Texas redistricting fight continues
Democratic state legislators fled Texas over the weekend, denying a quorum on Monday to Republicans hoping to vote on a new congressional map that heavily favors the GOP even more than its current districts.
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Democratic state legislators fled Texas over the weekend, denying a quorum on Monday to Republicans hoping to vote on a new congressional map that heavily favors the GOP even more than its current districts.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he's considered redrawing the state's congressional map in response to the Texas redistricting push to give Republicans 5 more seats, saying "everything has to be on the table."
Texas Republicans have approved arrest warrants for the Democratic lawmakers hiding out in states like Illinois, who left Texas to block a redistricting plan they say favors Republicans. Jermont Terry reports.
Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a bigger edge — an idea blessed by President Trump.
As Gov. JB Pritzker welcomed Texas Democrat state lawmakers who left to prevent the Republican-led general assembly from forcing through a redistricting map that would give the GOP five more seats, he said he has considered redrawing the Illinois map to help offset the gerrymandering gains, saying "everything has to be on the table."
Pritzker has arranged for roughly 30 Democratic lawmakers to stay in Illinois for the week. Politico was first to report the lawmakers had left the state.
Governor JB Pritzker has arranged for roughly 30 Democratic lawmakers to stay in Illinois for the week. Politico was first to report the lawmakers had left Texas.
Along with a salute to first responders, the silent auction raised money for the Salvation Army's efforts in the Hill Country.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker welcomed the plane load of Texas Democrats, who left in a last-ditch effort to disrupt a Republican plan to redistrict the state by denying GOP lawmakers a quorum to advance their new map.
The Texas Democrats are leaving the Lone Star State in a last-ditch effort to deny Republican lawmakers there a quorum for a redistricting plan.
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Several organizations are accepting donations for those impacted by the floods, as well as first responders and volunteers.
Far beyond Harvard University and its standoff with the Trump administration, Republican officials in several states have been pushing for changes at public universities.
Robert Roberson's execution will happen more than 22 years after he was convicted of murdering his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, in 2002. He claimed he found his daughter unconscious after she fell from her bed.
Ground search operations were disrupted Sunday in Kerr County, Texas, where many lives were lost in the catastrophic July 4 flooding.
Conditions forced teams to suspend their search for the nearly 170 people who still haven't been found since the devastating July 4 storms.
Water levels rose again in central Texas as rain pounded the areas still recovering from last week's deadly floods.
More than a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.
The search for victims of the devastating floods in Kerr County, Texas, has transitioned into a recovery effort, one week after the last survivor was found. At least 129 people died, and 160 more remain missing.
Texas is facing another flood threat in the coming days, primarily north of hard-hit Kerrville.
It's still all hands on deck as more than 2,000 search and rescue crews continue to try to find anyone still missing after last week's disaster.
A total of 121 people have died in the floods and 170 people are missing, most in Kerr County. As Karen Hua reports, officials there have been pressed to explain why a code red alert went out late.
Recordings provided to CBS News showed first responders asking for an emergency alert to be sent, but dispatchers delayed because they needed special authorization.
A man and a woman were found shot and killed inside a car on Thursday evening on the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
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The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission voted on Thursday to publish a report outlining details of the investigation that led to state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Chicago) to resign his post earlier this month.
Mexico has requested criminal charges in the deaths of 17 Mexicans who died either in ICE custody or during immigration enforcement operations by the Trump administration.
Friends have started a fundraiser for a pet store in Fox Lake, Illinois, after a 2,000 gallon fish tank burst suddenly, flooding their business.
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Voters in Chicago will have a chance to decide in November if the city should go after the federal government for money spent dealing with the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown and Operation Midway Blitz.
The Secret Service said a member of Vice President JD Vance's detail is under investigation for "compromising operational and information security."
The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission on Thursday will decide whether to release a report that led to the resignation of state Rep. Harry Benton (D-Plainfield) over reported allegations of sexual harassment.
The Trump administration is taking aim at power grid operator PJM Interconnection over rising electricity bills that affect Illinois and Indiana residents.
Chicago remained the most bed bug-treated city in the country, according to Orkin's latest annual rankings covering a full year of residential and commercial treatment data.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week warned residents cleaning up from last month's storms to be on the lookout for scams.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed several new consumer protections into law, including a ban on junk fees.
CBS News Chicago has learned that Illinois home insurance premiums are not only higher than the nation's average, but going up faster too.
A new Northwestern Medicine study on long COVID shows women show more neurological symptoms than men.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Chicago just barely made the top 20 in the American College of Sports Medicine's 2026 ranking of the country's fittest cities.
In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close.
Illinois American Water and Aqua Illinois are both seeking rate increases that would raise monthly bills by as much as $28, while their parent companies seek regulatory approval to merge — a deal a consumer watchdog says would give one company control of nearly all regulated water customers in the state.
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix their own equipment.
Chicago Soul Café opened Monday at 6248 S. St. Lawrence Ave.
The Chicago Bears this weekend said they are assessing land at Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond, Indiana, for a possible new stadium.
Iowa announced a fall exhibition game against Kansas at the Field of Dreams ballpark, where major and minor league games have been played since 2021.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is the first film shot entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, and Cinemark Seven Bridges in Woodridge is 1 of roughly 30 theaters nationwide equipped to show it that way.
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Partly cloudy and cool Thursday night with lows in the low 60s.
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FedEx workers curious about a live iguana shipped to its new owner got a bit more than they bargained for when the owner obliged their request to open the box in-store. While iguanas usually are stiff from cold when they are shipped, this one, named Titan, was ready to make his escape.
Spider-Man (that is, a local trampoline park employee who plays the superhero at work and was in costume) swooped in to help a man in a wheelchair cross the street in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Mexico has requested criminal charges in the deaths of 17 Mexicans who died either in ICE custody or during immigration enforcement operations by the Trump administration.
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A man and a woman were found shot and killed inside a car on Thursday evening on the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood.
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Police say a man and a woman were last seen speaking with the victim before the shooting.
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Gene Rush survived throat cancer, but he didn't survive a trip to the Porter County Jail over 4th of July weekend. His family said jail staff failed to provide lifesaving medical care.
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The Liberty erased a 12-point deficit in the final five minutes.
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