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'Law & Order’ Season 25 Faces Major Shakeup as a Significant Cast Member Exits

Collider · July 18, 2025

Law & Order faces a major shakeup ahead of its landmark Season 25. Deadline reports that Mechad Brooks, who plays Detective Jalen Shaw, is exiting ahead of the upcoming season. Brooks starred as Detective Shaw for three seasons. Deadline reports...

Nearly 2M Illinoisans still need federal food benefits, most in Chicago

Illinois Policy · July 18, 2025

Although enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program declined marginally in April, nearly 2 million Illinoisans still depend on the federal food aid. Illinois’ food insecurity has yet to recover from the pandemic. Nearly 1.94...

FBI, DHS Investigating Cyber Attack on Arizona’s Election System

The Arizona Sun Times · July 18, 2025

Secretary of State Adrian Fontes acknowledged in a press release earlier this month that possible foreign actors conducted a cyber attack on the candidate portal of the secretary of state’s (AZSOS) website. Fontes downplayed the hacking, and...

How Should Business Leaders Navigate the Dramatic Shifts in U.S Trade and Tariff Policy?

JD Supra - California · July 19, 2025

In today’s rapidly changing global economy, U.S. business leaders are tasked with responding to quickly evolving U.S. trade policies and tariffs. Our upcoming U.S. Trade, Tariffs, and State of the Economy Forum on July 24, 2025, will provide...

Southern Illinois non-profit NubAbility Athletics hosts All-Sports Camp

KFVS - Missouri · July 19, 2025

DU QUOIN, Ill. (KFVS) - Every year in the middle of July, Du Quoin becomes a nationwide, even worldwide hub for NubAbility’s All-Sports Camp. The camp caters to limb-different youth, with more than a dozen sports featured over several days, from...

Chicago mayors and their inspector generals: A contentious relationship that almost always ends badly

Chicago Sun Times - Illinois · July 18, 2025

When Deborah Witzburg announced that she would not seek a second-term as Chicago’s inspector general, it was a bit like telling Mayor Brandon Johnson, “You can’t fire me. I quit.” Johnson has been loggerheads with the watchdog he inherited over a...

Criticism mounts over Illinois Democrats' handling of local governance

Metro East Sun - Illinois · July 17, 2025

Kevin Schmidt, Illinois State Representative for 114th District | www.facebook.comKevin Schmidt, Illinois State Representative for 114th District | www.facebook.com Illinois Democrats are facing criticism for their handling of local governance,...

Chicago aldermanic control issue again stalls granny flats

Illinois Policy · July 18, 2025

Residential permits across Chicago remained low in 2024, and efforts to increase housing on existing lots have been put off. Some of Chicago’s aldermen want to maintain power over their wards, including thwarting a popular housing solution....

Big changes coming to Illinois' political landscape as several congressional seats open up

NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois ·

Major shakeups are coming to Illinois politics in the next two years. Behind closed doors, Cook County Democrats Friday voted not to endorse in the 2026 race for U.S. Senate, setting the stage for a competitive, expensive open primary for U.S....

8 Major Student Loan Changes From Trump’s Budget Bill: Next Steps for Borrowers

KOAM TV 7 - Kansas ·

Student loan borrowers face a new status quo after Congress and President Donald Trump signed off on a massive budget reconciliation agreement earlier this month — the so-called “one big, beautiful bill”. The changes are significant, but not...

NASCAR won’t hold Chicago Street Race in 2026 while exploring new date, shorter build-out

Chicago Tribune - Illinois · July 18, 2025

Two weeks after its third annual Fourth of July weekend run through Grant Park, NASCAR has made the decision not to hold the Chicago Street Race in 2026, leaving open the door to return on a different date the following year. In a letter Friday to...

A summer tradition on wheels: Chicago Grit racing series begins in suburbs drawing crowds

Daily Herald - Illinois · July 18, 2025

Racers cross the starting line to begin the Men’s Category 3 bike race Friday at the Chicago Grit West Dundee River Challenge. Sofía Oyarzún/soyarzun@dailyherald.com The Chicago Grit bicycle racing series is serious enough to employ a course...

Chicago oversight commission seeks to limit police traffic stops

Chicago City Wire - Illinois · July 18, 2025

A civilian oversight commission is proposing to restrict when Chicago police officers can conduct traffic stops, potentially ending enforcement of several minor vehicle code violations. The Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability...

ORGANON 96 HOUR DEADLINE ALERT: Former Louisiana Attorney General and Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Remind Investors With Losses in Excess of $100,000 of Deadline in Class Action Lawsuits Against Organon & Co. – OGN

The AI Journal · July 18, 2025

NEW YORK & NEW ORLEANS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) and KSF partner, the former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until July 22, 2025 to file lead plaintiff applications in...

Vermont joins another multi-state lawsuit against the Trump administration, this one over Affordable Care Act changes

Rutland Herald - Vermont ·

MONTPELIER — Vermont has joined several other states in another lawsuit against the Trump administration, this time over a proposed rule the state’s attorney general claims would illegally make it harder for millions of Americans to access health...

RED CAT 96 HOUR DEADLINE ALERT: Former Louisiana Attorney General and Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Remind Investors With Losses in Excess of $100,000 of Deadline in Class Action Lawsuit Against Red Cat Holdings, Inc. – RCAT

The AI Journal · July 18, 2025

NEW YORK CITY & NEW ORLEANS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”) and KSF partner, the former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until July 22, 2025 to file lead plaintiff applications in...

NASCAR vows to return to Chicago. Here's when and why the race won't be back in 2026

NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois · July 18, 2025

After three years of taking place in Grant Park during Independence Day weekend, both NASCAR officials and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's office confirmed the race wouldn't return to the city in 2026. However, the announcement came with both...

NASCAR to pause Chicago Street Race in 2026, officials confirm

NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois ·

NASCAR announced Friday that it would pause the Chicago Street Race in 2026 after completing its three-year contract with the city, NASCAR and Mayor Brandon Johnson's office confirmed. The three-year deal for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race was...

Maine AG joins lawsuit challenging Trump Administration ACA enrollment restrictions

News Center Maine · July 18, 2025

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey joins a multistate suit to block a federal rule expected to limit ACA access and increase insurance costs. AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general and...

Chicago Fire Star's Hot New Role Means He Won't Be Back for Season 14 By Liza Esquibias

People - New York ·

NEED TO KNOW Michael Bradway, who played firefighter Jack Damon (the half-brother of Taylor Kinney's Kelly Severide) is exiting Chicago Fire ahead of season 14 He follows the departures of Jake Lockett and Daniel Kyri On July 17, Bradway was...