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Six prosecutors quit after push to investigate ICE shooting victim’s widow • Chicago video gambling legalization in flux as aldermen, Mayor Brandon Johnson weigh changes
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Illinois 9th Congressional District candidate Bruce Leon drops out, backs ex-FBI agent Phil Andrew

While Bruce Leon had a slim-at-best path to victory in the congressional race, he’s backing Phil Andrew following Leon saying AIPAC pressured him to drop out to help state Sen. Laura Fine.

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Six prosecutors quit after push to investigate ICE shooting victim’s widow

Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned Tuesday over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of a woman killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent and the department’s reluctance to investigate the shooter, according to people with knowledge of their decision.

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Chicago video gambling legalization in flux as aldermen, Mayor Brandon Johnson weigh changes

Discussions between Johnson and aldermen over legalized video gambling mark the first major efforts to amend the budget passed by the City Council in December.

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As Chicago Harbor Lock faces federal cuts, Illinois senators push for more funding

President Donald Trump proposed a funding cut of more than 90% for the Harbor Lock in his fiscal year 2026 budget request. The lock is one of the nation’s busiest.

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Ex-ComEd CEO convicted in scheme to bribe Madigan joins onetime colleagues in federal prison

Pramaggiore, 67, reported Monday to a minimum-security prison camp in Marianna, Florida, about an hour’s drive west of Tallahassee, where she will serve her 2-year sentence.

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President Trump cancels meetings with Iranian officials and tells protesters ‘help is on its way’

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he’s cutting off the prospect of talks with Iranian officials amid a protest crackdown, telling Iranian citizens “help is on its way.”

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Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports

The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to deal another setback to transgender people and uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams.

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Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein probe as Republicans threaten contempt proceedings

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Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena to testify in a House committee’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.

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