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‘I’ve been nothing but transparent’: Former UIC student speaks out after his visa was revoked
It was a typical Thursday night for the financial analyst, who was watching "Lord of the Rings" when he got the email with the subject line “visa revoked.” At first, the University of Illinois Chicago grad from India thought it was a joke — just a scam email from some Indian website trying to mess with him.
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Editorial: Illinois Supreme Court’s refusal to hear gerrymandering case is a blow to democracy
The path to Democratic renewal is not through disenfranchising voters.
Immigration
Supreme Court says Trump administration must facilitate return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration must facilitate the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, rejecting the administration’s emergency appeal.
Entertainment
What to do in Chicago: C2E2, J Balvin and a very different kind of bingo
Also around the area this weekend, Ani DiFranco plays Thalia Hall and Gallagher Way hosts a watch party for the Masters Tournament.
Sports
Column: Garrett Crochet returns this weekend. So why won’t Chicago White Sox pay to keep young starters?
The Chicago White Sox seldom extend promising, young starting pitchers — a painful lesson that fans relive over and over again.
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Photos: Chicago’s connection to ‘The Great Gatsby’ as Fitzgerald’s novel turns 100
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” It was destined to be the definitive literary monument of the Roaring '20s, a decade of fortunes made and lost on Wall Street. Fitzgerald... -
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Politics
As mayor Dan DiMaria steps down in Morton Grove, trustee he appointed Janine Witko elected to succeed him
Current Village Trustee Janine Witko is set to take the reins as mayor of Morton...
Business
Commercial real estate executive was the buyer in Chicago’s highest-priced single-family sale last year
The home was once publicly shopped for $50 million, also a Chicago-area record.
Education
Frankfort’s Healing Hearts Comfort Dogs help at schools, Honor Flights, even funeral homes
Healing Hearts Comfort Dogs in Frankfort brings trained dogs to places where they can help...
Environment
Great Lakes basins may have formed millions of years ago from activity deep in the Earth — long before glaciers, study finds
A hotspot from underneath Earth's crust may have created a low point that glaciers finished...
Investigations
As Trump dismantles EPA, Great Lakes states with a history of pollution likely will suffer
Mass firings and regulatory rollbacks come as scientists routinely determine pollution is far more damaging...
Restaurants, Food and Drink
How Chicago chefs gets serious when it comes to food allergies
For diners with food allergies, eating out at a restaurant can be dangerous. Chicago chefs...
Crime and Public Safety
Yorkville man charged with arranging murder-for-hire plot to kill his former wife, police say
Mark Hellenthal of Yorkville was arrested and charged with solicitation of murder and solicitation of...
Local News
District 204 Superintendent Adrian Talley announces he’s stepping down after next school year
Talley announced he won’t renew his employment contract set to expire in 2026, and the...
History
Today in Chicago History: Feds say actions kept Chicago schools racially segregated for 35 years
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 11, according...
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