Cook County commissioners approved amendments to President Toni Preckwinkle’s $9.94 billion 2025 budget and took their final 17-0 vote in the span of about an hour.
Cook County budget passes without property tax or fee increases
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Will County Board member Vince Logan, who won reelection, questions election integrity
Will County Board member Vince Logan sowed doubts into the integrity of the election process via now-deleted Facebook posts.
Here are the people Donald Trump has picked for key positions so far
President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, and it’s shaping up much differently than his first. Here’s a look at whom he has selected so far.
Matt Gaetz withdraws as Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general
Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on the former congressman’s ability to be confirmed as the nation’s chief federal law enforcement officer.
Elon Musk’s budget crusade could cause a constitutional clash in Trump’s second term
When Elon Musk first suggested a new effort to cut the size of government, Donald Trump didn’t seem to take it seriously. His eventual name for the idea sounded like a joke too. It would be called the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, a reference to an online meme featuring a surprised-looking dog from Japan.
‘Burst of accumulating snowfall’ and high winds causing slippery travel conditions in Chicago, national weather service says
A “burst of accumulating snowfall” hitting Chicago Thursday morning into early afternoon, will likely lead to slippery travel conditions, according to the National Weather Service. Kevin Doom, a meteorologist with Chicago’s weather service, said the snow — which is expected to be heavy at times — will spread north to south throughout the metro area. It will accumulate at a rate of about one inch per hour during the heaviest bursts in the morning and possibly stretching into the afternoon, he said. A winter weather advisory is in effect across Chicago and much of northern Illinois from 7 a.m. Thursday […]
‘A Man on the Inside’ review: A retiree becomes a retirement home spy
Ted Danson plays a widower who is lonely and adrift who starts working for a private eye undercover at a retirement community in this Netflix comedy from Mike Schur.
Illinois high court overturns convictions for Jussie Smollett in alleged hoax
In a stunning move, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned the convictions for former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, finding that a special prosecutor’s decision to retry him violated his rights after the Cook County state’s attorney’s office previously dropped all charges against him.
1 killed, 13 hurt in South Side traffic crash involving CTA bus
The occupants of one vehicle, which was stolen and contained four guns, were placed in custody and taken to the hospital with injuries
Big Ten football this weekend: All eyes will be on No. 5 Indiana at No. 2 Ohio State
Ohio State has beaten Indiana 28 straight times since Indiana posted back-to-back victories in 1987-88.