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With the Supreme Court Building under renovations, the justices hear oral arguments on President Donald Trump's push to expand control over independent federal agencies, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now

“At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois,” the high court majority wrote.

Greg Bovino, the chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol El Centro sector, center, stands with federal immigration agents near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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DOJ sues Illinois’ governor over laws protecting immigrants at courthouses and hospitals

Lawrence Benito, executive director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, called the laws “a brave choice.”

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Attorney to Pritzker: Release man from prison who’s innocent of 1989 murder

Investigating Innocence wants Tom McMillen released before Christmas.

A signed copy of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation will be on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum through Feb. 3 before being displayed again at Juneteenth.
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Emancipation Proclamation back on display at ALPLM, for a limited time

It will be available through early February as part of the “Lincoln:  A Life and Legacy That Defined a Nation” exhibit.

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