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Is truth whatever you want it to be?
11+ hour, 38+ min ago (450+ words) Ryan P. Carney, of St. Charles, warms up in an alley before an appearance with the folk group Antony and the Tramps at the Glenwood Avenue Arts Festival in 2015. If you look down enough alleys in Chicago, you will eventually see…...
DOJ went after protesters in Chicago and other cities for felony assault, but failed to get convictions
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (797+ words) The Associated Press' analysis focused on arrests made during protests last summer and fall in LA, Chicago, Portland, Oregon, and Washington, D.C. — cities with significant protests where President Donald Trump sought to or successfully deployed the National Guard....
Mass honors Silverio Villegas González a year after he was killed by ICE in Franklin Park
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (35+ words) Villegas González had dropped his kids off at school and was headed to work when he was shot by an immigration agent at Grand Avenue and Emerson Street in Franklin Park on Sept. 12, 2025....
Roger Simon, beloved Sun-Times political columnist, dies at 78
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (495+ words) The Chicago-born journalist was known for his political commentary, notable for both humor and wit....
Illinois officials put pressure on Trump administration to restore crisis lifeline for LGBTQ+ youth
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (625+ words) Illinois officials said it’s time to put pressure on the Trump administration to restore a lifeline they say can save the lives of LGBTQ+ youth experiencing mental health crises. Officials, including U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, are pushing the administration to…...
Trump makes 9/11 about himself with lies
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (532+ words) President Donald Trump claps Tuesday after speaking during the Tunnel to Towers Foundation event for the 25th anniversary of 9/11, on the Ellipse near the White House. There was a reason organizers of the 9/11 ceremony in Manhattan told President Donald Trump he…...
Sept. 11-spawned surveillance is ravaging the country
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (467+ words) My dad was questioned by the FBI after a neighbor combed through our trash after 9/11. Now Big Tech is doing the spying....
Independent governor candidate Collin Corbett aims to give voters ‘a home again’ in polarized Illinois
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (485+ words) A fiscal conservative who supports abortion rights and opposes much of the Trump agenda, Corbett says there's a middle ground in the rematch between Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker and Republican challenger Darren Bailey....
9 killed, 30 wounded over Labor Day weekend in Chicago
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (271+ words) Nine people were killed and dozens more were shot in Chicago over the Labor Day holiday weekend. Despite a broader decline in violence, eight people were killed and 30 others were wounded in shootings over the weekend, mainly on the South…...
Illinois Democrats ask DHS inspector general to investigate federal agents for excessive force
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (428+ words) A rapid responder blows a whistle as federal immigration enforcement agents in CHicago stop a group of people to question their citizenship in November 2025. Several members of the Illinois congressional delegation are calling for the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector…...