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U.S. Pilot Still Being Held In Guinea
(Guinea, Africa) -- A Chicago-area pilot who continues to be held in Guinea after a routine fuel stop still hasn't had any help from the U.S. Government. Brad Schlenker is no longer in a Guinea jail but remains on house arrest at a hotel. "The administration is not doin...
3h ago
Waymo begins testing in Chicago as bill seeks to legalize autonomous vehicles
In downtown Chicago, people have been spotting Google's Waymo automated vehicles testing and mapping the Windy City's streets. For now, the autonomous vehicles must be driven by a human, as the industry seeks the endorsement of state lawmakers. For the last year, legislators...
6h ago
Texas Overtakes Florida as Top Interstate Migration Target
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- In 2022 Texas and Florida each gained a new resident every four and a half minutes, while California lost a resident every two and a half minutes, according to a new report National Taxpayers Union Foundation released Tuesday. The 2022 data from the IRS...
Apr 07, 2026
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Chicago announces Tourism Improvement District
Chicago is promoting a new tax, on certain hotel stays in the city. City Council approved the so called Tourism Improvement District earlier this year, and it impacts bigger hotels in certain neighborhoods. The total tax on a hotel stay in Chicago is now 19 percent. Mayor Br...
6h ago
Waymo begins testing in Chicago as bill seeks to legalize autonomous vehicles
In downtown Chicago, people have been spotting Google's Waymo automated vehicles testing and mapping the Windy City's streets. For now, the autonomous vehicles must be driven by a human, as the industry seeks the endorsement of state lawmakers. For the last year, legislators...
6h ago
Bulls fire VP Arturas Karnisovas, GM Marc Eversley
The Chicago Bulls have fired executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley, the team announced Monday. Karnisovas and Eversley were hired to run the Bulls front office at the start of the 2020-21 season and went 224-25...
Apr 07, 2026
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...
Feb 06, 2026
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
