Chicago progressive leaders remember organizer Amisha Patel • Gov. JB Pritzker says Bears stadium bill ‘within the framework’ of deal the team would accept
The Spin Tuesday, April 28, 2026 | | |
| | | | | State Rep. Harry Benton of Plainfield was removed from eight committee assignments and other House Democratic caucus duties in late February. | | | | | The way Amisha Patel, who died Friday at 50, lived her life offers a lesson to the Chicago progressive movement she fostered, her wife said. | | | | | Gov. JB Pritzker said a bill that passed the Illinois House “is within the framework” of a deal that the Bears would be willing to agree to for a move to Arlington Heights. | | | | | A federal order is the latest development in a nearly two-year fight between banks and retailers over an Illinois law that bans so-called swipe fees on the tax and tip portions of customers’ bills. | | | | | Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against President Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter. | | | | | Speaking on Tuesday to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, King Charles III highlighted the historical and cultural ties that he said have cemented an enduring bond between the United States and the United Kingdom. | | | | | When the Supreme Court killed his favorite tariffs in February, President Donald Trump promptly rolled out temporary import taxes to replace them. But those stopgap levies expire in less than three months. | | | | | Oak Lawn Trustee Timothy Desmond resigned to enter into a contract through his Leeside Builders to restore dilapidated homes. | | | |