Afternoon News: Friday October 25, 2024
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Grammy award-winning rapper Lil Durk is in federal custody Friday after being arrested overnight on federal murder-for-hire charges. Some of Illinois’ nearly 1.6 million student loan borrowers could get relief under rules proposed today by the Biden administration. Families and staff at seven Acero charter schools are fighting to keep the schools open.
Testimony concluded today from a key government witness in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain. A new lawsuit wants to hold the Illinois Department of Corrections accountable for the death of a man incarcerated in a...
Published 11/14/24
Another special Chicago city council meeting is expected this afternoon — this time in an attempt to vote down a key part of the mayor’s budget proposal. U of I’s leader is planning to step down after this year. A study out today finds a reduction in Illinois’ greenhouse gas emissions.
Published 11/14/24