Trump Pardons Rod Blagojevich, the Former Illinois Governor
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Trump Pardons Rod Blagojevich, the Former Illinois Governor

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump signed a full pardon on Monday for Rod R. Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois who was convicted of corruption in 2011 in a scheme to sell a Senate seat being vacated by Barack Obama. “It’s my honor to do…

States Plan to Sue to Block Trump’s Federal Grants Freeze
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States Plan to Sue to Block Trump’s Federal Grants Freeze

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A coalition of state attorneys general plans to file suit on Tuesday afternoon to block an order from the White House budget office that would freeze all federal grant programs by 5 p.m. The move, which had been expected, was announced by Senator…

Chicago removes largest homeless encampment, relocates residents into apartments and shelters: report
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Chicago removes largest homeless encampment, relocates residents into apartments and shelters: report

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Chicago officials reportedly cleared the largest homeless encampment in the city after relocating some residents into apartments and shelter beds. According to the Chicago Sun Times, the encampments in Humboldt Park, amounting to “roughly 90” per city data, were removed after nearby homeowners shared…

Illinois cop Allan Reddins killed by violent career criminal — marking department’s first on-duty death in 86 years: police
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Illinois cop Allan Reddins killed by violent career criminal — marking department’s first on-duty death in 86 years: police

An Illinois police detective was shot and killed by a violent career criminal on Friday — marking the first on-duty death the quiet village of Oak Park has recorded in 86 years. Oak Park Police Detective Allan Reddins, 40, responded to a call with other officers of an armed man…

Trump supporters rip Chicago mayor to his face just before City Council rejects his tax hike
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Trump supporters rip Chicago mayor to his face just before City Council rejects his tax hike

Ahead of a Chicago City Council vote unanimously rejecting Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $300 million property tax hike, local residents addressed the council and the mayor, criticizing Johnson to his face over trying to raise taxes while catering to illegal immigrants. Among these angry locals were several supporters of President-elect Donald Trump,…

MrBeast gets lawyers to help pull billboards hacked with vile antisemitic messages
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MrBeast gets lawyers to help pull billboards hacked with vile antisemitic messages

Hackers took over two billboards outside of Chicago to display vile, antisemitic messages including “death to Israel” — bizarrely trying to pin it on YouTube sensation MrBeast, who immediately got his lawyers involved. Commuters heading home through the Chicago suburb of Northbrook — which has a large Jewish population —…

Ohio girl concedes cutting off tanker that spilled chemical last year in Illinois, killing 5
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Ohio girl concedes cutting off tanker that spilled chemical last year in Illinois, killing 5

A federal report on a tanker-truck crash a year ago in central Illinois that spilled a toxic chemical and killed five people includes an interview with a 17-year-old Ohio girl who concedes that the truck was forced off the road when she passed it with the minivan she was driving. The tanker slowed…

Escaped Mississippi inmate Justin Zimmerman wanted for murder in standoff with police at Chicago restaurant blocks away from DNC
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Escaped Mississippi inmate Justin Zimmerman wanted for murder in standoff with police at Chicago restaurant blocks away from DNC

CHICAGO — A man who escaped from a Mississippi courthouse and is wanted on murder and armed robbery charges is in a standoff with police at a restaurant in Chicago, blocks from the Democratic National Convention. Justin Zimmerman has been sought by the US Marshals Service since his escape in…

Lori Lightfoot probe into Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard released
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Lori Lightfoot probe into Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard released

The troubled Illinois village led by “Dolton Dictator” Mayor Tiffany Henyard spent more than $43,000 in Amazon purchases in a single day — even as the municipality’s finances are in shambles, according to a damning new probe. Dolton also spent big bucks on out-of-state trips and police overtime, according to…