The Trump administration is restoring jobs for dozens of National Park Service employees fired amid government-wide reductions and hiring nearly 3,000 additional seasonal workers, following an uproar over an aggressive plan to downsize the agency.
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Jerry ‘Iceman’ Butler, former Cook County commissioner and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, dies at 85
Jerry “The Iceman” Butler, a Chicago singer who co-founded the popular vocal R&B group the Impressions and later served 32 years as a Cook County Board member, has died at the age of 85.
Nurses, doctors at Park Forest health center push back on parking policy: ‘This is not OK’
Nurses and doctors at Ludeman Developmental Center in Park Forest protest over a new parking policy that as led to towed vehicles.
Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested near Capitol on assault charge after press conference
Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested Friday near the U.S. Capitol on a charge that he assaulted a woman protesting a gathering attended by Tarrio and others who received presidential pardons for crimes stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in the nation’s capital.
Top immigration enforcement official reassigned amid frustrations over mass deportation effort
The top official in charge of carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda has been reassigned amid concerns that the deportation effort isn’t moving fast enough.
AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech
The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the 10-day blocking of its journalists.
Afternoon Briefing: Chicago’s frigid temps are just right for competitive ice swimmer
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here’s what is happening today.
Three shot and killed outside Louisville motor vehicle office, police say
Three people were shot and killed outside a motor vehicle office in Louisville on Friday, police said.
President Donald Trump spars with Maine’s governor at the White House over transgender athletes
President Donald Trump sparred with Maine’s Democratic governor during a meeting of governors at the White House on Friday over his his executive order on transgender athletes.
Botched police raid victim calls on Mayor Brandon Johnson to pass long-sought warrant reform
on the 6th anniversary of the wrong-house raid that left her handcuffed and naked in her home, Anjanette Young said she is “still demanding that those in power keep their promise.”