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Northwestern’s Joel Mokyr, along with Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt, are awarded the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining innovation-driven economic growth.
The Rev. Gary Graf, 67, pastor of Our Lady of the Heights in Chicago Heights, said he’s on a walk to mobilize Americans toward compassion.
More than 500 pieces from his personal collection now make up the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture in Riverside, Calif., which has two traveling shows. Michael Puente recently interviewed Marin for the Chicago Humanities Festival.
The meeting Tuesday between White House officials and Indiana lawmakers had previously been scheduled, and it wasn’t known whether President Donald Trump’s support for a mid-decade redrawing of congressional maps was discussed.
A bid to establish a ballot initiative in 2026 to reform the redistricting process for Illinois state legislative map-making has kicked off, led by former U.S. Commerce Secretary Bill Daley and ex-Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
It’s been nearly two years since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. There’s intense international pressure for the two sides to enter into a ceasefire to get food to starving women and children. Souher Gonzales of northwest suburban Morton Grove is leading an effort to get much-needed food and other necessities to Palestinians in Gaza. She founded a nonprofit last year called Watermelon Sisters.
State officials confirmed 1,200 empty beds at a rural prison dubbed “Indiana’s Speedway Slammer” are now available for the federal government to house detained immigrants.
The study looked at national incidents of police using lethal force. The total number of such incidents in 2023 was the lowest in almost a decade.
The four-day festival, now in its 53rd year, comes weeks after agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made an unannounced visit to the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture.
The effect of the ban was not apparent Monday at O’Hare Airport where, eight years ago during Trump’s first attempt at a travel ban, hundreds protested and more than a dozen people were arrested.
The Pacers face the Thunder in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. Even though Northwest Indiana is traditionally Bulls territory, some residents are rooting for the ascendant Indiana team.
President Trump’s sweeping tariffs are being challenged in court, but leaders in Indiana say if he manages to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., the region’s primed to take advantage.
President Trump approved the Japanese company’s nearly $15 billion bid for the American steelmaker last week.
The Illinois State Board of Education named a Franklin Park chemistry teacher its Teacher of the Year as Golden Apple Award winners are also announced.
The suit claims officials at Sullivan High School failed to protect the teen from an assault by another student when he went to the bathroom in January.
