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Mayor Brandon Johnson formally kicks off reelection campaign
19+ hour, 35+ min ago (433+ words) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his record on a variety of issues during a wide-ranging forum on Wednesday afternoon. Natalie Martinez has a recap. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson formally announced plans to seek reelection on Sunday, ending months of speculation…...
GOP congressman from Wisconsin swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a lake
22+ hour, 55+ min ago (268+ words) Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency…...
‘We’re just getting started:’ Mayor Brandon Johnson officially launches reelection bid
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (457+ words) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson defended his record on a variety of issues during a wide-ranging forum on Wednesday afternoon. Natalie Martinez has a recap. After months of speculation, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is officially launching a bid for a second…...
Cook County judge has deputies placed in custody for refusing to unshackle murder defendant
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (540+ words) A Cook County judge had two sheriff’s deputies detained this week for refusing to unshackle a man facing murder charges so he could embrace his family — a move the deputies’ union described as “an outrageous abuse of the court’s authority....
How 9/11 is remembered by first responders born after the tragedy
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (27+ words) NBC 5 Chicago How 9/11 is remembered by first responders born after the tragedy...
Illinois' ‘aid-in-dying' law set to take effect this weekend
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (21+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Illinois' ‘aid-in-dying' law set to take effect this weekend...
Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry is getting a facelift. See renderings
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (179+ words) A plan to overhaul the front entrance to Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry gained approval on Thursday. The museum, located at 5700 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood, will undergo renovations on its North Portico as…...
Trump’s $5,000 ‘dividend’ offer sparks intense criticism, questions of legality – NBC Chicago
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (25+ words) Trump's $5,000 ‘dividend' offer sparks intense criticism, questions of legality NBC 5 Chicago Trump's $5,000 ‘dividend' offer sparks intense criticism, questions of legality...
Cook County State's Attorney O'Neill Burke defends lack of Midway Blitz prosecutions
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (25+ words) nbcchicago.com Cook County State's Attorney O'Neill Burke defends lack of Midway Blitz prosecutions...
‘Not the Sopranos:' Gambling, extortion case has Indiana court swamped with evidence
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (428+ words) What is shaping up as a mammoth federal prosecution of an alleged illicit gambling racket features a staggering amount of evidence, as Chuck Goudie reports. The lead defense attorney in a case that has been tinged with references to the…...