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Congress’ “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which passed last summer could prove to be far more damaging to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Illinois than most people know. A SNAP “death penalty” is built into the budget reconciliation law. …

The White Sox announced Friday that they signed outfielder Derek Hill to a one-year, $900,000 contract and non-tendered left-hander Cam Booser, first baseman Tim Elko and right fielder Mike Tauchman. Tauchman being non-tendered was surprising because he was one of …

After more than a century of teaching brewers from around the world, the Siebel Institute of Technology announced Thursday that it’s leaving Chicago for Montreal. The school said in a news release that the move aligns “with the changing dynamics …

The Cubs tendered contracts to half their arbitration-eligible players before the deadline Friday, promising deals to left-hander Justin Steele and right-hander Javier Assad for 2026. They non-tendered catcher Reese McGuire and reliever Eli Morgan, making them free agents. All four …

New details about the case involving an alleged $10,000 bounty on the head of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino have been revealed in a freshly unsealed court document, including text messages the feds say show a street gang’s response …

By MATT BROWN WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to end the deployment of National Guard troops to the nation’s capital. But the ruling is unlikely to be the final word by the courts, …

By JACK DURA BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Abortion is again illegal in North Dakota after the state’s Supreme Court on Friday couldn’t muster the required majority to uphold a judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s ban last year. Related …

In-N-Out Burger’s 2025 ugly Christmas sweater looks good enough to eat. Its front is emblazoned with a Double-Double. The garment is for sale at In-N-Out Burger’s Company Stores. One is at 13800 Francisquito Ave., Baldwin Park, the chain’s hometown, and …

Reps. Dave Min, D-Irvine, and Judy Chu, D-Pasadena spearheaded a congressional letter sent Friday to Homeland Security officials demanding information about how the agency has cared for immigrants in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, including a Costa Mesa man who …

BOSTON (AP) — The information needed to decipher the last remaining unsolved secret message embedded within a sculpture at CIA headquarters in Virginia sold at auction for nearly $1 million, the auction house announced Friday. Related Articles Fiery UPS plane …

Mina lost both of her daughters in a racially motivated attack (Picture: True Vision Productions) There’s a TV documentary that Mina Smallman likes to watch regularly. When she presses play, she can hear her daughters’ voices, take in their beautiful …

By Maame-Abena Dwumfuoh l Contra Costa Youth Journalism In today’s highly digitized world, reliable internet access is extremely important for students to effectively learn and succeed in school. Students at Dozier-Libbey Medical High School in Antioch regularly use multiple online …

Palo Alto’s David DeGeronimo will not be returning as the Vikings’ head football coach next season, he confirmed on Friday in a text message to the Bay Area News Group. The move comes after Paly assistant Jason Fung was placed …

Federal authorities arrested an East Bay man over an alleged scheme to evade national security-related technology export controls and send powerful, highly sought after computer chips made by Santa Clara company Nvidia to China. Chinese citizen Cham Li, 38, also …

A condo in Saratoga that sold for $2 million tops the list of the most affordable real estate sales in Saratoga in the past week. For comparison, the overall average price of real estate in the area during that time …

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Victims, women have finally been heard Re: “Files on Epstein closer to release” (Page A1, Nov. 19). Jan Soule, president of the Silicon Valley Association …

Sean Payton has only trusted one kicker in Denver since he arrived in 2023. Now, that leg will be sticking around for another three years. Denver and kicker Wil Lutz have agreed to a three-year contract extension, a source confirmed …