Lobbyists, Activists Helped Plan Pruitt's Foreign Trips
Lobbyist Richard Smotkin worked closely with EPA officials to organize Pruitt's December trip to Morocco.
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Lobbyist Richard Smotkin worked closely with EPA officials to organize Pruitt's December trip to Morocco.
Crossings have been trending downward for decades and are at historic lows.
The report offers further context to a felony charge of computer tampering brought last month against Greitens by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, stemming from his acquisition and use of the list.
The payment has prompted complaints to the Justice Department and Federal Election Commission over potential violations of campaign finance law.
Ty Cobb, the longtime lead lawyer representing President Trump in matters related to the special counsel's investigation, is retiring.
Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration on Tuesday recommended starting fresh at the Quincy veterans' home beleaguered by Legionnaires' disease.
When Dr. Harold Bornstein described in hyperbolic prose then-candidate Donald Trump's health in 2015, the language he used was eerily similar to the style preferred by his patient. It turns out the patient himself wrote it, according to Bornstein.
The special counsel leading the Russia investigation raised the prospect in March of issuing a grand jury subpoena for President Trump.
Obama Foundation executive director Robbin Cohen says having a public library branch would attract local residents to make use of the presidential center and give residents reason to keep returning.
U.S. border inspectors have allowed some Central American asylum-seekers to enter the country for processing, ending a brief impasse over lack of space.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered a robust defense Tuesday of a dramatic presentation in which he accused Iran of "brazenly lying" over its nuclear ambitions, after claims that he had revealed nothing new.
The coalition of mayors and municipal groups launched a website and social media platform called ProtectMyTown.
Netanyahu provided no direct evidence that Iran has violated the 2015 deal.
Also at the library is the desk Richard M. Daley sat behind during his 22 years in office and his father used before him when he was mayor.
The Indiana State Senate this week approved a bill to fund a potential stadium for the Chicago Bears in the state.
Democrats say they won't allow the funding package to move forward without reforms to immigration enforcement.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday launched her campaign to be Minnesota's next governor, a surprise twist in the race for the top job in the state as it experiences an unprecedented immigration enforcement operation that's ignited a national debate.
Senate Democrats released their list of demands to reform immigration enforcement and fund the government Wednesday, with little time to avert a partial government shutdown.
Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) announced Wednesday he is running as an independent candidate for U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia's seat in Congress.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
Among the 25 films selected by the Library of Congress to be preserved for future generations are "The Big Chill," Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel," the Civil War drama "Glory," and John Carpenter's "The Thing."
In a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal, Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, revealed that the right frontal lobe of his brain was injured in a car accident 25 years ago.
Sales of tickets to NHL games jumped more than 20% after the hit HBO show debuted in the fall, according to ticket vendor.
Among the names missing when the 98th Academy Award nominations were announced were Ariana Grande, George Clooney, Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and anyone associated with "Wicked: For Good."
The nominees for the 98th annual Academy Awards were announced Thursday morning, and though "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," "Frankenstein" and "Hamnet" were all nominated for plenty, it was "Sinners" that broke through with a record-smashing 16 nominations.
The Indiana State Senate this week approved a bill to fund a potential stadium for the Chicago Bears in the state.
A water main break has caused school closures in Dixmoor, Illinois, on Thursday.
Meanwhile, video shows Alex Pretti, the man shot and killed by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis last weekend, involved in a different encounter with federal agents 11 days before he was killed. Jarred Hill reports.
Lanes reopened on northbound I-65 in Northwest Indiana after a crash involving a U.S. mail trailer on Thursday morning.
Homan spoke Thursday morning for the first time since President Trump sent him to the city.
Sean Grayson was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey in 2024.
Nedas Revuckas has been ordered detained as he awaits trial for the murder of a pregnant woman in Downers Grove that prosecutors say was stabbed 70 times.
The Indiana State Senate this week approved a bill to fund a potential stadium for the Chicago Bears in the state.
A woman died, and another was injured after two house fires that broke out on Chicago's Southwest Side overnight.
The former Loretto Hospital executive accused of defrauding the federal government out of $290 million has been arrested in Serbia.
The crash on June 7, 2024, killed 76-year-old Bernice Pawilan. The driver had a history of traffic offenses, and, in fact, wasn't supposed to be on the road at all.
A town hall meeting on Monday night addressed the concerns of residents paying higher water bills after being forced to use a private utility company.
As temperatures fell below zero in Chicago on Friday, tenants of a public housing complex in the East Garfield Park neighborhood said they were freezing inside their own homes due to insufficient heat.
Chicago is marking 30 years since it started its first citywide recycling program, which began with a problematic kickoff, and continues to lag behind other major cities in terms of performance.
More than a year before identical twin brothers stopped teaching at the Thornton Fractional School District, administrators were aware of allegations that one of them had been sexually assaulting a student.
The Indiana State Senate this week approved a bill to fund a potential stadium for the Chicago Bears in the state.
Chicago led 101-87 on a layup by Jalen Smith with 7:14 to go. But the Pacers responded with an 18-4 run and Jay Huff's 3-pointer with 2 minutes left tied it at 105-all.
The coming season begins in June for the Bandits with their first home series in Rosemont.
Kirill Kaprizov scored the shootout winner as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3.
The Blue Demons are experiencing a turnaround, especially at home, in Chris Holtmann's second season at the helm.
The former Loretto Hospital executive accused of defrauding the federal government out of $290 million has been arrested in Serbia.
A burglar broke into a restaurant in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood early Thursday and ripped out an ATM.
Nedas Revuckas has been ordered detained as he awaits trial for the murder of a pregnant woman in Downers Grove that prosecutors say was stabbed 70 times.
Sean Grayson, the Illinois deputy convicted of second-degree murder in the Sonya Massey shooting, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday.
Chicago police on Wednesday issued a community alert about an attack and robbery that spilled from a CTA Red Line train onto a station platform this past weekend.
