Announcing a new round of appointments to the Chicago Board of Education Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson named Sean Harden as the new president of the 21-member body to be seated in January.
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Chicago Stars and Sky make the case for equality in a stadium public funding bill hearing
Members of the Chicago Stars and Sky organizations testified Monday in support of a bill amendment to ensure public stadium funding equality.
Man tied to Washington Federal embezzlement scheme sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison
A man who was found guilty in 2023 for his role in a decadelong, $31 million embezzlement scheme that brought down Washington Federal Bank for Savings in 2017 was sentenced Monday. Marek Matczuk was sentenced to 155 months, or nearly 13 years, in prison, said Joseph Fitzpatrick, an assistant U.S. attorney. Matczuk was also ordered […]
Medical debt totaling $30 million to be paid off in Connecticut
Connecticut has become the latest state to begin notifying its eligible citizens that some or all of their medical debt will soon be paid off, officials announced Monday.
TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it’s sold
TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-based parent company agreed to sell it.
Tinley Park challengers to appeal after being knocked off ballot
Tinley Together Party candidates led my Michael Maloney for mayor said they will appeal after their petitions were ruled invalid
Former Madigan aide testifies contract for Eddie Acevedo was ‘kind of a joke’
A former top aide to ex-Speaker Michael Madigan continued his testimony as a government witness against his old boss.
Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about phony bribery scheme involving the Bidens
A former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.
Donald Trump says he will ‘look at’ pardon for embattled New York mayor Eric Adams
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday said in a far-ranging news conference that he would consider pardoning embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams. Separately he called on the Biden administration to stop selling off unused portions of border wall that were purchased but not installed during his first administration.
As Trump threatens mass deportations, Central America braces for an influx of vulnerable migrants
As dozens of deported migrants pack into a sweltering airport facility in San Pedro Sula, Norma sits under fluorescent lights clutching a foam cup of coffee and a small plate of eggs – all that was waiting for her in Honduras.