raymond Lopez, Ald. Debra Silverstein, and others, along with student leaders Michael Kaminsky a...
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