Trump Administration Suspends $2.1 Billion in Funding for Chicago Transit Projects

The money had been designated to modernize the city’s “L” trains. Illinois officials condemned the move, saying it was motivated by political revenge.

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Drones, Helicopters, Hundreds of Arrests: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in Chicago So Far

The administration announced a federal operation in the Chicago area more than three weeks ago. Agents have appeared along downtown streets, and National Guard troops are expected.

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Judge Blocks Trump Move to Cut FEMA Funds Over Immigration Policy

A coalition of blue states and Washington, D.C., accused the Trump administration of illegally “taking money from its enemies” in freezing emergency preparedness grants.

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Trump Administration Will Deploy 100 National Guard Troops to Illinois

The Department of Homeland Security requested the deployment over the objections of state officials, including Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat.

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Trump Is Expanding the National Guard’s Role. Some Former Generals Worry.

Responding to crises at home is part of the Guard’s mission. Helping crack down on crime in U.S. cities isn’t, say some former leaders, who fear this shift could hurt the force.

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4 Men Sentenced in Warrant Scam Targeting Women From Prison

They used a drone to drop cellphones into a Georgia prison yard, where an inmate coordinated a scheme largely targeting women who were medical workers in multiple states, prosecutors said.

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Jim Edgar, 79, Popular and Moderate Republican Governor of Illinois, Dies

In the 1990s, he compromised with Democrats, backed abortion rights, increased spending for schools and used an income-tax hike to help tame a huge budget deficit.

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Costco Recalls Kirkland Prosecco, Citing Risk of Sudden Shattering

The retailer said the unopened bottles should be wrapped in paper towels and placed in a plastic bag before being discarded.

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Postcard Sent From the U.N. Is Returned to Sender After 72 Years

Alan Ball sent the postcard to his family during the summer of 1953. Last week, it arrived at his home in Idaho.

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Man Fatally Shot in Confrontation With ICE Officers in Chicago Area

The shooting took place amid a federal crackdown on illegal immigration in the region that is being called Operation Midway Blitz.

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