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Shipping chaos: Inside the industry at the frontlines of the US-China trade war
KEYT - California
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June 16, 2025
By Rebecca Wright, Kristie Lu Stout, Dan Hodge, Robin Li and Alysha Bibi, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As the metal gangway is lowered, the crew gets to work securing the ship to the dockside – their bright orange jumpsuits dwarfed by the vast pink...
Surprise ICE check-ins strike fear in Chicago immigrant communities
CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois
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Chicago organizers have been working to try to protect undocumented immigrants who have been subject to surprise ICE check-ins that sometimes lead to detentions and deportations. At 21st and Michigan Monday, a father and his two daughters paced up...
3 takeaways from the NBC News Decision Desk poll: From the Politics Desk
NBC News
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June 16, 2025
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Scott Bland...
Chicago Jewish Activists Embark on Indefinite Hunger Strike Over Gaza
In These Times - Illinois
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June 16, 2025
The risk of famine increases in Gaza as the Israeli government’s blockade of nearly all aid to Gaza approaches its third month. “I felt this almost sense of panic as every day went by without food let in,” Ash Bohrer, a Chicago-based Jewish...
Illinois Rep. Jonathan Jackson Sold Up to $150K Worth of Linde Stock
myMotherLode - California
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June 13, 2025 records indicate that Representative Jonathan Jackson filed a sale of Linde LIN, valued between $65,002 and $150,000. According to the June filing, the transaction occurred on May 7, 2025. Currently, Linde shares are trading up 0.61%...
A papal pilgrimage through Chicago’s South Side
The Pillar
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June 16, 2025
Billboards for a Culvers, Chuck E Cheese, and weed dispensary mark the exit ramp for the start of a very different kind of papal pilgrimage. I eased my car off I-57 and navigated my way through the streets of the Windy City’s South Side, searching...
Illinois man arrested for allegedly sending inappropriate messages to minor in Randolph County: Sheriff's Office
WFMY News 2 - North Carolina
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RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. — An Illinois man was arrested last week after an investigation into claims that he sent a minor in Davidson County inappropriate messages. According to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office, it received a report in November...
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Board of Directors will meet June 18
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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June 16, 2025
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Board of Directors will meet June 18 Here is the agenda provided by the board: 1.0 CALL TO ORDER 2.0 ROLL CALL 3.0 PUBLIC COMMENT / SAFETY MESSAGE 4.0 CHAIR 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board of...
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Engineering, Planning & Development Oversight Committee will meet June 18
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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June 16, 2025
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Engineering, Planning & Development Oversight Committee will meet June 18 Here is the agenda provided by the committee: 1.0 CALL TO ORDER 2.0 ROLL CALL 3.0 PUBLIC COMMENT 4.0 CHAIR 1. Approval of the Minutes...
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Technology & Operations Committee will meet June 18
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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June 16, 2025
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Technology & Operations Committee will meet June 18 Here is the agenda provided by the committee: 1.0 CALL TO ORDER 2.0 ROLL CALL 3.0 PUBLIC COMMENT 4.0 CHAIR 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Technology &...
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Finance & Audit Committee will meet June 18
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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June 16, 2025
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Finance & Audit Committee will meet June 18 Here is the agenda provided by the committee: 1.0 CALL TO ORDER 2.0 ROLL CALL 3.0 PUBLIC COMMENT 4.0 CHAIR 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance & Audit...
‘You should be fired!’: GOP Lawmakers explode at Sanctuary cities Governors | Immigration crackdown
The Economic Times
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June 16, 2025
Three prominent blue state governors, Tim Walz (Minnesota), Kathy Hochul (New York), and J.B. Pritzker (Illinois), are grilled by House Republicans over their 'sanctuary city' policies over immigration policies, sanctuary designations, and refusal...
Trump’s mass deportation order sparks legal, political, and social firestorm
Weekly Blitz
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June 16, 2025
In a move that has reignited fierce national debate over immigration and presidential authority, US President Donald Trump announced what he has dubbed the “single largest Mass Deportation Program in History,” ordering Immigration and Customs...
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Severe weather possible Tuesday and Wednesday across northern Illinois
Shaw Local - Illinois
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Northern Illinois could see strong to severe thunderstorms late Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service, with the greatest threat expected on Wednesday across the eastern and southern portions of the region. A Level 1...
Addressing Chicago crowd, Pope Leo stresses unity and peace
USCatholic
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June 16, 2025
Seventeen-year-old Courtney Beatty was torn between going to a “No Kings” protest in Chicago or to the hometown celebration for Pope Leo XIV at the White Sox’s Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday, June 15. In the end, the St. Ignatius College Prep...
Pritzker defends Illinois population trends during migrant sanctuary hearing
103.5 ESPN Southern Illinois
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June 16, 2025
FILE – Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during the Democratic National Convention, in Chicago, Aug. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) By GREG BISHOP Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Illinois’ migration patterns were the...
Wrigley Field security upgrades advance — and an MLB All-Star Game in Chicago could follow
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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June 16, 2025
Wider sidewalks and new security bollards could soon come to Wrigley Field after aldermen advanced a ballpark security plan Monday. But the new $32.1 million package set to face a final City Council vote Wednesday could bring far more than added...
Trump and ICE have private prison firms bracing for economic windfall
SI Live - New York
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June 16, 2025
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Leavenworth, Kansas, occupies a mythic space in American crime, its name alone evoking a short hand for serving hard time. The federal penitentiary housed gangsters Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly — in a building so storied...
Bill to Repeal Hair Braiders’ Licensing Requirements in Illinois Stalled
Times Weekly - Illinois
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June 16, 2025
The measure needed a final vote but wasn’t called after opponents showed up to voice their concerns A bill that would have repealed licensing requirements for hair braiders in Illinois died in the final stretch of the legislative session after...
Only One Illinois City Made the Top 100 Best-Run List—Guess Which
Fun 104 - Southeast Minnesota
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June 16, 2025
Every year, WalletHub ranks the Best-Run Cities in America, and in classic Illinois fashion, we've somehow managed to mostly sit this one out. Out of 148 cities measured for how well they're managed (think: services vs. spending, infrastructure,...