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Its primary election day in Illinois
Illinois voters are deciding primaries Tuesday for six open U.S. House and Senate seats that will spur a new generation of leadership in the state's heavily Democratic congressional delegation. The re...
Mar 17, 2026
A new Northwestern study finds subway riders are impacted by climate change
Commuters, residents and tourists who take to social media during warm months to complain about sweltering subway systems in New York, Boston and London should feel vindicated - new research says they...
Mar 10, 2026
The House prepares to vote on a war powers resolution to stop the U.S. attack on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House is preparing to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump's attack on Iran, a sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening conflict th...
Mar 05, 2026
Four soldiers killed in the war with Iran have been identified
Sgt. Declan Coady had been sending his family updates from Kuwait every hour or two after the U.S. and Israel launched their military campaign against Iran, letting them know he was OK, even as Iran l...
Mar 04, 2026
Thousands of travelers stranded as the war with Iran continues
Tens of thousands of people, from Romanian religious pilgrims to tourists and diplomats' family members, are stranded across the Middle East as the Iran war spreads. Major airlines have canceled fligh...
Mar 03, 2026
An Illinois Congresswoman introduces a bill that would bar DHS from using a full body restraint
The Department of Homeland Security would be barred from using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP under a new bill introduced in the House on Wednesday. The "Full-Body Restraint Prohibition ...
Feb 25, 2026
Jesse Jackson remembered by his family and the Chicago City Council
The city of Chicago owes civil rights icon the Reverend Jesse Jackson a debt of gratitude, that from Mayor Johnson today as he spoke ahead of a moment of silence to remember Jackson who died on Tuesda...
Feb 18, 2026
The heads of ICE and Customs and Border Protection in the hot seat on Capitol Hill
The heads of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda are testifying in Congress, parrying questions over how they are prosecuting immigration enforcement inside Amer...
Feb 10, 2026
Breaking: The man convicted of trying to assassinate President Trump at his Florida golf course sentenced
The man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 has been sentenced to life in prison. Ryan Routh appeared before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in...
Feb 04, 2026
Shutdown Continues, House Could Vote Today
(WASHINGTON, DC.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) believes the House will align with the Senate and end the partial government shutdown today. Some conservatives are grumbling that Republicans ar...
Feb 03, 2026
