Chicago US attorney handling investigation into nonprofit spending, funding of sex assault lawsuit against Donald Trump by E. Jean Carroll • Cook County tax buyer industry would be phased out in ‘equity theft’ reform bill
The Spin Thursday, May 28, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Here’s what Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the 46-member delegation brought to Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV. | | | | | The U.S. attorney in Chicago has been tasked by the DOJ with leading a criminal investigation into a nonprofit that helped fund some legal costs for E. Jean Carroll. | | | | | Under a bill that cleared committee in Springfield, annual tax sales — the government’s way of dealing with delinquent property tax payments — would get a major shake-up. | | | | | Illinois lawmakers advanced two long-debated measures to prevent insurance companies from raising auto and homeowners insurance rates without more stringent state oversight. | | | | | Nearly $60 million in fees paid by visitors to national parks across the country is funding repairs to nine of the capital’s ornamental fountains, the analysis found. | | | | | Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews and Joan Baez will headline a protest festival near Washington, D.C., shortly before the midterm elections. | | | | | Orland Park looks at plans for Old Orland Historic and Gateway to LaGrange districts, Harlem Avenue and I-80 Employment corridors. | | | | | Porter County Clerk Jessica Bailey will seek the nomination for State Comptroller at the Indiana Democratic Party convention on June 6, while Coumba Kebe, a Hamilton County resident, is running for state treasurer. | | | |