New Illinois transportation chief hopes for ‘a good kind of disruption’
CHICAGO — Gia Biagi made her name building parks. Now, she’s leading the department that oversees more than 145,000 miles of ...
Assuming control: Inside embattled attorney Mark Nussbaum’s playbook in Chicago
Nussbaum picked up the South Side buildings from familiar cast of players, many from Lakewood, NYC, after a series of flips ...
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Workers all over the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration ‘s ...
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New state transportation chief hopes for ‘a good kind of disruption’
Gia Biagi made her name building parks. Now, she’s leading the department that oversees more than 145,000 miles of roads, ...
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Trump orders GSA to sell properties—Mies van der Rohe, Victor Lundy, and Walter Gropius buildings could be impacted
The General Services Administration (GSA) has been ordered to sell properties it owns. The order left many federal employees ...
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Building new housing on federally owned land could shrink the national shortage
"This is one area where there does appear to be convergence between Democrats and Republicans," said UChicago professor Mike ...
‘Don’t want to go back’: Asylum seekers face deportation anxiety in Chicago
“I’m scared, and I don’t want to go back to Mexico,” said Edith Sanchez Delacruz, the 12-year-old daughter of Briseda Delacruz, who is part of a Waukegan family seeking asylum. United Giving Hope ...
Once a political giant, Madigan now a convicted felon and likely prison inmate — but not a racketeer
The verdict capped an unpredictable four-month trial that gave jurors an up-front and uncensored look at the practice of behind-the-scenes politics in Chicago and Illinois in the previous decade.
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Who is Henry Hyde? Illinois officials move to purge pro-life lawmaker’s name
The Democratic-controlled board of DuPage County voted 10-5 earlier this week to remove Hyde’s name from the county courthouse and related offices.
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Michael Madigan Found Guilty of Bribery Conspiracy, Other Charges as Jury Deadlocked on Racketeering
Michael Madigan, once the state of Illinois’ most powerful politician during his decades-long run as Illinois House Speaker ...
The GSA Plans to Sell Hundreds of Its Federal Government Buildings
The General Services Administration, staffed at its upper levels by Elon Musk associates, plans to sell 500-plus ...
Michael Madigan convicted of bribery conspiracy at landmark trial; jury cannot agree on racketeering
A federal jury Wednesday convicted former House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the most powerful person in Illinois politics, of bribery conspiracy charges in a wide-ranging case alleging he ran his ...