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April 6

Obama Center takes heat as critics cry foul over ID rules for free entry — while Dems blast voter ID laws

The Obama Presidential Center faces criticism over requiring ID for free admission, taxpayer costs and executive pay ahead of its upcoming opening.

April 4

AI-driven school expanding to major US cities despite union pushback

Alpha Schools is expanding its AI-driven model nationwide this fall, but researchers say the approach is untested and Pennsylvania rejected its charter school application.

April 2

Restaurants warn tipped wage changes could raise prices, cut jobs, reshape dining experience

Chicago's restaurant industry warns that Mayor Brandon Johnson's veto of a tip credit freeze could eliminate jobs and severely damage the city's dining sector.

April 2

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel admits Democrats 'lost the plot' as a party on cultural issues

Rahm Emanuel says the Democratic Party became 'unanchored' from middle-class values, arguing it shifted from acceptance to advocacy on divisive cultural issues.

April 1

Chicago mayor doubles down on illegal alien 'assault' comment after Sheridan Gorman's death

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson again refuses to apologize to Sheridan Gorman's parents, doubling down on sanctuary city policies amid fierce criticism.

April 1

What the first federal challenge to a local reparations program means for other cities

Judicial Watch scored a victory after a federal court denied a motion to dismiss its lawsuit against Evanston's reparations program, which uses race as an eligibility requirement.

March 31

I've seen the bodies on my block — and I know what really stops the killing

I'm walking across America to raise more than $25 million for a Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center on Chicago's South Side to fight community violence.

March 30

Karoline Leavitt blasts minimal media coverage of Sheridan Gorman murder

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed the minimal coverage from the broadcast networks of the murder of 18-year-old Loyola student Sheridan Gorman.

March 30

Illinois city denied motion to dismiss lawsuit against reparations program

Judicial Watch's civil rights lawsuit against Evanston's reparations program moves forward after a federal judge rejected the city's dismissal bid over its race-based $25,000 payments.

March 30

Chicago’s Brandon Johnson blasts 'assaults against immigrants' as slain Sheridan Gorman is laid to rest

Mayor Brandon Johnson defended immigrant policies at a protest as Sheridan Gorman's family laid her to rest, vowing to fight for justice in New York.