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‘Many live paycheck to paycheck’: Shutdown will impact local workers, airports and services, stakeholders say

‘Many live paycheck to paycheck’: Shutdown will impact local workers, airports and services, stakeholders say

Thousands of city and suburban federal employees will be without pay with courts and pollution monitoring impacted by shutdown.

 
Cook County offering homeowners $1,000 to help pay taxes

Cook County offering homeowners $1,000 to help pay taxes

Cook County officials on Monday announced the opening of the Cook County Homeowner Relief Fund, a $15 million program to help homeowners who’ve seen their property tax bills rise substantially in recent years.

 
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‘We’re going into Chicago very soon:’ Trump doubles down on military presence threat

‘We’re going into Chicago very soon:’ Trump doubles down on military presence threat

President Donald Trump said cities like Chicago should be used as “training grounds for our military” and promised swift action in a speech to high-ranking generals Tuesday. Meanwhile, Gov. JB Pritzker said “there’s something genuinely wrong” with president, and suggested the 25th Amendment.

 
Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty

Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty

Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.

 
House speaker unsure if there’s enough support for Bears stadium tax break

House speaker unsure if there’s enough support for Bears stadium tax break

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch on Tuesday expressed uncertainty about whether tax break legislation that could lead to a Bears move to Arlington Heights will pass.

 
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Democrats announce plan to fill state House 42 vacancy

Democrats announce plan to fill state House 42 vacancy

The Democratic Party of DuPage County announced Monday how it will fill the seat of 42nd District state Rep. Terra Costa Howard, a Glen Ellyn Democrat.

 
Pritzker calls federal deployment ‘an attack on the Constitution’

Pritzker calls federal deployment ‘an attack on the Constitution’

The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to send 100 military troops to Chicago, according to Gov. JB Pritzker, who assailed the move as the Trump administration’s ...

 
Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago, as border chief says people arrested based on ‘how they look’

Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago, as border chief says people arrested based on ‘how they look’

While dozens of federal immigration agents took individuals into custody during a winding patrol through downtown Chicago on Sunday, a top U.S. Border Patrol official told WBEZ the agents were arresting people based on “how they look.”

 
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Trump tells a roomful of silent generals to join a ‘war from within’

Trump tells a roomful of silent generals to join a ‘war from within’

President Donald Trump delivered a meandering address to an unprecedented gathering of the country’s top military leaders, railing against his predecessor, celebrating ta...

 
Trump, Netanyahu agree to plan to end Gaza war and await word from Hamas

Trump, Netanyahu agree to plan to end Gaza war and await word from Hamas

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday they’ve agreed to a plan to end the war in Gaza, but it’s unclear whether Hamas will accept the terms.

 

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