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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan hit with 7.5 years in corruption scheme
nydailynews.com/2025/06/14/illinois-house-speaker-madigan-prison-sentence-corruption/

Crop insurance costs taxpayers billions but only helps big farms: Federal crop insurance providers steer coverage toward more profitable commodities like corn ...
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Heidi Stevens: As demonstrations over immigration policy erupt, we can’t forget the human hearts at the center
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Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials
detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/13/trump-administration-gives-personal-data-of-immigrant-medicaid-enrollees-to-deportation-officials/84184756007/

Republicans, some Democrats and even ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich weigh in on ex-Speaker Michael Madigan’s sentence
chicagotribune.com/2025/06/13/madigan-sentencing-reaction-blagojevich/

Illinois officials investigate license-plate data shared with police seeking woman who had abortion
bostonherald.com/2025/06/12/abortion-license-plate-data-illinois/

Italy arrests US man over mother and child deaths in Rome park: Italian police arrested a U.S. citizen on Friday in connection with the death of a woman and her ...
reuters.com/world/italy-arrests-us-man-over-mother-child-deaths-rome-park-source-says-2025-06-13/

Downtown Seattle shows significant comeback, but progress is fragile: A year ahead of the World Cup, downtown Seattle is showing a new vibrancy ...
seattletimes.com/business/downtown-shows-a-significant-comeback-but-the-progress-is-fragile/

'We just want it all to be peaceful': Officials and activists prepare for ‘No Kings’ protests in Vancouver
columbian.com/news/2025/jun/13/we-just-want-it-all-to-be-peaceful-officials-and-activists-prepare-for-no-kings-protests-in-vancouver/

As labor costs rise, AI is learning to farm: In Illinois, a domestic labor shortage and costly migrant workers deter farmers from growing fruits and vegetables.
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Millions in loans on tap for suburbs to replace lead water lines: Several south suburbs are getting millions of dollars in state loans to replace lead water ...
chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/south-suburbs-lead-water-lines/

U.S.-Canada tensions hit home on a New Brunswick border island with deep ties to Maine
mainepublic.org/maine/2025-06-13/u-s-canada-tensions-hit-home-on-a-new-brunswick-border-island-with-deep-ties-to-maine
Officials say license plate reader data used illegally: Illinois Secretary of State's office says license plate reader data has been used illegally by law ...
chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/license-plate-reader-audito-ordered/

Download festival rockers told to take off smartwatches after moshpits spark emergency alerts
theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/14/download-festivalgoers-warned-accidental-999-calls-moshpit

Former SuperFund site owned by Waukegan School District 60 becoming solar farm by end of the year
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How JB Pritzker’s faith and Holocaust work are powering his dire warnings about Trump
csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2025/0613/jb-pritzker-holocaust-antisemitism-trump

Copenhagen is adapting to a warmer world with rain tunnels and 'sponge parks': Copenhagen is expected to receive 30% more rainfall by the end of the century ...
npr.org/2025/06/13/nx-s1-5340710/copenhagen-climate-change-solutions-flooding

Caravan buyers say they have been misled, ripped off and even threatened by holiday parks
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Gov. JB Pritzker uses House hearing to defend Illinois’ sanctuary laws and to slam Congress for not passing immigration reforms
chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/pritzker-house-hearing-immigration/

OpinionSen. Jason Plummer: Gov. JB Pritzker has taken Illinois sanctuary city policies to the extreme
chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/opinion-jb-pritzker-illinois-sanctuary-city-law-testify-congress/

New York, Illinois governors dare Trump to arrest them over immigration policies: "If Tom Homan wants to come to Albany to arrest me, I'll say go for it ...
axios.com/2025/06/12/walz-hochul-pritzker-sanctuary-state-congressional-hearing


Democratic governors Pritzker, Walz, Hochul to testify before House GOP panel about immigration policy
abcnews.go.com/Politics/democratic-governors-pritzker-walz-hochul-testify-house-gop/story

Sir John A. Macdonald statue now visible outside Queen’s Park for first time in nearly 5 years
cp24.com/politics/queens-park/2025/06/11/sir-john-a-macdonald-statue-now-visible-outside-queens-park-for-first-time-in-nearly-5-years/
ComEd launching $10 million customer relief fund to offset spike in electricity prices
chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/comed-customer-relief-fund/

Graduate test prep program to lose state funding: A program that provided free test preparation to students at public universities and some community colleges ...
chicagotribune.com/2025/06/11/graduate-test-prep-program-to-lose-state-funding/

Today in Chicago History: Bulls win 1st championship — and Michael Jordan named MVP of NBA Finals
chicagotribune.com/2025/06/12/chicago-history-june-12/

Illinois lands in top 5 in Fortune 500 HQs: Illinois ranks among the top 5 states for Fortune 500 headquarters, as 32 major companies—including Walgreens and ...
axios.com/local/chicago/2025/06/05/illinois-fortune-500-companies-2024-walgreens-ace-hardware


Illinois Senate President Don Harmon faces potential $9.8 million fine for improperly accepting campaign cash
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The South African Formula 1 champion who owns a R1.3 billion farm in the UK: South African Formula 1 Champion Jody Scheckter is trying to sell his massive ...
businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/827730/the-south-african-formula-1-champion-who-owns-a-r1-3-billion-farm-in-the-uk/

Ash Roberts: Tribute to PE teacher and fitness coach who died suddenly: THE wife of a PE teacher and fitness coach who died suddenly has described him ...
kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/25230706.ash-roberts-tribute-pe-teacher-fitness-coach-died-suddenly/

Jimmy Kimmel Trashes ‘Mentally Ill’ Trump for Disrespecting Gavin Newsom: For the second time this year, Kimmel defended Los Angeles from Trump’s attacks.
thedailybeast.com/jimmy-kimmel-trashes-mentally-ill-trump-for-disrespecting-gavin-newsom/

Advance sales for Rock im Park 2026 in Nuremberg have started - | a headliner has already been confirmed
nn.de/nuernberg/vorverkauf-fur-rock-im-park-2026-in-nurnberg-ist-gestartet-ein-headliner-steht-bereits-1.14719599

More Chinese youths hiring companions for sightseeing and friendship in domestic travels
channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-tourism-local-companions-guides-shanghai-5176646

Newcastle United Leazes Park stadium petition handed to council as 28,000 oppose 'scandalous' plan
chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/newcastle-united-leazes-park-stadium-31838223

Stellantis scraps plans for Illinois battery plant, parts hub: UAW: The automaker remains committed to restarting its idled Belvidere factory in 2027.
automotivedive.com/news/stellantis-uaw-belvidere-assembly-battery-plant/749830/

Thousands of workers caught in middle of transit fiscal cliff talks
chicagotribune.com/2025/06/10/thousands-of-workers-caught-in-middle-of-transit-fiscal-cliff-talks/

Deadly drama in Belgium: Police run over child during chase - arrest warrant issued
n-tv.de/panorama/Polizei-ueberrollt-Kind-bei-Verfolgungsjagd-Haftbefehl-erlassen-article25827013.html

How to see the best of New York in four days: New York is the city that never sleeps and getting sleep can also be a challenge for visitors - because there's ...
smh.com.au/traveller/inspiration/new-york-city-itinerary-how-to-see-the-best-of-new-york-in-four-days-20180912-h159r0.html
Southern Baptists target porn and ‘willful childlessness’: The proposed resolutions call for laws on gender, marriage and family based on what they say is the ...
chicagotribune.com/2025/06/09/southern-baptists-childlessness/

Future Amtrak Illinois Alex Wolford | Medium: Amtrak has struggled for years to get riders, but is building fancy new High-Speed rail the solution?
medium.com/@TheTexanRhino/the-future-of-amtrak-isnt-in-high-speed-rail-it-s-in-illinois-b889ce09436e

"Rock im Park" fans annoyed: "It's never been like this before": Waiting, waiting, and waiting again. The fans attending "Rock am Ring" this year will need a ...
derwesten.de/panorama/promi-tv/rock-am-ring-rock-im-park-tickets-anfahrt-stau-fans-genervt-id301619806.html

How can US cities resist Trump’s mass deportation agenda? Look to Chicago: The sanctuary city has a long history of protecting immigrant communities
theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/09/chicago-immigrants-trump-mass-deportation

FanDuel announces 50 cent fee on all bets in Illinois: FanDuel announced on Tuesday that it has implemented a 50-cent fee on all bets in Illinois after the state ...
awfulannouncing.com/fanduel/50-cent-fee-all-bets.html
Officer fatally shot by partner was a mother and a ‘hero,’ Illinois cops say: Chicago officer Krystal Rivera was accidentally shot and killed by her partner ...
miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article308156060.html

Kyra Hill's parents say regulations 'would save children's lives': Kyra Hill drowned whilst attending a birthday party at Liquid Leisure in Windsor in 2022.
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Aqua Illinois warns University Park, other communities of tap water risk for infants
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Trump wants L.A. to set itself on fire. Let's rebel smarter: Throwing cinder blocks at California Highway Patrol cars from a freeway overpass? Ripping out the ...
latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-09/trump-is-goading-us-into-setting-ourselves-on-fire-lets-rebel-smarter

Prime Healthcare cutting 100 jobs across its Illinois facilities, months after acquiring hospitals from Ascension
chicagotribune.com/2025/06/09/prime-healthcare-jobs/

Extremely lifelike dolls are causing a frenzy in Brazil: Widely circulated videos showing women taking the hyper-realistic dolls to the park in strollers became ...
straitstimes.com/world/extremely-lifelike-dolls-cause-a-frenzy-in-brazil
Today in Chicago History: Captain Bill Pinkney becomes first Black person to circumnavigate the globe solo
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Bruce Rauner: Don’t lower the bar for Illinois students: Illinois has high education proficiency benchmarks. Yet instead of keeping that bar high ...
chicagotribune.com/2025/06/08/opinion-illinois-students-testing-assessments-rauner/

Editorial: At Tribune Opinion, no robots need apply: Fears that humans are failing to control their Frankenstein-like creation known broadly as artificial ...
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Crop insurance costs taxpayers billions. But it only benefits big farms and companies.
chicagotribune.com/2025/06/08/illinois-farming-crop-insurance-climate-change/

I live in a caravan on a holiday park – it costs HALF of my old flat & there’s great perks, I use the swi...
thesun.co.uk/fabulous/35320607/live-in-caravan-holiday-park-cheap-swimming-pool/

Arsenal: Champions League winners to play all home WSL games at Emirates Stadium next season
bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cq85994l42ko

Ethics legislation stalls in Springfield as Senate president tries ‘brazen’ move that would have helped his election case
chicagotribune.com/2025/06/08/ethics-legislation-stalls-in-springfield-as-senate-president-tries-brazen-move-that-would-have-helped-his-election-case/

Rep. Mary Miller condemned for saying it was 'troubling' for Sikh man to lead House prayer
stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/article_d92dca8e-56a6-53f1-80a8-ec2d05cedf10.html

Hull's first-ever IKEA outlet set to open later this month: The Plan and Order Point will offer a range of services at Kingston Retail Park
hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/hulls-first-ever-ikea-outlet-10250341

Zelenskyy rejects Trump's comparison of war to "two little kids fighting." He says Putin is murderer who kills these kids - Euromaidan Press
euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/07/zelenskyy-rejects-trumps-comparison-of-war-to-two-little-kids-fighting-he-says-putin-is-murderer-who-kills-these-kids/

Heads, torsos of executed 1940s war prisoners dug up in city park in Greece: The prisoners were tortured and executed during Greece's civil war era ...
cbsnews.com/news/greece-executed-prisoners-bodies-civil-war/
Dangerous salmonella outbreak tied to eggs sends more than 20 people to hospital: A salmonella outbreak from a large egg recall has made people sick in seven ...
apnews.com/article/salmonella-outbreak-eggs-cdc-c521525f7af5d5abe50c62c98b1e082c

Snoop Dogg says he hopes to open burger van at Celtic Park: The rapper said he would even serve fans himself.
news.stv.tv/west-central/snoop-dogg-says-he-hopes-to-open-burger-van-at-celtic-park

KZN cop who won a car thought he was being summoned for disciplinary hearing: Greenwood Park policeman Sgt Nhlanhla Patrick Mhlongo's anxiety after being ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2025-06-07-kzn-cop-who-won-a-car-thought-he-was-being-summoned-for-disciplinary-hearing/
'Putin is a murderer' — Zelensky rejects Trump's claim that Russia, Ukraine are like 'kids'
kyivindependent.com/zelensky-refutes-trump-comparing-russian-war-to-children-fighting-calls-putin-murderer/

He was jailed for abusing girls, now he's living next to a kids' playground: EXCLUSIVE: Todros Grynhaus was jailed for 13 years in 2015 after a campaign of ...
manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/notorious-paedophile-allowed-live-just-31753524

Opinion: Public officials in Chicago and Illinois must cut the fat: There's no sign that anyone in Springfield or Chicago City Hall is willing to make the hard ...
chicagotribune.com/2025/06/06/opinion-chicago-budget-cps-transit/

Beachgoers find body in the Willamette at Cathedral Park on Saturday : It was the 11th body that the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office has recovered from ...
oregonlive.com/crime/2025/06/beachgoers-find-body-in-the-willamette-at-cathedral-park-on-saturday.html

Birmingham pool party plan binned over car park location: Councillors block the proposed event for 450 people amid safety concerns.
bbc.com/news/articles/cvgnmz91j0vo

