Chicago school hosts roundtable to tackle educational challenges
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Collins High School held a roundtable event Thursday to bring together local leaders and discuss current issues within area schools.

Biden announces a fresh round of $7.5 billion in student loans canceled

The latest round of cancellations targets $7.4 billion of student loans for 277,000 borrowers, the Department of Education said in a statement.

Presidential race heating up as Biden campaigns, Trump appears in court
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President Biden spent the day campaigning in a key swing states while former president Trump is navigating his campaign while spending most of his time in a New York courtroom.

Executor of O.J. Simpson's estate to fight payout to Brown, Goldman families

In 1996, the families of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman filed a wrongful death civil lawsuit. The jury eventually found O.J. Simpson liable.

Dolton village administrator charged with bankruptcy fraud
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A senior administrator for both the Village of Dolton and Thornton Township was charged with bankruptcy fraud on Monday.

City Council committee approves $70M in new funding for migrants
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Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to dedicate more funding to caring for migrants across the city. His plan has cleared the first hurdle Monday.

ComEd grants largest clean energy rebate to Illinois company for record solar installation

The rebate, totaling $2.6 million, was awarded to Bolingbrook-based G&W Electric Microgrid. The project encompasses nearly eight football fields' worth of solar panels and houses the largest battery of its kind.

Pritzker nominates new Illinois Prisoner Review Board executive director

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has nominated James Montgomery to serve as the Executive Director of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board (PRB), pending confirmation by the Senate.

Poll: Over half of voters feel financially strained compared to 4 years ago
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It's Tax Day, and you can expect a bit more back from the IRS this year. The agency says average refunds are up five percent. But a Fox News poll shows more than half of voters say they?re financially worse off now than they were four years ago.

Local professor weighs in on Trump's hush money trial
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A Chicago area professor discusses former President Donald Trump's hush money trial, as the jury selection process plans to resume Tuesday.

Gov. Pritzker discusses medical debt relief in Illinois
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Governor J.B. Pritzker joined advocates earlier today to discuss legislation that would make sure people do not have their credit score damaged based on medical bills they can't afford.