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Illinois has struggled to secure federal disaster relief under Trump as FEMA denials draw questions chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Illinois has struggled to secure federal disaster relief under Trump as FEMA denials draw questions

With another storm season underway. FEMA’s rejections under President Donald Trump cast a long shadow — not just over Illinois but over the entire federal disaster-response system — which critics say...

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Elon Musk is world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX IPO chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Elon Musk is world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX IPO

The world’s richest person Elon Musk now adds a new title: world’s first trillionaire.

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Indiana man killed in overnight shooting near Ford City Mall chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Indiana man killed in overnight shooting near Ford City Mall

A 21-year-old man was killed near Ford City Mall overnight on the city’s Southwest Side, Chicago police reported.

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Anthropic shuts down Mythos access after sweeping US order chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Anthropic shuts down Mythos access after sweeping US order

Anthropic PBC has disabled access to its most advanced artificial intelligence models, including Mythos, following an unprecedented order by the Trump administration to keep the technology out of the...

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2 killed, 1 critically wounded in overnight shooting in Englewood chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

2 killed, 1 critically wounded in overnight shooting in Englewood

A woman was critically wounded, and two men were pronounced dead in an overnight drive-by shooting outside their residence in the Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said.

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Workers begin removing Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Trump’s name is gone from the Kennedy Center’s facade, according to a top official at the arts venue

The letters spelling out President Donald Trump’s name on the facade of Kennedy Center are now gone. That word comes Saturday from the executive director of the performing arts venue.

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Trump’s name is gone from the Kennedy Center’s facade, according to a top official at the arts venue chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Trump’s name is gone from the Kennedy Center’s facade, according to a top official at the arts venue

The letters spelling out President Donald Trump’s name on the facade of Kennedy Center are now gone. That word comes Saturday from the executive director of the performing arts venue.

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Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that ‘disparaged’ US chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Judge orders Trump administration to restore National Park changes at sites that ‘disparaged’ US

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order calling for the nation’s museums, parks and landmarks to not display elements that...

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Man killed, another wounded in overnight shooting on West Side chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Man killed, another wounded in overnight shooting on West Side

A 28-year-old man was fatally wounded late Friday in a double shooting that also injured second victim in the Garfield Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.

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Trump and Macron will meet over dinner at Versailles palace after G7 summit in France chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Trump and Macron will meet over dinner at Versailles palace after G7 summit in France

President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron will meet over dinner at the glittering Palace of Versailles near Paris after the G7 summit.

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After hitting two-run homer, Vinny Stubitsch wins Class 3A state title for St. Rita on walk-off sacrifice fly chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

After hitting two-run homer, Vinny Stubitsch wins Class 3A state title for St. Rita on walk-off...

Vinny Stubitsch goes 3-for-4 with a two-run homer as St. Rita takes Class 3A state title with 12-11 win over Troy Triad.

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Report: 39% of Northwest Indiana households can’t afford basic needs chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Report: 39% of Northwest Indiana households can’t afford basic needs

In Northwest Indiana, 39% of households have a hard time affording six basic needs: housing, childcare, food, transportation, healthcare and technology.

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Madden Cotts, whose dad is familiar to Chicago baseball fans, stars as Libertyville wins state title again chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Madden Cotts, whose dad is familiar to Chicago baseball fans, stars as Libertyville wins state...

Behind Madden Cotts, Libertyville tops Maine South in eight innings to repeat as the Class 4A state champion.

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Chicago weather forecast: Thunderstorms, high wind and hail possible late Saturday chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Chicago weather forecast: Thunderstorms, high wind and hail possible late Saturday

National Weather Service officials said there is a low risk of thunderstorms and up to 60 mph winds Saturday afternoon and evening.

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Weather service confirms at least three tornadoes in Northwest Indiana chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Weather service confirms at least three tornadoes in Northwest Indiana

At least seven confirmed tornadoes went through Illinois and Northwest Indiana Thursday night, including an EF3 tornado that struck Kouts.

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Puerto Rican People’s Parade marks 60 years since Division Street Riots chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Puerto Rican People’s Parade marks 60 years since Division Street Riots

Parade floats and performers ushered in vibrant color, music and Puerto Rican culture along a half-mile stretch from Campbell Avenue to North Sacramento Avenue in Humboldt Park Saturday.

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Police: Suspected firework damages alderman’s home, no injuries chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Police: Suspected firework damages alderman’s home, no injuries

A firework broke a window at Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez’s home early Saturday morning, Chicago Police said.

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Gene Shalit, longtime ‘Today’ show movie critic and U of I graduate, dies at 100 chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Gene Shalit, longtime ‘Today’ show movie critic and U of I graduate, dies at 100

Gene Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for decades who was known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns, has died. He was 100.

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Elon Musk is world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX IPO chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Elon Musk is world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX IPO

The world’s richest person Elon Musk now adds a new title: world’s first trillionaire.

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Indiana man killed in overnight shooting near Ford City Mall chicagotribune.com/2026/06/1…

Indiana man killed in overnight shooting near Ford City Mall

A 21-year-old man was killed near Ford City Mall overnight on the city’s Southwest Side, Chicago police reported.

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