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February 4, 2021

Illinois county GOP censures Kinzinger over impeachment vote

The La Salle County GOP voted Tuesday to formally reprimand Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., over his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump.

February 4, 2021

Obama Center in Chicago, estimated at $500M, to break ground this year despite complaints, officials say

After years of delays and a federal review, construction on the planned $500 million Obama Presidential Center will begin later this year in Chicago, officials said Wednesday.

February 3, 2021

University of Illinois settles suit with free speech group

The University of Illinois has settled in a lawsuit brought by a free speech group claiming that the Urbana-Champaign campus was violating the First Amendment with rules surrounding political and other forms of speech.

February 3, 2021

Chicago teen is 5th victim to die after shooting spree last month

A 15-year-old girl has become the fifth person to die from a series of shootings last month by a Chicago gunman who was later killed in a suburban police shootout, authorities said.

February 2, 2021

Chicago-area woman charged after pouring boiling water on boyfriend, fleeing to Mississippi: prosecutors

A Chicago-area woman was ordered held on $500,000 bail this week after being accused of pouring boiling water on her boyfriend last month while he was asleep on a couch, according to a report.

February 2, 2021

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blames Trump for standoff between city’s public schools and teachers union

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday blamed the impasse between the city’s public schools and teachers union on President Donald Trump for not being able to roll out a nationwide vaccine program while he was in office.

February 2, 2021

Chicago Teachers Union creating 'impossible' standard for reopening schools: Mollie Hemingway

The Federalist senior editor Mollie Hemingway weighed in on the standoff between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union on Tuesday, arguing that the union is trying to meet an “impossible” standard before resuming in-person learning.

February 2, 2021

Chicago Public Schools backs down on threat of locking teachers out, while union says it's 'winning'

Chicago Public Schools has backed down on its threat to lock K-8 teachers out of their remote learning tools if they failed to show up at its facilities this week to prepare for the return of in-person classes. 

February 2, 2021

Chicago recorded 51 homicides last month-- the most in 4 years: report

Chicago recorded 51 homicides in January -- the highest total the city has seen for that month in four years, according to a report.

February 1, 2021

Chicago mother: Teachers union cultivated 'fear and panic amongst' its members

Sarah Sachen, a mother of three children in Chicago Public Schools, told “America Reports” on Monday that she shares the frustration of Mayor Lori Lightfoot amid the in-person learning battle between the public school system and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU).