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Chicago Bears stadium legislation passed the Illinois House, but may face concerns in the Senate • Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
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Friday, April 24, 2026

Appeals court rules that President Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegal

An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border of the U.S., a key pillar of the president’s plan to crack down on migration.

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Chicago Bears stadium legislation passed the Illinois House, but may face concerns in the Senate

The legislation would help the team build a new, enclosed, $2 billion stadium on the site of the former Arlington International Racecourse, allowing the Bears to negotiate long-term property tax breaks.

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Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment

The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a method of execution as the Trump administration moves to expedite capital punishment cases.

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CTA breaks ground on Red Line Extension. The project ‘corrects’ history, acting CTA head says.

The Chicago Transit Authority on Friday began construction on a $5.75 billion rail extension that will bring CTA train service to the city’s Far South Side.

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Trump dispatches Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan for new talks with Iran’s foreign minister

President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to meet with Iran's foreign minister, the White House said Friday.

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Justice Department drops criminal probe into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell

The Justice Department has ended its investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, clearing a major roadblock to the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as his successor.

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Waukegan school board explores potential sales tax referendum: ‘To help all kids in Lake County’

At least three members of the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 Board of Education want to let voters decide whether people shopping in Lake County will pay an additional 1% sales tax to benefit the county’s public schools.

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Dolton to consider red-light cameras, video gambling tax to pay $33.5 million judgment

Dolton officials submitted three options to pay off a $33.5 million judgment it owes as a result of a fatal 2016 police chase that killed one man and left another permanently injured.

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