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Chicago mail carriers are being robbed at an alarming rate, and Postal Service must do more to protect them

Fear of becoming a victim no doubt has all mail carriers in the Chicago area looking over their shoulders. Sen. Dick Durbin and other lawmakers are demanding more action.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 26, 2023

Scope of COVID-19 funding cuts emerges as debt limit flashpoint - Roll Call

​Democrats are jumping on the House GOP plan to recoup unspent pandemic aid in their debt limit bill, arguing it will harm veterans programs.

Roll Call · Apr 25, 2023

President Biden announces 2024 reelection bid

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., is a co-chair of the Biden-Harris 2024 campaign.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 25, 2023

CPD leadership blamed for fractious response to weekend gatherings, Ed Burke Day proposal pulled and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 18, 2023

Chicago treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin exploring Congress bid; says she’ll run if Rep. Danny Davis retires

Conyears-Ervin: Whenever Davis “should choose to retire, I will be running to succeed him and continue his legacy of service.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 18, 2023

Englewood Nature Trail stays on track with $3 million in state funding

Chicago as a whole can benefit when long-neglected neighborhoods such as Englewood are sensitively redeveloped.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 18, 2023

These veterans' student loans are gone, but so are their GI Bill benefits. How that could change

WASHINGTON — When her Army career was cut short by a medical discharge in 2005, Tasha Berkhalter decided to pursue a degree that she hoped would lead to a career as an FBI agent. The now-defunct, for-profit ITT Technical Institute promised a flexible class schedule that would meet her needs…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 17, 2023

2023 USA TODAY Sports/AVCA boys volleyball regional rankings

The best volleyball teams in the West, Midwest, South, and Northeast regions as the 2023 season heads into mid-April.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 12, 2023

Illinois baseball team has 3 games postponed over reported misconduct

The district is investigating and students may face punishment depending on the findings.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 12, 2023

Top Dem lets GOP veto Biden judges

"Durbin refuses to revoke the blue-slip tradition that willingly grants GOP the ability to obstruct," critic says

Salon · Apr 11, 2023