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Dec 15, 2025
The U.S. has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia's nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend, U.S. officials said Monday.
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Dec 15, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia wasn't an activist and he didn't choose to become locked in to what has become one of the most contentious immigration issues of the Trump administration, his lawyer told The Associated Press on Monday.
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Dec 15, 2025
Colleagues said Bauer transformed the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, minimizing the impact of politics on hiring and prosecutions.
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Dec 15, 2025
Leading Jewish groups in the United States are urging all Jewish organizations to ratchet up security measures at public events — including restrictions on access — following the deadly mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration on a popular Australian beach.
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Dec 15, 2025
Reputed Four Corner Hustlers boss Labar "Bro Man" Spann is once again facing life in prison after being convicted in a retrial of racketeering conspiracy involving four gangland murders, including the infamous contract killing of Latin Kings boss Rudy "Kato" Rangel.
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Dec 15, 2025
Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 staff is giving very positive reviews to its new offices
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Dec 15, 2025
Vandals destroyed Lake Street Church of Evanston's Nativity. It replaced Mary with a sign saying she's in immigration detention.
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Dec 15, 2025
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker last week headlined a Democratic fundraiser in Los Angeles co-hosted by Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner.
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Dec 15, 2025
It was a dynasty seemingly spared of jealousy, cynicism and rage, or ambulances and police tape and 911 calls.
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Dec 15, 2025
Four of the nation's top retail stores failed to promptly pull contaminated infant formula tied to a dangerous botulism outbreak from their shelves, federal health officials said in warning letters posted Monday.
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Dec 15, 2025
The Trump administration said Monday in a court filing that the president's White House ballroom construction project must continue for reasons of national security.
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Dec 15, 2025
Within days of the Senate voting against mid-census redistricting, two Senators — who voted in favor of House Bill 1032 — announced major changes in their roles, which isn't uncommon after a majority party fails to pass a piece of legislation.
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Dec 15, 2025
Anthony Geary, the actor who defined soap opera stardom as Luke Spencer on "General Hospital," has died. He was 78.
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Dec 15, 2025
A federal judge on Monday ordered a Customs and Border Protection agent held without bond on charges he used his gun and badge to force his way into hotel rooms and rob and sexually assault at least four prostitutes in Chicago's suburbs.
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Dec 15, 2025
Tinley Park police Cmdr. Patrick St. John, a 27-year veteran, resigned Friday after being charged with domestic battery.
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Dec 15, 2025
A Gary police officer shot a 20-year-old man during a service call Sunday, officials said.
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Dec 15, 2025
Political veteran George Cardenas has likely won his way back on the March Democratic primary ballot after resurrecting hundreds of petition signatures.
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Dec 15, 2025
Nearly 23% of Illinois high school students said they drank alcohol within the last 30 days when surveyed in 2021, according to a report released Monday.
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Dec 15, 2025
Michele Singer Reiner, a photographer and producer who inspired the happy conclusion in the 1980s romantic comedy "When Harry Met Sally…," has died.
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Dec 15, 2025
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Dec 15, 2025
A Cook County judge on Monday found a Chicago police officer not guilty of sexually abusing a woman while she was in custody and handcuffed to a wall.
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Dec 15, 2025
DePaul is facing a $12.6 million budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year. To maintain long-term sustainability, the university is also aiming for a 2.5% operating margin — which means another $14.8 million in cuts.
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Dec 15, 2025
DePaul is facing a $12.6 million budget deficit for the 2026 fiscal year. To maintain long-term sustainability, the university is also aiming for a 2.5% operating margin — which means another $14.8 million in cuts.
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Dec 15, 2025
Aldermen opposed to Mayor Brandon Johnson's budget are dropping a plan to raise Chicago's garbage pick-up fee from their own 2026 spending proposal.
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Dec 15, 2025
Former Illinois football coach Mike White, who died Sunday, went 47-41-3 at Illinois from 1980-87 and led the Illini to three bowl games.
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Dec 15, 2025
President Donald Trump on Monday blamed Rob Reiner's outspoken opposition to the president for the actor-director's killing, delivering the unsubstantiated claim in a shocking post that seemed intent on decrying his opponents even in the face of a tragedy.
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Dec 15, 2025
Northwest Indiana members of the Daughters of the American Revolution braved Valley Forge-esque weather for an abbreviated ceremony Saturday to place wreaths honoring veterans at Luther Cemetery.
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Dec 15, 2025
Javan Moore, 21, Demon Smith, 20, and a juvenile charged in the Aug. 2 shooting death of Davell Holden, 16, in South Holland.
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Dec 15, 2025
Warmer than average temperatures are expected to sneak into this week and peak into the mid-40s by Thursday.
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Dec 15, 2025
The famous numbered metal stanchions that for decades defined Southwest Airlines' unique boarding process are coming down as the Dallas-based carrier laid out the final plans for a new boarding process for the beginning of assigned seating next year.
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Dec 15, 2025
Roomba maker iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says that it doesn't expect any disruptions to devices as the more than 30-year-old company is taken private under a restructuring process.
