Chicago Tribune News
Today in Chicago History: City Council bans horse-drawn carriages - Chicago Tribune
Flint Lake weeds harming fish population, DNR biologist says - Chicago Tribune
Steve McMichael, the colorful Hall of Famer and a leader on the 1985 Chicago Bears, dies at 67 - Chicago Tribune
Highland Park parade shooter sentenced to life in prison without parole - Chicago Tribune
Michael Osipoff’s baseball rankings and player of the week for Northwest Indiana - Chicago Tribune
Aldermen spurning Mayor Brandon Johnson’s new budget working group: ‘It points to a larger problem’ - Chicago Tribune
‘We never know if we’re going to come home.’ Chicago fire Capt. David Meyer dies after battling blaze; police say person of interest is in custody - Chicago Tribune
Chicago Housing Authority board member reprimanded for ‘sexually graphic conversation,’ report says - Chicago Tribune
Judge directs jury in bribery trial of state Sen. Emil Jones to continue deliberating, saying a split verdict is premature - Chicago Tribune
Public health officials report first measles case of the year in Illinois - Chicago Tribune
U.S. Politics
Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism - NPR
Live updates: Trump hosting Norwegian prime minister amid global tensions on trade, Ukraine - The Washington Post
‘No friend anymore’: Days from a national election, Canadian voters focus on the US relationship - CNN
Trump to meet with top Atlantic editor who was accidentally added to Hegseth Signal group chat – live - The Guardian
Donald Trump redefines “discrimination” - The Economist
Global Economic Leaders Gathering in U.S. Confront Trump’s New World Order - The New York Times
U.S. State Department unveils massive overhaul of agency with reduction of staff, bureaus - The Globe and Mail
Vance, Trump, and the May 2025 conclave - La croix international
American Battleground: Trump returns to power with ‘shock and awe’ - CNN
United States News
Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism - NPR
A Ticking Clock on American Freedom - The Atlantic
German finance minister says trust not yet broken with U.S., prefers zero-for-zero tariff solution - CNBC
‘The best decision I ever made’: Why this New Yorker ditched the United States for ‘super safe’ Germany - CNN
Negotiations between Iran and the United States moves to 'expert level' - NBC News
New York leads 12 states suing to block Trump's tariffs - BBC
Venezuelan government uses Tren de Aragua as proxies to undermine US public safety, FBI assessment finds - Fox News
Trump says lower tariffs depend on China, as US states sue over trade war - Al Jazeera
Politics
Bolton on Trump: ‘His favorite is not Russia; his favorite is Vladimir Putin’ - CNN
‘Do you consider yourself a journalist?’ CNN meets MAGA media at White House - CNN
'Vladimir, Stop!' - Inside Politics with Dana Bash and Manu Raju - Podcast on CNN Audio - CNN
There's something rotten in Minneapolis politics - Southwest Voices | News
Will rising child poverty be Labour’s legacy? – Politics Weekly UK - The Guardian
Musk eyes the exit after humiliating turn in politics: report - MSNBC News
Tundu Lissu - the fiery Tanzanian political survivor pushing for reforms - BBC
Fox News Politics Newsletter: Senate Dems' No. 2 to Bid Adieu - Fox News
Gavin Newsom's tough talk for Democrats: From the Politics Desk - NBC News
Tesla Profit Sinks, Hurt by Backlash Over Elon Musk’s Political Role - The Wall Street Journal