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Mayor Brandon Johnson files lawsuit against Airbnb and host company • More of Illinois has access to electronic monitoring than ever before. But does it work?
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Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Bears looking to cobble together Illinois bill with Gov. Pritzker saying team eyeing blend of two state bills

The Chicago Bears are looking to piece together legislation in Illinois that might pass the General Assembly in Springfield, Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson files lawsuit against Airbnb and host company

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is suing Airbnb and one of its most-active Chicago hosts, alleging they broke and evaded city laws regulating short-term rentals.

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More of Illinois has access to electronic monitoring than ever before. But does it work?

Since lawmakers expanded electronic monitoring to many new parts of the state following the passage of the Pretrial Fairness Act, more of Illinois has access to the technology than ever before, even as it is a frequent lightning rod in ongoing conversations about how best to keep the public safe.

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Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict

The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran.

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President Trump heads to battleground Pennsylvania but keeps focus on himself ahead of midterm elections

President Donald Trump visited a Mack Trucks facility in battleground Pennsylvania on Tuesday, attempting to shift attention to the U.S. economy in his first major public event outside the nation’s capital since he signed an interim agreement to end the Iran war.

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Federal appeals court allows Trump administration to resume expanded use of speedy deportations

A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants throughout the United States, not just near the border.

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Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors

The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers.

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Troubled Reflecting Pool faces fresh scrutiny over vandalism claims and duck deaths

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that six people have been arrested for damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the iconic Washington, D.C. site increasingly becomes a flashpoint over the president’s $14-million-plus rehabilitation project gone awry.

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