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Read MoreNaperville council nixes affordable housing incentives in favor of catalog for developers
Naperville will not be offering developers incentives to increase the city’s affordable housing stock. The Naperville City Council voted 5-4 Tuesday night to reject the inducements ordinance, which had been years in the making,...
Read More3 killed in Harvey when vehicle hits freight train, according to officials
Three people were killed in Harvey Wednesday afternoon after their vehicle hit a freight train, according to rail company CSX Transportation. The company said at about 1:30 p.m. a vehicle bypassed lower crossing gates and hit...
Read MoreWatch Jimmy Kimmel mock Trump’s ridiculous Cabinet picks
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel had a whole clown car full of Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointments to talk about on Wednesday night’s show. “I mean, it is a bottomless well of people who are not well,” Kimmel observed. First...
Read MoreBeach Park man killed in Zion crash
A Beach Park man was killed Tuesday night when he failed to stop at an intersection and his car was hit by another vehicle, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. The Coroner’s Office identified him as Kenneth Fike, 65....
Read MoreHow a House Bill Could Let Trump Label Enemies as Terrorists
Last week, a bill that would give the Treasury Department power to designate a nonprofit as a “terrorist-supporting organization” for supporting pro-Palestine protests was narrowly
Read MoreProspect Colson Montgomery, added to the Chicago White Sox 40-man roster, made the most of his return to the AFL
Colson Montgomery initially wasn’t crazy about returning to the Arizona Fall League for a second straight year. But the Chicago White Sox prospect knew it was what he needed. “I kind of took that as a challenge, and I was like,...
Read MoreL.A. hotel owners warn minimum wage hike would scuttle Olympics room deal
The minimum wage for workers at larger hotels and LAX would rise to $30 an hour by 2028 under a proposal to be voted on Wednesday by the L.A. City Council. Click here to see original...
Read MoreBillionaire Gautam Adani charged in US over alleged $250m bribery plot
Indian chair of Adani Group, worth about $85bn, accused of agreeing to pay bribes to obtain solar energy contractsGautam Adani, one of the world’s richest men, has been indicted in New York over an alleged multi-billion-dollar...
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Could changes be coming to Medicare, Medicaid with Dr. Oz leading CMS?
Donald Trump tapped Dr. Oz to lead the CMS. Could changes be coming to Medicare and Medicaid, which are run by the federal government?
Read MoreJUST IN: MSNBC’s Morning Joe Bleeds Viewers After Mika and Joe Revealed Trump Meeting
MSNBC’s morning show, Morning Joe, notched some of its worst ratings for the year on Tuesday, a day after hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski revealed on air they had met with President-elect Donald Trump last Friday. The...
Read MoreMeghan McCain Slams Critics of Tulsi Gabbard, Just a Few Years After Calling Her an ‘Assad Apologist’
Meghan McCain slammed critics attacking Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday, despite just a few years ago suggesting she was an apologist for Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in a tense grilling on The View. Back in February 2019,...
Read MoreUS charges Indian billionaire with fraud
The allegations of bribery and fraud are the latest blow for the tycoon, one of India’s richest people.
Read More‘Get Somebody Else to Do It’: Trump Resistance Encounters Fatigue
Donald J. Trump’s grass-roots opponents search for a new playbook as they reckon with how little they accomplished during his first term.
Read MoreAtmospheric River Brings Rain, Snow and Power Outages to California and West Coast
The first “atmospheric river” storm of the season battered Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, disrupting travel and leaving many without power.
Read More20-year-old mother, infant killed in drive-by shooting; suspect at large
A 20-year-old mother and her 4-month-old son were shot dead while sitting in their car, in what appears to be a drive-by shooting, according to police.
Read MorePentagon chief Austin makes impassioned defense of women in combat
Austin’s comments are the strongest statement from the military since Hegseth was tapped by Trump to lead the DOD.
Read MorePennsylvania Democrat apologizes for mocking ‘precedent’ with ballot count decision
The Democratic chair of a key Pennsylvania county’s elections board apologized on Wednesday for saying “precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore” when she voted to count hundreds of deficient mail and...
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GOP lawmakers reveal a heightened legislative focus against ‘irreversible’ gender surgery on minors
Republicans are gearing up for a trifecta of control in Congress next year with a heightened focus on legislation against transgender medical procedures on minors. During a Senate panel on Wednesday afternoon, lawmakers...
Read MoreNaperville council nixes affordable housing incentives in favor of catalog for developers
Naperville will not be offering developers incentives to increase the city’s affordable housing stock. The Naperville City Council voted 5-4 Tuesday night to reject the inducements ordinance, which had been years in the making,...
Read More3 killed in Harvey when vehicle hits freight train, according to officials
Three people were killed in Harvey Wednesday afternoon after their vehicle hit a freight train, according to rail company CSX Transportation. The company said at about 1:30 p.m. a vehicle bypassed lower crossing gates and hit...
Read MoreMSNBC’s Week Goes From Bad To Worse In About 48 Hours
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Read MoreBeach Park man killed in Zion crash
A Beach Park man was killed Tuesday night when he failed to stop at an intersection and his car was hit by another vehicle, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office. The Coroner’s Office identified him as Kenneth Fike, 65....
Read MoreStar prosecution witness Michael Cohen demands Trump’s hush money case is thrown out after his witness testimony
Michael Cohen, who testified against his former boss Donald Trump at his hush money trial in May, says the case should be dismissed after the Click here to see original...
Read MoreFirst look at Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson as Maui in Disney’s live-action Moana.. as he shows off VERY buff body
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson showcased his beefcake physique as he filmed scenes for Disney’s live-action Moana film on the beach in Hawaii this week. Click here to see original...
Read MoreProspect Colson Montgomery, added to the Chicago White Sox 40-man roster, made the most of his return to the AFL
Colson Montgomery initially wasn’t crazy about returning to the Arizona Fall League for a second straight year. But the Chicago White Sox prospect knew it was what he needed. “I kind of took that as a challenge, and I was like,...
Read MoreJudge dismisses wrongful death lawsuit Gabby Petito’s parents filed against Moab, Utah, police
A Utah judge on Wednesday dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit that Gabby Petito’s parents filed against the city of Moab alleging police did not do enough during a traffic stop to protect their daughter from the man who...
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