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FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 ‘high-volume’ markets during government shutdown • Immigration agents take day care worker from inside North Center facility
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Gov. JB Pritzker says an Indiana remap might force Illinois to act as he celebrates Democratic wins Tuesday

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker credited Democratic successes in Tuesday’s elections across the country to candidates’ focus on affordability and voters pushing back on Republican President Donald Trump.

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FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 ‘high-volume’ markets during government shutdown

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday.

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Immigration agents take day care worker from inside North Center facility

In a video circulating on social media, agents in vests can be seen dragging the woman out of the school building shortly after 7 a.m.

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More money, stricter rules for Chicago police overtime spending face City Council scrutiny

Police Supt. Larry Snelling on Wednesday welcomed proposed new restrictions on Chicago police overtime, but defended spending an annual nine-figure sum on it.

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Chicago aviation official allegedly pocketed over $250,000 from sham O’Hare snow removal deal: feds

Eric Sanders is accused of pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a snow removal company with the help of his father, his girlfriend and her son.

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State Sen. Willie Preston’s past Trump praise draws notice in Democratic fight for Illinois congressional seat

As Democratic state Sen. Willie Preston runs for Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District seat, his 2020 Facebook comments are drawing attention for praising President Donald Trump and ridiculing Joe Biden and the Democratic Party.

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Transit reform measure shifts CTA control from Chicago mayor. Lawmaker says that’s an ‘asset.’

As state lawmakers raced to pass a $1.5 billion plan to overhaul regional mass transportation, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office lost control over the CTA board.

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Lake Central, Hanover voters back school referendums

Voters in the Lake Central and Hanover Community school districts, in south Lake County, supported the renewals of two property tax measures in unofficial results in special elections Tuesday.

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