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Dec 15, 2025
Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called "slop." The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year.
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Dec 15, 2025
Along with the unpredictable tariffs, stubborn inflation and weak hiring have shaken consumer confidence in the U.S. economy. The vast majority of U.S. adults say they've noticed higher than usual prices for groceries, electricity and holiday gifts in recent months, according to a December poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
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Dec 15, 2025
A prosecutor told jurors Monday that a Wisconsin judge said she would "take the heat" for directing an immigrant to dash through a private courtroom door while federal agents were trying to arrest him.
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Dec 15, 2025
Police renewed their search Monday for the gunman who killed two Brown University students and wounded nine others, a day after they released a person of interest after determining the evidence pointed "in a different direction."
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Dec 15, 2025
Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Dec. 13, 2025.
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Dec 15, 2025
Australian leaders promised Monday to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach. At least 15 people died in the attack, which has fueled criticism that authorities are not doing enough to combat a surge in antisemitic crimes.
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Dec 15, 2025
A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after law enforcement authorities determined there was no basis to keep the individual in custody, officials said Sunday night.
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Dec 15, 2025
Here's a look back at how Chicago's current snowfall compares with previous seasons.
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Dec 15, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Dec 15, 2025
Here's a look at what to know from the attack at Bondi Beach.
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Dec 15, 2025
Rob Reiner's son, Nick Reiner, has been taken into custody after deaths of the director-writer and his wife Michele, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
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Dec 15, 2025
Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people found dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.
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Dec 15, 2025
Rob Reiner, the son of a comedy giant who became one himself as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation, has died. He was 78.
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Dec 15, 2025
Wages are the sticking point in negotiations for Chicago Public Schools' lunchroom workers, who have been without a contract for nearly six months.
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Dec 15, 2025
As of mid-December, CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling still must decide whether or not to bring administrative charges in 490 cases in which the Civilian Office of Police Accountability sustained allegations of misconduct, city records show.
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Dec 15, 2025
Mayor Brandon Johnson and budget opponents are engaged in a public relations fight aimed at the hearts and minds of Chicago residents.
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Dec 15, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 15, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Dec 15, 2025
On Dec. 15, 2013, Nelson Mandela was laid to rest in a state funeral, ending a 10-day mourning period for South Africa's first Black president. Mandela died on Dec. 5 of that year at the age of 95.
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Dec 14, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country's bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees.
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Dec 14, 2025
A leading candidate to be President Donald Trump's choice for Federal Reserve chair said that he would present the president's views to Fed officials for their consideration but they could reject them if they chose when making decisions on interest rates.
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Dec 14, 2025
It's been 10 years since the fire that claimed the life of Chicago firefighter Daniel Capuano. Today, his children are following in his footsteps as a nurse and firefighter.
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Dec 14, 2025
Sunday morning temps were the coldest the Chicago area has had this early in the season since the "infamously" cold and snowy winter of 2013-14.
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Dec 14, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at Australia's leader on Sunday while nations expressed shock and sympathy over a mass shooting at a Jewish holiday event.
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Dec 14, 2025
Pope Leo XIV criticized prison overcrowding and insufficient inmate rehabilitation programs on Sunday as he celebrated a special Mass for detainees, guards and their families in the final event of the Vatican's 2025 Holy Year.
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Dec 14, 2025
Any time a police officer responds to a situation, it often goes in a completely different direction than they anticipate, but Gary high school students interested in law enforcement are getting a jump on how to react.
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Dec 14, 2025
A 14-year-old boy was shot in the foot early Sunday in the Roseland neighborhood, Chicago police reported.
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Dec 14, 2025
A man who carried out an attack in Syria that killed three U.S. citizens had joined Syria's internal security forces as a base security guard two months earlier.
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Dec 14, 2025
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo on Sunday said he had declared a state of emergency in two municipalities in western Guatemala.
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Dec 14, 2025
The Chicago Bears are barely above .500 in their coldest games at Soldier Field since they began playing their home games there in 1971
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Dec 14, 2025
The Environmental Integrity Project's report said 27 states have cut environmental agency budgets in the last 15 years, including Indiana.
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Dec 14, 2025
Two gunmen attacked a Hannukah celebration on a Sydney beach Sunday, killing at least 11 people in what Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitism and terrorism.
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Dec 14, 2025
An attack at a famous Australian beach killed 16 people, including a child, officials said Monday, after two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach.
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Dec 14, 2025
Egypt on Sunday revealed the revamp of two colossal statues of a prominent pharaoh in the southern city of Luxor, the latest in the government's archaeological events that aim at drawing more tourists to the country.
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Dec 14, 2025
The Indiana Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released its hate crime report, which says the state must take stronger and more coordinated action.
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Dec 14, 2025
As a polar vortex arrives in Chicago in time for Sunday's game, do hardy Bears fans secretly pine for a fixed roof stadium down the road?
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Dec 14, 2025
Benches created by District 205 students and teachers depicting Pope Leo XIV are inside Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton.
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Dec 14, 2025
Aurora Mayor John Laesch's proposed campaign ethics reforms, which have been held for weeks, are now moving towards final approval with significant changes.
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Dec 14, 2025
Illinois Elections Board staff recommended Senate President Don Harmon's campaign committee be fined $9.8 million for campaign fundraising violations but the penalty was not imposed because the board repeatedly deadlocked 4-4 along party lines.
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Dec 14, 2025
Because of Steven Lee's erratic behavior, state police had revoked his firearm license and local police tried at least twice to remove guns from his home.
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Dec 14, 2025
Some Chicagoans came to appreciate "Messiah" as a piece of music with appeal that extended beyond its Christian themes.
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Dec 14, 2025
Rebecca De La Luz helps people detained at the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan, with Chicago-area families.
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Dec 14, 2025
Activists want a meet with the developer and state representatives to secure a community benefits agreement.
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Dec 14, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 14, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Dec 14, 2025
On Dec. 14, 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States, ruled Congress was within its authority to enforce the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against racial discrimination by private businesses (in this case, a motel that refused to cater to Blacks).
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Dec 13, 2025
Chesterton's Assistant Police Chief Cisco Rodriguez surprised Police Chief Tim Richardson, honoring his leadership with an Exceptional Service Award during Thursday's Police Commission meeting.
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Dec 13, 2025
A cold weather advisory remains in effect from 8 p.m. Saturday to noon Sunday in northern and central Illinois and northwest Indiana.
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Dec 13, 2025
Multiple people were shot Saturday in the area of Brown University, police said, as the Ivy League school issued an active shooter alert.
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Dec 13, 2025
Multiple people were shot Saturday in the area of Brown University, police said, as the Ivy League school issued an active shooter alert.
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Dec 13, 2025
Belarusian authorities on Saturday freed 123 prisoners, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Viktar Babaryka.
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Dec 13, 2025
A Los Angeles jury awarded $40 million on Friday to two women who claimed that talcum powder made by Johnson & Johnson caused their ovarian cancer.
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Dec 13, 2025
United National Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Baghdad on Saturday to mark the end of the political mission set up in 2003 following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that toppled Saddam Hussein.
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Dec 13, 2025
With most European leaders talking tougher about immigration amid a rise in far-right populism and Trump administration warnings that they could face "civilizational erasure" unless they tighten their borders, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez stands apart.
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Dec 13, 2025
The attack on U.S. troops in Syria is the first to inflict casualties since the fall of President Bashar Assad a year ago.
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Dec 13, 2025
The attack on U.S. troops in Syria is the first to inflict casualties since the fall of President Bashar Assad a year ago.
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Dec 13, 2025
A Ukrainian drone attack in southwestern Russia has killed two people, while parts of Ukraine are without power following Russian assaults on energy infrastructure.
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Dec 13, 2025
Greene's longtime manager, Gregg Edward, said the actor's family had been notified of his death. There was no immediate indication as to the cause.
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Dec 13, 2025
In the past 20 years, the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority has been instrumental in bringing about the commuter rail expansion that had long been a dream. Now the RDA is looking ahead at what else it can accomplish.
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Dec 13, 2025
Two men were sentenced in separate immigration cases at the U.S. District Court in Hammond.
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Dec 13, 2025
A 24-year-old man was fatally wounded early Saturday morning in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly after 3 a.m., officers responded to a call of someone shot in the 700 block of North Lawndale Avenue. A 24-year-old man had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was dropped off by his friends […]
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Dec 13, 2025
A person was arrested overnight after a 39-year-old man was critically wounded in the Grand Crossing neighborhood, Chicago police said. Officers responded to a call of someone shot around midnight in the 6600 block of South Stewart Avenue. The victim was involved in an argument that turned into a fight when a firearm was pulled […]
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Dec 13, 2025
A 10-year-old child was found safe after being in the rear sit of a vehicle stolen Friday night in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago police said. Shortly before 11:30 p.m., a 30-year-old man exited his running vehicle in the 7300 block of South Lafayette Avenue where a 10-year-old child sitting in […]
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Dec 13, 2025
Officials have called the South Shore building that federal immigration agents raided in a controversial middle-of-the-night operation "deplorable." A court order mandated the structure be vacated by Friday.
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Dec 13, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 13, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Dec 13, 2025
On Dec. 13, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act providing federal recognition and protection for same-sex and interracial marriages, calling it "a blow against hate in all its forms."
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Dec 12, 2025
The federal government's crackdown on commercial driver's licenses for immigrants has found problems in eight states so far in the wake of several deadly crashes.
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Dec 12, 2025
President Donald Trump was sued on Friday by preservationists asking a federal court to halt his White House ballroom project until it goes through multiple independent reviews and wins approval from Congress.
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Dec 12, 2025
The Justice Department asked an appeals court Friday to block a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March.
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Dec 12, 2025
The Transportation Security Administration is renewing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's push to end a collective bargaining agreement with airport screening officers.
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Dec 12, 2025
The U.S. Justice Department is suing four more states as part of its effort to collect detailed voting data and other election information across the country.
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