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2 weeks ago |
wgntv.com | Jenna Barnes |Ashlyn Wright
NEWTON COUNTY, Ind. (WGN) — An Illinois woman survived for six days in her crashed car in Northwest Indiana and then spent almost three months in the hospital recovering. Now, she is finally in the comfort of her own home. “I just feel like He has a purpose that I’m here, whoever that is. I don’t have any other explanation for it,” Brieonna Cassell said.
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3 weeks ago |
newsnationnow.com | Alonzo Small |Jenna Barnes |Erik Runge
CHICAGO (WGN) — ICE detained several immigrants in Chicago’s South Loop on Wednesday and clashed with advocates protesting the arrests. NewsNation affiliate WGN News cameras rolled as advocates gathered outside the BI Incorporated building Wednesday afternoon, on South Michigan Avenue near the city’s South Side.
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3 weeks ago |
wgntv.com | Jenna Barnes |Alonzo Small
CHICAGO (WGN) — News of another arrest, reportedly at the hands of ICE agents in Chicago’s South Loop, has advocates again lamenting whether proper protocol is being followed. WGN News cameras rolled as advocates gathered outside the BI Incorporated building Wednesday afternoon, on South Michigan Avenue near the city’s South Side.
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4 weeks ago |
wgntv.com | Jenna Barnes |Eli Ong
Posted: May 29, 2025 / 06:37 PM CDT Updated: May 29, 2025 / 06:37 PM CDT CHICAGO (WGN) — As public transit workers rallied Thursday for quick legislative action to avert a massive fiscal cliff in next year’s budget, one of transit reform’s lead negotiators, State Sen. Ram Villivalam, presented a plan to the Senate Transportation Committee to avoid sending regional transit agencies over the edge.
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1 month ago |
wgntv.com | Michael Johnson |Jenna Barnes
CHICAGO (WGN) — Over $1 million was paid to Chicago Transit Authority Vault Operations employees over the last five years for work they didn’t do, according to a report just released by the State of Illinois Executive Ethics Commission. The report also concludes that the employees’ managers were aware that these employees were not able to perform the remote work that they’ve been getting paid for since 2020.
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