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Apr 29, 2024

Michigan Attorney General Executes Search Warrants on Google and X in Ongoing 2020 Fake Trump Electors Probe

The warrants make clear that Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is still gathering new information in her probe, nine months after she charged the state’s fake electors with forgery and other crimes for signing certificates falsely claiming Donald Trump won the state in 2020.

Apr 29, 2024

Northwestern to Allow ‘Peaceful Demonstrations’ on Campus After Reaching Agreement With Protesters

Protests began on the Evanston campus and at universities across the country in recent weeks amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

Apr 29, 2024

Efforts to Add Abortion Protections to the Illinois Constitution Cool as Election-Year Focus Turns to Other States

State legislators would need to vote by May 5 to place a question on the November ballot, and key players indicate there’s no effort to do so despite earlier talk at state government’s highest levels after Roe v. Wade was dismantled by the U.S. Supreme Court almost two years ago.

Apr 29, 2024

Illinois Lawmakers Unveil Proposal to Merge CTA, Metra and Pace; Plan Would Replace RTA and Add $1.5B in New Funding

Backers of the MMA plan say siloed agencies have long competed for funding, failed to integrate fares for passengers and aren’t delivering the service riders should be able to depend on.

Apr 29, 2024

Affluent Americans Are Driving US Economy and Likely Delaying Need for Fed Rate Cuts

Older Americans are fueling a sustained boost to the U.S. economy. Benefiting from outsize gains in the stock and housing markets over the past several years, they are accounting for a larger share of consumer spending — the principal driver of economic growth — than ever before.

Apr 29, 2024

Tractor-Trailers With No One Aboard? The Future is Near for Self-Driving Trucks on US Roads

The image of a fully loaded, 80,000-pound driverless truck weaving around cars on a super-highway at 65 mph or more may strike a note of terror. A poll conducted in January by AAA found that a decisive majority of American drivers — 66% — said they would fear riding in an autonomous vehicle.

Apr 29, 2024

Officials Announce $100K in Rewards for Information Leading to Arrest of Suspect in Officer Luis Huesca's Killing

The Chicago Police Department over the weekend announced that an arrest warrant had been issued for 22-year-old Xavier L. Tate Jr., who is being sought in connection with Huesca’s death.

Apr 29, 2024

2 People Killed in Weekend Shootings Across Chicago: Police

According to Chicago Police Department data, 16 people were shot between Friday evening and Sunday night.

Apr 27, 2024

No. 1 NFL Draft Pick Caleb Williams Realizes All Eyes Are on Him and He’s Embracing the Chicago Attention

The former Southern California star was ready to embrace the attention after the Chicago Bears grabbed him with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. 

Apr 26, 2024

Week in Review: Bears Pitch Domed Lakefront Stadium; Pro-Palestinian Protests at Northwestern

The Bears unveil plans for a $4.75 billion state-of-the-art domed lakefront stadium. And pro-Palestinian Northwestern students and staff protest the war in Gaza.

Apr 26, 2024

Immigrant Advocates Tout New Report Showing Benefits of State-Funded Health Plans

Immigrant rights advocates on Friday continued to push for one of their top budget priorities: full funding for state-run health care programs that benefit noncitizens, regardless of their immigration status.

Apr 26, 2024

The Joffrey Ballet Reaps an Extraordinary Work of Dance Theater With ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’: Review

It is a very good bet that you have never seen (and might never see) anything quite like Alexander Ekman’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” writes WTTW News theater critic Hedy Weiss. She calls the show a wild and crazy dream-come-to-life that is brilliantly performed.

Apr 26, 2024

Cook County Democrats Tap Commissioner to Replace Karen Yarbrough, Pick Interim Clerk

Leaders of the Cook County Democratic Party selected Cook County Commissioner Monica Gordon to run in the November general election to replace Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, who died April 7.

Apr 26, 2024

Former Foxtrot Employees Rally to Demand Back Pay After Abrupt Store Closures, Layoffs

The upscale grocery retailers Foxtrot and Dom’s Kitchen and Market announced Tuesday they would cease operations, shuttering 35 stores across Chicago, Austin, Dallas and the D.C. area.

Apr 26, 2024

Doctors Seeing More Syphilis Patients With Unusual and Severe Symptoms, Study Shows

Syphilis cases are surging across the U.S. In 2022, there were more than 207,000 syphilis cases reported, the highest number since the 1950s, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.