After years of pressure from immigrant advocates, Cook County officials say they are working to further restrict data sharing through a county vendor contract that critics say exposes a gap in local sanctuary protections. The debate centers on a contract …
State’s Attorney’s office says it will make it harder for ICE to access sensitive data Read MoreAn international traveler with a confirmed case of measles went through O’Hare Airport last week, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health. The traveler may have exposed others to the virus in Terminal 5 on June 17 between 5:50 …
Possible measles exposure reported at O’Hare Read MoreIt was standing room only inside the Olson Auditorium at Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital on Monday night, as neighbors blasted ComEd over its plans for a new substation in Lincoln Park. ComEd first introduced plans to build the substation at …
North Side neighbors grill ComEd over Lincoln Park substation project Read MoreCaleb Wilson wanted to be a Bull. With the No. 4 overall pick in Tuesday’s first round of the NBA Draft, the Bulls made it very clear that the feeling was mutual. The Bulls selected the North Carolina product – …
Bulls stick to the script and draft Caleb Wilson with the No. 4 pick Read MoreThis coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Serap Erdal stopped at a light pole in the middle of Grant Park and pulled out her phone. Behind her, the city’s towering …
Air pollution is often worse in the summer. Now, Chicago can monitor it neighborhood by neighborhood Read MoreThe federal prosecutor whose nearly two decades of work in Chicago is going under a microscope tackled one of the city’s top fraud investigations before the “Broadview Six” case led to multiple claims that she’d acted improperly while seeking indictments …
As ‘Broadview Six’ prosecutor faces reckoning, Boutros yet to escape cloud hanging over his office Read MoreThe Justice Department charged 19 Illinoisans, three of them from Chicago, with various healthcare fraud schemes Tuesday, as part of a large-scale investigation that yielded charges against more than 450 people in numerous schemes across the country. In one case, …
Oak Lawn methadone clinic owner used millions in Medicaid fraud scheme to buy yacht, cars, jewelry, feds say Read MorePresident Trump’s Administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Mehmet Oz, said at a press conference this week: “In the first quarter of last year, we revoked billing privileges for fraudsters — of 1,006 providers.” He added, …
Gavin Newsom Pushes Back on Dr. Oz’s Medicare Fraud Claims Read MoreLOS ANGELES — When the Lakers wrapped up their season in May, Lakers president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka made it a point to express that he felt the franchise and Austin Reaves were on the same …
Austin Reaves to stay with Lakers on 4-year, $185 million deal Read MoreBy JANIE McCAULEY, AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Formally dressed in a traditional Qatari bisht, Dr. Nasser Mohamed strolled past a crowd of several hundred people outside Chase Center as the England-Croatia World Cup match was shown high …
In a rainbow-trimmed robe at the World Cup, a gay Qatari doctor advocates for equal rights Read MoreCALIFORNIA — Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said investigators uncovered the remains of at least two animals Tuesday as a multi‑agency search warrant unfolded at Miranda’s Rescue, the first public confirmation of what authorities believe might be a large‑scale animal …
Federal agents excavate California rescue after 700 animals vanish Read MoreBy CONNOR JOYCE VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Jesse Marsch welcomed Switzerland to Canada with his usual blunt style. “We’re happy to have you here,” Canada’s fiery coach said Tuesday, “but we want to beat you tomorrow.” Marsch has already …
Fiery American coach Jesse Marsch has led Canada to the cusp of a World Cup breakthrough Read MoreBy MATT O’BRIEN, AP Technology Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Computer scientist Louis Castricato was in his eighth year studying large language models — the artificial intelligence technology behind chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude — when he started to feel …
All the world’s a robot-staging ground for tech entrepreneurs building ‘physical AI’ Read MoreBy JAMES BROOKS SØFTEN, Denmark (AP) — Archaeologists have discovered a huge Viking Age textile production site in Denmark that dates back more than 1,000 years and underlines the sophistication of Viking society. Experts from the Moesgaard Museum said this …
Archaeologists find huge Viking textile production site in Denmark Read MoreTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Great Britain, France and Germany on Wednesday issued a rare joint statement expressing alarm over Chinese activities east of the self-ruled island of Taiwan, where China earlier this month deployed coast guard patrols. The de-facto embassies …
UK, Germany and France express concern over Chinese actions east of Taiwan Read MoreBy NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics will challenge Pope Leo XIV’s authority next week by consecrating four bishops without his consent. Rather than shying away from the confrontation, the Society of St. Pius …
These traditionalist Catholics are defying Pope Leo XIV, and embracing their outsider status Read MoreBy JOEAL CALUPITIAN, AARON FAVILA and MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ BIBICLAT, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of Catholic devotees wrapped themselves in dried banana leaves and covered their bodies with mud on Wednesday in the Philippine village of Bibiclat, taking part in …
Philippine devotees honor St. John the Baptist with a mud-covered display of faith Read MoreBy NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — One of the most intricately decorated parts of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, a passageway walked by popes and presidents and attributed to Renaissance master Raphael, is getting its first major face-lift in over …
Vatican begins 5-year restoration of Raphael Loggia, used by popes and presidents Read MoreTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page The family of a schoolgirl found dead close to her home have thanked all the volunteers …
Family speak of ‘torture’ schoolgirl, 14, was put through after body found Read MoreA follow-up report commissioned by Mayor Brandon Johnson lays out an array of revenue-generating options that includes a sales tax on virtually “all consumer services,” taxing high-volume electricity users at a higher rate, and imposing a congestion fee on “vehicles …
Mayor’s financial task force proposes downtown congestion fee, service tax, restructuring electricity taxes Read More