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State Rep. Bob Rita said he was told officials in Tinley Park and Orland Township wanted to keep “politics” out of the events, even though he had participated in the past.

A federal judge in Miami blasted prosecutors for an attempt to undercut a court order and try to take control of an oceanside condo belonging to a former Republican Congressman ahead of a high-profile trial connected to a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s government

Former President Donald Trump is likely facing a third indictment and maybe a fourth. Fewer Republicans are saying Trump did "nothing wrong," the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

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In a ruling handed down Friday, the court rejected arguments from Arroyo that a lower court judge was wrong to say the nearly 5-year sentence was a necessary example for other lawmakers.

The senator insisted he was ‘fine’ following his health incident on Wednesday

While it remains unclear how sensitive the documents he retained were, his attempts to conceal them are easier to prove.

All but 24 of 2,048 votes by school board members the former mayor appointed were unanimously approved — a 99% passage rate with 98% unanimity, the Sun-Times found.

"This is our first real chance to see where Judge Cannon is on everything," ex-FBI official says