Hill’s Campaign Report: Will Lightfoot survive next month’s election?

Welcome to The Hill’s Campaign Report, tracking the latest news on campaigns and elections Will Lightfoot survive next month’s election?…

3 years ago

UCIP announces O’Rourke, Ryan are among new fellows for its Pritzker Fellows Program

The University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics (UCIP) announced that former Reps. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas.), and Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), who…

3 years ago

CMS surprised the medical community with a substantial change in NSA

With no warning and no apparent sense of irony, on Dec. 23, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…

3 years ago

Biden touts investments from the bipartisan infrastructure law

President Biden on Wednesday made an appeal to the value of bipartisanship during a trip to Kentucky, providing a stark…

3 years ago

Southwest Flight Cancellation: The Concequences

The federal government is zeroing in on Southwest Airlines after it canceled thousands of flights over the Christmas holidays, stranding…

3 years ago

Report 2002: 6K+ children hurt, killed by gunfire in U.S.

More than 6,000 children were hurt or killed by gunfire in the U.S. in 2022, according to the nonprofit data…

3 years ago

Mass flight cancelation because of blizzard

Thousands more flights have been delayed or canceled on Saturday amid a massive winter storm that has brought blizzard-like conditions,…

3 years ago

Japan might break out of decades of pacifism

The thinking among Japan’s deeply conservative leadership is that it’s time to break out of decades of pacifism since the…

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Friday shooting in Chicago: 2 killed, 2 wounded

The shooting Friday occurred on the grounds of the Benito Juárez Community Academy, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Two…

3 years ago

Highland Park shooting: Prosecutors allege that father helped his son obtain weapon

The father of the Highland Park shooting suspect accused of killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade is…

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Russia hit over 60 missiles across Ukraine on Friday

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched at least 60 missiles across Ukraine on Friday, officials said, reporting explosions in…

3 years ago

Elon Musk suspends journalists from Twitter

Several prominent journalists that cover Twitter and its new CEO Elon Musk were suspended from the social media platform on…

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Illinois lags behind many other states on energy efficiency policies

Despite passing a groundbreaking environmental law called CEJA last year, Illinois still lags behind many other states on energy efficiency…

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September Food Dive study: Grocery shoppers prefer expired food to save money

Grocery shoppers have become resourceful amid America’s ongoing record inflation, which has spiked grocery prices by 13% over the last…

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Report: Consumers cheat businesses with credit card charge disputes

Consumers are cheating businesses out of payments at increasing rates by fraudulently disputing credit card charges that they genuinely made.…

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Airport employees to protest on Thursday

Airport workers are turning out in huge numbers across the country on Thursday to protest what they say are low…

3 years ago

Spotify and Apple might remove Kanye West’s music from their platforms

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) urged music streaming platforms Apple Music and Spotify to remove rapper and fashion designer Ye’s…

3 years ago

Chicago prosecutor rejoins McDermott Will & Emery

A federal prosecutor who helped secure guilty pleas from multiple Illinois politicians for various corruption charges has rejoined McDermott Will…

3 years ago

Russian airfield hit by drone attacks, day after Moscow blamed Kyiv for striking two air bases

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A fire that broke out at an airport in Russia’s southern Kursk region that borders Ukraine…

3 years ago

Elon Musk’s Neuralink is under investigation

Neuralink, the medical device company owned by Elon Musk, is under investigation from a federal agency for alleged animal welfare…

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Homeland Security Secretary extends immigration protections for Haitians

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday extended immigration protections for Haitians in the United States, granting work permits and…

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China eases anti-virus restrictions and heads off demonstrations

BEIJING (AP) — More Chinese cities eased anti-virus restrictions and police patrolled their streets Thursday as the government tried to…

3 years ago

Ukrainian cancer surgeons have to work with no light on

KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Dr. Oleh Duda, a cancer surgeon at a hospital in Lviv, Ukraine, was in the middle…

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Monday’s earthquake on Java took 252 lives

CIANJUR, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities say the death toll from Monday’s earthquake on Java has leapt to 252 as more…

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23-year-old man from Northbrook sentenced to 7 ½ years in federal prison for helping ISIS

A former DePaul University student was sentenced Thursday to 7 ½ years in federal prison for using his developing computer…

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Biden honors the career of Nancy Pelosi

President Biden on Thursday honored the career of outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), saying that his fellow Democrat and ally…

3 years ago

NASA sends a crew capsule to the Moon. Is Mars the next?

NASA’s new mega moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), soared into space early Wednesday morning, lighting up the night…

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