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- CPS staff in a political tug-of-war: What to know about Chicago’s $175 million pension battleby Nell Salzman, A.D. Quig, Alice Yin on March 26, 2025 at 12:19 am
A controversial $175 million pension payment for non-teaching Chicago Public Schools staff has created tension between the district and Mayor Brandon Johnson.
- In Chicago, US EPA workers protest Trump, say rollbacks will put ‘every American at risk’by Adriana Pérez on March 25, 2025 at 11:24 pm
Union steward says administration hasn't considered how changes will lower the quality of life for Americans and slow site cleanups.
- Appeals court allows Trump administration to suspend approval of new refugees amid lawsuitby Lindsay Whitehurst, Gene Johnson on March 25, 2025 at 11:08 pm
The Trump administration can stop approving new refugees for entry into the U.S. but has to allow in people who were conditionally accepted.
- Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenshipby ALI SWENSON, Christina A. Cassidy on March 25, 2025 at 11:04 pm
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.
- Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal rulingby HANNAH FINGERHUT on March 25, 2025 at 10:44 pm
Iowa cannot continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday.