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November 20, 2023

Wisconsin Gov. Evers vetoes 'completely unserious' $2B tax cut

Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday vetoed a $2 billion tax cut bill championed by the state's Republican-run Legislature, castigating it as "completely unserious."

November 20, 2023

Chicago man, 72, fatally shot in drive-by while leaving family party

A 72-year-old man was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting as he left his nephew's birthday party in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. The incident occurred around 10 p.m.

November 20, 2023

Michigan governor signs bill restricting firearm access for those with domestic violence convictions

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has enacted new legislation to further restrict access to firearms for individuals with misdemeanor domestic violence convictions.

November 20, 2023

Iowa Board of Regents approves recommendations to scale back DEI initiatives at state universities

Iowa's Board of Regents adopted 10 recommendations that will require state universities to restructure their DEI programs and eliminate any non-essential DEI functions.

November 20, 2023

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home tagged with 'Nazi' graffiti

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel's Michigan home was defaced with "Nazi" graffiti over the weekend amid rising antisemitism in America.

November 20, 2023

Supreme Court rejects ex-cop Chauvin appeal for a new trial in George Floyd murder

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Minnesota ex-police officer convicted in the May 2020 murder of George Floyd.

November 20, 2023

Illinois Gov. Pritzker doubles down on White House likening Trump to Hitler, Mussolini over 'vermin' remark

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker took issue with former President Donald Trump's "predilection for revenge," comparing the GOP frontrunner to dictators of 1930s and 1940s Europe.

November 19, 2023

Illinois man, 71, charged with murdering fellow nursing home resident over fight about washing machine: police

An Illinois man is facing first-degree murder charges for allegedly beating a fellow nursing home resident to death over a washing machine dispute, police say.

November 18, 2023

Ohio man allegedly fakes hate crime, claims he was hit by car by person who yelled, 'kill all Palestinians'

Police in Ohio said that a man lied about being the victim of a hate crime and lied that he had been hit by a SUV because he was pro-Palestinian.

November 18, 2023

3 Colombian migrants charged with scamming woman out of more than $20K at Illinois grocery store

Three migrants from Colombia worked together to allegedly scam an older woman out of more than $20,000 in a grocery store parking lot in Illinois, authorities said.