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
The Spin Friday, April 24, 2026 | | |
| | | | | 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. | | | | | 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. | | | | | The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a method of execution as the Trump administration moves to expedite capital punishment cases. | | | | | 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. | | | | | 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. | | | | | 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. | | | | | 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. | | | | | 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. | | | |