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The Latest Breaking News from JB Pritzker

Illinois governor proposes cancelling tax breaks for datacenters

Pritzker’s move reflects increasing public pushback against resource-hungry facilities used to power the AI boom

The Guardian - US

The Latest: Reaction is pouring in to the death of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

Reaction is pouring in over the death of the Rev. Jesse L

The Independent UK

Billionaire Thomas Pritzker steps down as Hyatt executive chairman over Epstein ties

Thomas Pritzker, cousin to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, had communicated with Jeffrey Epstein long after he pleaded guilty to sex crimes

The Independent UK

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Trump slams ‘mediocre’ Republican in spat over inviting Democratic governors to White House dinner

Trump attacked Republican Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt as part of the public back-and-forth around the upcoming events

The Independent UK

New York City and Illinois join WHO network after Trump pulls US out of global health body

Illinois governor pledges to put ‘science, preparedness and people’ first by participating in global response network, following similar move by California

The Guardian - US

‘It takes time’: JD Vance tried to sum up Trump’s economy with a wild analogy — now the internet can’t stop roasting him

That metaphor sank faster than the ship.

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Scoop: Pritzker, Gallego head to Nevada in latest 2028 moves

Nevada is traditionally one of the first states to vote in the Democratic presidential primary.

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‘What are Democrats doing?’: Political strategists break down where the resistance to Trump went wrong

ANALYSIS: Democrats suffered from a ‘fractured’ party and a lack of a clear message throughout Trump’s first year back in office, political strategists tell Katie Hawkinson

The Independent UK

Some young MAGA men are taking drugs and altering their bodies to look like Newsom and not JD Vance

An emerging internet sub-community of men values physical looks over all other character traits, and goes to extreme lengths to transform their bodies, or ‘looksmax’

The Independent UK

Pritzker likens Trump’s America to the early days of Nazi Germany

The Illinois governor has criticized the Trump administration for its immigration crackdown, which has reportedly led to thousands of arrests in the state

The Independent UK

Federal Funding Freeze: What Trump’s $10B Halt Means for Families in Blue States

The grants in question help fund targeted child care and family assistance programs. For people in the affected states, this can become a household budgetary issue

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Trump Calls Out Walz, Ilhan Omar And Other 'Slimeballs' For Stealing Billions

Trump criticises Minnesota's Walz and other 'Slimeballs' Democrats amid a fraud scandal, launching broad attacks on leadership while Walz drops out of the reelection race.

International Business Times UK

Trump push to politicize US military ‘reminiscent of Stalin’, top general warns

Maj Gen Paul Eaton says US president’s effort to bend military to his will could have dire long-term consequences

The Guardian - US

Top political fact-checking website explains why editors have dubbed 2025 the ‘Year of the Lies’

Since 2009, Politifact has published its annual ‘Lie of the Year,’ taken from its own analysis as well as submissions from the general public

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Immigrant seeking US asylum reportedly denied jackpot winnings at Chicago casino due to his status

The man claimed to have won the jackpot on a slot machine at Bally’s temporary casino in the River North area of the city, the payout for which usually takes just minutes

Axios

Trump backs off National Guard deployments in Los Angeles, Chicago, Portland

"We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form," Trump said.

International Business Times UK

Pope Leo Calls Out Illinois Assisted Suicide Law as Debate Over Life Intensifies

Find out how a US state law on assisted suicide sparked international debate after Pope Leo spoke out.

The Texas Tribune

Texas National Guard’s deployment in Illinois blocked by U.S. Supreme Court

Around 200 Texas National Guard troops were deployed to the Chicago area in early October, despite opposition from local and state governments in Illinois.

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The Independent UK

Pope disappointed over approval of assisted suicide legislation in his home state of Illinois

Pope Leo XIV says he's “very disappointed” that his home state of Illinois has approved medically assisted suicide

The Independent UK

DOJ sues Illinois' governor over laws protecting immigrants at courthouses and hospitals

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker over new state laws aimed at protecting immigrants at courthouses, hospitals and day cares

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Supreme Court sides with Chicago over Trump in dispute over Guard - Roll Call

Trump argued deployments were needed to secure immigration enforcement efforts, but the court said he likely exceeded his authority.

Axios

Makeovers are part of the prep for Democrats eyeing the White House in 2028

Social media has meant that candidates need to be more camera-ready than ever.

The Independent UK

Border Patrol official who is the face of Trump's crackdown back in Chicago amid immigration raids

Senior Border Patrol official Greg Bovino has returned to the Chicago area, about a month after leaving to lead immigration crackdowns in other cities

The Independent UK

Illinois law generates $1.5B to save public transit from fiscal calamity

Public transit in the Chicago metropolitan area will get a $1.5 billion infusion to save it from financial disaster under a law that will take effect next summer

The Independent UK

Illinois becomes 12th state to let terminally ill residents choose to end their lives

The Catholic Conference of Illinois blasted Pritzker's move, saying the law puts Illinois ‘on a dangerous and heartbreaking path’

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