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It’s Pritzker 3.0: Governor launches reelection amid White House speculation

It’s Pritzker 3.0: Governor launches reelection amid White House speculation

Gov. JB Pritzker embarked on his third gubernatorial campaign Thursday, with the prospect of a presidential run looming in the background.

 
Iran’s supreme leader warns against further American attacks in his first statement since ceasefire

Iran’s supreme leader warns against further American attacks in his first statement since ceasefire

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday his country had delivered a "slap to America’s face” with its strike on an American base in Qatar, and warned against any further U.S. attacks in his first public comments since a ceasefire was declared with Israel after 12 days of war.

 
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Key Medicaid provision in Trump's big tax cut and spending bill is found to violate Senate rules

Key Medicaid provision in Trump's big tax cut and spending bill is found to violate Senate rules

The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a key Medicaid provider tax overhaul that is central to President Donald Trump's big tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow to Republicans rushing to finish the massive package this week.

 
States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules

States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules

A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.

 
Durbin, Duckworth warn Iran bombings could drag U.S. into Middle East quagmire

Durbin, Duckworth warn Iran bombings could drag U.S. into Middle East quagmire

Democratic U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin panned strikes against nuclear sites in Iran ordered by President Donald Trump on Saturday in separate statements.

 
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‘It was horrific’: Elgin immigrants advocates say ramped-up deportation push brings fear, unease

‘It was horrific’: Elgin immigrants advocates say ramped-up deportation push brings fear, unease

The federal government’s expanded mass deportation operations in the Chicago area and other large cities are taking a toll on the immigrant community in Elgin, advocates said.

 
After narrow loss in 2024, Peterson making second bid for state House

After narrow loss in 2024, Peterson making second bid for state House

Months after falling less than 50 votes short of a seat in the state legislature, Maria Peterson announced Monday she will again run for the 52nd District House post.

 
US pulls funding from global vaccines group, saying it has 'ignored the science'

US pulls funding from global vaccines group, saying it has 'ignored the science'

LONDON — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the country is pulling its support from the vaccines alliance Gavi, saying the organization has “ignored the sci...

 
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NATO chief praises Trump for making Europe 'pay in a BIG way' on defense ahead of a key summit

NATO chief praises Trump for making Europe 'pay in a BIG way' on defense ahead of a key summit

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised President Donald Trump for making Europe “pay in a BIG way,” as allied leaders gathered in the Netherlands on Tuesday for a historic summit that could unite them around a new defense spending pledge or widen divisions among the 32 member countries.

 
Advocates await action on bill protecting rights of immigrant students in Illinois

Advocates await action on bill protecting rights of immigrant students in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD — Immigration rights advocates in Illinois are anxiously awaiting the governor’s signature on legislation aimed at protecting K-12 students who may be in the country without legal authorization from being denied access to a free public education.

 

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