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Illinois General Assembly passes 3 bills boosting government union power
Illinois Policy
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June 23, 2025
Government unions already hold tremendous power over taxpayers in Illinois. Three bills heading to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk will give them even more power by violating worker privacy, thwarting taxpayer protections and blocking schools in...
Dubious videos of 'Underground Chicago' have gone viral. Here's the real story
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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June 23, 2025
Chicagoans know the dread of driving on Lower Wacker and the joys of the Pedway system, but recent viral videos are claiming to unveil other parts of “Underground Chicago” — from eerie tunnels to full-on rave parties below the city’s surface....
What to know about debate over protesters and ICE agents wearing masks amid immigration crackdowns
Newsday - New York
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CHICAGO — President Donald Trump and his allies have repeatedly called for mask-wearing at protests to be banned and for protesters whose faces are covered to be arrested, with the most recent push following demonstrations in Los Angeles over...
Trump threatens arrest for masked protesters amid immigration crackdown
Telengana Today
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June 23, 2025
Legal experts and first amendment advocates warn that efforts to ban masks could curtail free speech and anonymity Published Date - 23 June 2025, 05:03 PM Chicago: Many of the protesters who flooded the streets of Los Angeles to oppose President...
‘I’m scared to death to leave my house’: immigrants are disappearing from the streets – can US cities survive?
The Guardian
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June 23, 2025
At Hector’s Mariscos restaurant in the heavily Latino and immigrant city of Santa Ana, California, sales of Mexican seafood have slid. Seven tables would normally be full, but diners sit at only two this Tuesday afternoon. “I haven’t seen it like...
Pride Fest lets queer Chicagoans be themselves: ‘I love the freedom’
WBEZ - Illinois
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June 23, 2025
The first place Rene Garza, a 62-year-old Army veteran, felt comfortable coming out was Chicago Pride Fest in 1986. He said it was one of the first places where he felt he could let his guard down, between hiding his sexuality while he was...
Democrats can’t stop chasing Trump’s red dot on immigration
The Blaze
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June 23, 2025
In his first term, President Donald Trump chased Democrats’ laser pointer; now, they’re chasing his. No issue illustrates this like immigration; it’s become the Democrats’ red dot. Whenever, wherever, and however Trump moves it, Democrats can’t...
Virgil Abloh’s Career and Cultural Impact Detailed in Robin Givhan’s New Book
WWD - New York
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June 23, 2025
Although fashion can typecast designers, Virgil Abloh’s agility in complexity and his ability to not just build community, but also guide it, transcended that. With her new book “Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture With Virgil Abloh,”...
“Mahomes got lucky”: Caleb Williams’ Chicago Bears were going to draft Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 NFL season
The Times of India
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(Image via Getty: Caleb Williams and Patrick Mahomes) Carl Williams, Caleb Williams’ father, told ESPN’s Seth Wickersham, “Chicago is the place quarterbacks go to die.” On the contrary, Patrick Mahomes’ father, Pat Mahomes, was way too happy to...
Wisconsin activist heads bus tour to push back on GOP federal tax cut bill
Barron News Shield - Wisconsin
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Kristen Crowell, executive director of Fair Share America, speaks Saturday in Peekskill, N.Y., the first stop for Fair Share America's bus campaign to oppose the Republican budget reconciliation bill currently in the U.S. Senate. (Photo courtesy...
Irish House to showcase the best of Irish drinks, hospitality and culture at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans
Irish Mirror
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June 23, 2025
The founders of Lost Irish Whiskey, the ARCD Agency NYC and Bord Bia are proud to present Irish House at Tales of The Cocktail festival in New Orleans. Taking place on Thursday July 24th from 1-6pm, it celebrates the spirit of Ireland in the heart...
What to know about debate over protesters and ICE agents wearing masks amid immigration...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Here are some things to know about the debate over face masks: Legislative efforts target masked protesters At least 18 states and Washington, D.C., have laws that restrict masks and other face coverings in some way, said Elly Page, senior legal...
Activists gathered in Federal Plaza to denounce U.S. air strikes on Iran
FOX 32 Chicago - Illinois
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Rallies have been happening across the country to speak out against the strikes in Iran, including here in Chicago. CHICAGO - A dozen activists from various groups denounced the U.S.-led air strikes on Iran at Federal Plaza on Sunday. "The vast...
Meet the Gen Z 'stay-at-home son' who's selling his lifestyle as an aspirational brand
Business Insider
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June 23, 2025
First, there were the trad wives. Then came the stay-at-home girlfriends. Now, a cohort of Gen Z men who live with their parents are rebranding, too. They call themselves stay-at-home sons, and they include early career professionals saving on...
Chicago’s Mayor Claps Back at Trump Deeming the City the Next ICE Target
Savannah Herald - Georgia
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June 23, 2025
From Campus to Classroom: Stories That Shape Education President Donald Trump is planning Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE) operations in some of the nation’s largest cities, including Chicago, which an unnamed Trump administration...
Chicago’s 24th Pride Fest draws crowds despite sweltering heat
The Columbia Chronicle - Illinois
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June 23, 2025
Undeterred by an extreme heat advisory, thousands flocked to Northalsted over the weekend for Chicago’s 24th annual Pride Fest — a two-day celebration of LGBTQ+ identity, resilience and community. The festival, held Saturday, June 21 and Sunday,...
Denali addresses Drag Race All Stars Rigamoriss Rumours
QNews
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June 22, 2025
Drag Race is rigged, we’ve heard that before, but Denali has spoken out against those coming for Ginger Minj after this week’s episode. The new format for RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars has some fans gagging and others enraged. We are now in the...
Chicago survivor of concentration camp wants to erect memorial to Bosnian War victims
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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June 22, 2025
After the deaths of two brothers and six months in a concentration camp during the Bosnian War, a Chicago man is now working to erect a monument to spread awareness of the conflict. If Mirsad “Mike” Causevic is successful, a 12-foot-tall statue on...
What drivers said at Pocono after Cup race won by Chase Briscoe
NBC Sports
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June 22, 2025
Chase Briscoe — winner: “It was a lot of (pressure). It was kind of weird. I wasn’t driving hard. It’s not like I was on the ragged edge. It was so hard to have a guy chasing you, probably the guy that’s the greatest of all time here. Trying to...
North Chicago School District 187: How many students met or exceeded expectations in Math in 2023-24 school year?
Lake County Gazette - Illinois
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June 22, 2025
In the 2023-24 school year, 10.4% of the students in North Chicago School District 187 passed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education. Of the 1,510 students in North...