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1 day ago | chicagotribune.com | Olivia Olander

Longtime U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky will announce whether she plans to seek reelection at an event in early May, she wrote Wednesday in a social media post that indicated she hasn’t yet made up her mind. “I will make that decision in the coming weeks and announce on May 5,” Schakowsky wrote in a post on the social media platform X that went up shortly after Politico, citing unnamed sources, reported Schakowsky, 80, planned to announce her retirement after 14 terms in the House. U.S. Sen.

1 day ago | chicagotribune.com | Valerie Gonzalez |Gisela Salomon

Hubert Montoya burst out laughing when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security emailed to say he should leave the country immediately or risk consequences of being deported. He is a U.S. citizen. “I just thought it was absurd,” the Austin, Texas, immigration attorney said. It was an apparent glitch in the Trump administration’s dismantling of another Biden-era policy that allowed people to live and work in the country temporarily.

2 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Caroline Kubzansky

Jurors on Tuesday resumed deliberations in the federal corruption trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III, after nine days in which prosecutors argued Jones had sold his power as a state senator for the promise of a $5,000 campaign contribution and a minimum wage job for his intern.

2 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Nara Schoenberg

The dapper black and yellow bobolink likes the Chicago area so much he flies here every spring from South America — a journey of about 6,000 miles. By no means depleted, the plucky visitor goes on to dazzle the females of his species with a high-energy courtship display in which he soars over wildflower-studded fields, flapping his wings rapidly and singing a bright, burbling tune.

3 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Terrence Antonio James

A memorial roll call took place to honor the life of Chicago police officer Luis Huesca, on the first anniversary of his death at the Gold Star Families Memorial and Park. Huesca, a six-year veteran of CPD, was shot multiple times in Gage Park while off-duty but in uniform early on April 21, 2024. The Chicago Police Department Honor Guard marches at the Gold Star Families Memorial in Chicago during a ceremony of remembrance for slain Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca.