President Joe Biden will deliver a farewell address to the nation Wednesday from the Oval Office, five days before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in.
Joe Biden to deliver prime-time farewell to nation on Wednesday from Oval Office
Day: January 10, 2025
US to return $52.8 million in seized assets linked to Nigeria’s former oil minister
The United States announced Friday that it would be returning $52.88 million in seized assets to Nigeria as part of a yearslong corruption probe against former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and associates, according to a joint statement by Nigeria’s minister of justice and the United States government.
La Grange Pet Parade gears up May 31 event with One Sweet Day theme
Registration is open for the 79th La Grange Pet Parade on May 31, with the 2025 theme One Sweet Day encouraging candy hand outs.
Lake Zurich trustees hear housing development plan, express concerns over density
A development group wants to turn Regal Cinema Lake Zurich into a mixed-use housing and restaurant development though the Lake Zurich trustees have worries over traffic, flooding and the proposed housing density.
Dr. Ngozi Ezike, face of Gov. JB Pritzker’s pandemic response, fined $150,000 for ethics violation
Dr. Ngozi Ezike, who headed Illinois’ pandemic response for Gov. JB Pritzker, fined $150,000 for violating a revolving-door ethics law.
Final vote to lower Chicago’s speed limit to 25 mph scheduled in City Council
Ald. Daniel La Spata notified aldermen Friday that he will move ahead with the final vote at next week’s City Council meeting.
Surging job market could prove costly for households, businesses as odds of quick rate cuts fade
U.S. job growth surged and unemployment fell last month, an unexpected show of strength that may prove costly to homebuyers and businesses who were counting on sharply lower interest rates to lower the cost of buying everything from refrigerators to homes.
Homeless man charged with stealing from same Bartlett store three times
A homeless man was charged with three counts of retail theft Thursday after being accused of stealing from the same Bartlett business three times late last year.
Ahead of CTA fiscal cliff, Mayor Brandon Johnson warns Springfield not to hold Chicago hostage for ‘political gain’
The CTA Red Line extension funding announcement doubled as an endorsement of CTA President Dorval Carter’s job performance.
Anthony Maggio gets life without parole for deaths of Lockport woman and 14-month daughter
Will County Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak sentenced Anthony Maggio to life for the Lockport murders of Ashtin Eaton and Hazel Bryant.