Dupont Circle Park will remain open during Pride weekend: In a reversal just hours before the WorldPride parade, the fencing around Dupont Circle Park is being ...
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/06/07/dupont-circle-park-open-world-pride/

A Fond Farewell to Muppet*Vision 3D and the Beauty of Embracing Change: We bid a fond farewell to Hollywood Studios' Muppet*Vision 3D at Walt Disney World after ...
nerdist.com/article/fond-farewell-to-muppetvision-3d-walt-disney-world/

Chicago's 'No Kings' protest expected to draw big crowds: "No Kings" organizers scheduled the protests in direct response to President Donald Trump ...
chicagotribune.com/2025/06/14/chicago-no-kings-protest-donald-trump/

"The road to authoritarianism": Tim Walz says the time for "sternly worded letters" is over
salon.com/2025/06/14/the-road-to-authoritarianism-tim-walz-says-the-time-for-sternly-worded-letters-is-over/


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Walz Urges Stronger Resistance to Rising AuthoritarianismMinnesota's governor warns of authoritarian trends and calls for robust political action beyond formal statements in 2025.
- Tim Walz describes the current U.S. political climate as dangerous and warns of a march toward authoritarianism.
- He criticizes that sending 'sternly worded letters' no longer suffices to counter these developments.
- Walz stresses the need for a diverse Democratic message that upholds humanitarian values in immigration policy.
- He praises Democratic governors resisting Republican pressure and calls for stronger pushback against right-wing forces.
The road to authoritarianism is littered with people telling you you're overreacting.— Tim Walz during a conversation at the Center for American Progress, warning about the dangers of authoritarianism.
Boeing execs won’t attend air show in wake of deadly Air India crash: Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg and head of commercial airplanes Stephanie Pope canceled their ...
seattletimes.com/business/boeing-execs-wont-attend-air-show-in-wake-of-deadly-air-india-crash/

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Black Box Found in Air India Crash InvestigationFlight recorders recovered within 28 hours; over 250 total fatalities confirmed after Ahmedabad crash near residential area.
- The black box from the Air India flight that crashed near Ahmedabad was recovered, aiding the ongoing investigation.
- The disaster resulted in 241 of 242 passengers dying along with at least eight fatalities on the ground.
- DNA testing is being used to identify victims due to the condition of the remains.
- Indian authorities mandated extra safety inspections for Air India's Boeing 787 fleet following the accident.
If I get sad and start crying, then I'll be uncontrollable.— Imtiaz Ali, whose brother Javed and his family were on the flight.
US Democrat killed in suspected targeted attack: In the US state of Minnesota, Democratic politician Melissa Hortman and her husband have been shot dead in a ...
nachrichten.at/politik/aussenpolitik/us-demokratin-bei-mutmasslich-gezieltem-angriff-getoetet;art391,4060279

+++ Escalation in the Middle East +++: Israel has "clear support" for Trump, says Netanyahu
spiegel.de/ausland/israel-iran-news-israel-hat-eindeutige-unterstuetzung-trumps-sagt-netanyahu-a-0e856870-8bf0-4692-86f6-5a9bf4a9ca9f
NBA Finals Game 4 winners and losers: Caruso's complete game; Mathurin's costly minute
usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/playoffs/2025/06/14/nba-finals-game-4-winners-losers/84198265007/


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Thunder Rally to Even NBA Finals Series at 2-2Oklahoma City overcame a late 10-point deficit to win Game 4 on June 13, tying the Finals at two games each.
- The Oklahoma City Thunder erased a 10-point late deficit and defeated the Indiana Pacers 111-104 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led with 35 points, scoring 15 of the final 16 points and sinking crucial free throws in the last minutes.
- Indiana failed to score a field goal after holding a 103-99 lead with just over three minutes remaining.
- Game 5 is scheduled for June 16 in Oklahoma City, with 74.2% of teams winning the series after securing Game 5.
We knew it [was a must-win] when we woke up this morning.— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander told ABC after the game, reflecting on the importance of the victory for the Thunder.
Plane crash in India: Air India pays compensation to victims' families.: It is still unclear how many people died in the Boeing crash in Ahmedabad ...
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Pope Leo to deliver 1st address to US audience in video message in Chicago: The pope is a noted Chicago White Sox fan.
abcnews.go.com/US/pope-leo-deliver-1st-address-us-audience-video/story

Laura Washington: Crime is down in Chicago, but there may be trouble ahead: Crime is down in Chicago, but a police officer’s death and President Donald Trump’s ...
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McDonald's settles Byron Allen's $10 billion lawsuit over ads for Black-owned media
reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/mcdonalds-settles-byron-allens-10-billion-lawsuit-over-ads-black-owned-media-2025-06-13/
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