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Trump considering pardon for late boxer Jack Johnson
The stain on Johnson’s reputation forced some family members to live in shame of his legacy.
Tech entrepreneur Neal Sales-Griffin announces mayoral bid against Rahm Emanuel
Tech entrepreneur Neal Sales-Griffin, 30, said Mayor Rahm Emanuel has tried his best but “he’s not been doing a good enough job.”
Trump says he doesn’t think personal lawyer will ‘flip’
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he doesn’t expect Michael Cohen, his longtime personal lawyer and fixer, to “flip” as the government investi
Leak crackdown talk yields rare Comey, Trump agreement
James Comey and President Donald Trump agree on one thing: the need to hunt down leakers.
Haspel cleared in waterboarding tapes probe
The CIA said Gina Haspel was cleared years ago of wrongdoing in the destruction of videotapes showing terror suspects being waterboarded.
Trump lawyer must make sworn statement to slow suit: judge
To delay a lawsuit by Stormy Daniels, Trump must declare in writing that his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination may be jeopardized.
Missile, nuclear testing suspended by North Korea
North Korea said Saturday it has suspended nuclear and long-range missile tests and plans to close its nuclear test site.
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen owes more than $103K on Chicago taxicab medallions
Michael D. Cohen paid nearly $5.8 million to purchase the 22 Chicago taxi medallions over the last eight years, documents show.
Illinois Senate considering bill to give kids access to medical pot at schools
The Illinois House approved the bill this week to allow parents or guardians to medicate their children with cannabis while they’re at school.
After losing assessor’s race amid ballot confusion, Raila wants court action
“This will help the process of future elections,” Andrea Raila said Friday. “I don’t want another candidate to go through with what I went through.”
Reward for dirty schools? $259 million more from the Chicago Public Schools
THE WATCHDOGS: CPS is giving $259 million in added work to a company that couldn’t keep Chicago schools clean, records obtained by the Sun-Times show.
Nonprofit watchdog group Project Six closing down
The group issued a statement Friday afternoon acknowledging that it is “stopping operations this month.”
With caps lifted, Emanuel flexes fundraising muscle to tune of $1.6M
The contributions came from business and labor in, what the mayor hopes will be viewed as a strong show of confidence in his leadership.
Preckwinkle sours when told pop tax repeal cuts could bottle up tax bills
“Were you for revenue?” Preckwinkle shot back at Republican Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak, according to the sources.
