More than a month after House Republicans surprised Washington by advancing their framework for Trump’s $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts, Senate Republicans voted Thursday to start working on their version.
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Chicago Bears expected to sign veteran quarterback Case Keenum as a mentor for Caleb Williams
The Chicago Bears reportedly are expected to sign veteran quarterback Case Keenum, 37, adding a veteran presence for Caleb Williams.
President Trump’s tariff push is a race against time — and potential voter backlash
President Trump’s expansive new tariff regime reverses a decades-long global trend of lower trade barriers that will likely raise prices for U.S. consumers and threatens to sharply slow the economy.
Illinois joins 18 other states suing to block President Trump’s election order, saying it violates the Constitution
Democratic officials in Illinois and 18 other states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run their own elections.
Choose Chicago names new CEO to lead city’s tourism agency
Kristen Reynolds, 51, who has been president and CEO of Discover Long Island for nearly a decade, will take the same role at Choose Chicago.
Federal judge says she will temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states
A federal judge in Rhode Island says she’ll temporarily block the Trump administration from cutting billions in federal public health dollars.
Trial opens for suburban men charged in beating at Mount Greenwood pizza place
Nicholas Barraco testified Thursday at the bench trial of four suburban men accused of violently attacking him, some of his staff members and a patron outside his Southwest Side restaurant in a brawl that ignited outrage.
Israeli strike on a school in Gaza kills at least 27 people, Palestinian health officials say
Gaza’s Health Ministry says an Israeli airstrike has killed at least 27 Palestinians sheltering at a school in northern Gaza and wounded 70 more.
Chicago Latino Film Festival opens this weekend, with indelible ‘Memories’ and a multitude of stories
In “Memories of a Burning Body,” featured in the 41st Chicago Latino Film Festival, several women’s stories become one.
Will County judge dismisses GOP lawsuit; veto of attempt to stop 143rd widening to stand
A Will County judge dismissed a lawsuit by 10 Will County Board Republicans against County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant.