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Chicago Bears stadium bill gets initial approval from Indiana House with minor amendment • Chicago Park District pushes $630M plan to revamp Soldier Field post-Bears
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Monday, February 23, 2026

How Trump will use his State of the Union address to sell skeptical midterm voters on his plans

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday is likely to be a test run of the message Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate.

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Chicago Bears stadium bill gets initial approval from Indiana House with minor amendment

The Indiana bill outlining a financial structure for a Chicago Bears stadium in Hammond advanced in the Indiana House on second reading.

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Chicago Park District pushes $630M plan to revamp Soldier Field post-Bears

The Park District pitched state officials on converting the 61,500-seat venue to a destination for concerts and other special events once the Bears leave.

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Bill aimed at tackling fraud passes Indiana House in final week

A Senate bill aimed at tackling welfare fraud passed out of the House Monday as the Indiana legislature begins its final week of the 2026 legislative session.

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Chicago’s newest snowplow name ‘Abolish ICE,’ Mayor Brandon Johnson says

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced “Abolish ICE” as the winner of a citywide snow plow name contest. He had earlier given it a “full and complete” endorsement.

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FBI director invites fresh scrutiny over travels with appearance at US men’s hockey team celebration

When the U.S. men’s hockey team retreated to their locker room to celebrate their Olympics gold medal win, they were joined by a special guest from the United States: FBI Director Kash Patel.

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Police in Britain arrest Peter Mandelson, a former ambassador, in probe into Epstein ties

British police on Monday arrested Peter Mandelson, a former U.K. ambassador to the United States, in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Niles referendum in March primary election asks about new term limits for mayor, trustees

A decade after setting the current rules for mayor, trustee term limits in Niles, a ballot referendum asks about it again. This time, a candidate would be limited to five terms in same office.

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