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Cook County commissioners are looking to take a digital leap to help protect residents’ data from the grasp of immigration enforcement agents.
The Cook County Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations Committee passed an amendment yesterday that would prohibit private companies with county contracts from selling and sharing information with third parties such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Cook County Board of Commissioners is expected to vote on the proposed amendment today.
Read the full story from the Tribune’s Allison Kiehl.
Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day, including Illinois first lady MK Pritzker commits $500,000 to Ohio’s Amy Acton, former Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould steps down as St. Viator football coach and Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s executive director exits.
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Vatican says tests show Pope Leo XIV won’t need further treatment for lung cancer
Pope Leo XIV will need no further treatment for lung cancer after tests confirmed the disease was localized, the Vatican said yesterday.
Leo, 71, had part of one lung removed last week in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. The surgery confirmed he had adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer. Leo was discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic on Saturday, four days after surgery, and said he would gradually resume his activities.
Second allegation of sexual assault emerges this week from University of Chicago fraternity parties
Members of the University of Chicago’s Alpha Delta Phi chapter guarded the staircase leading to a bedroom in their fraternity house while a woman was allegedly raped and left unconscious earlier this year, according to a lawsuit filed this week against the fraternity’s national organization and local chapter.
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Illinois 4th District race: Chuy García’s handpicked successor Patty García defends path to Congress
Patty García’s path to Congress was paved long before Election Day. The challenge now for the first-time candidate: Shaping how the voters she wants to represent see her.
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US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi urges FBI to investigate Aurora Hindu temple plot as hate crime
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and more than 100 other members of Congress are urging the FBI to investigate an attempted mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Aurora last week as a federal hate crime.
The Schaumburg Democrat, who was at the temple with his family the day of the failed attack, also wants FBI Director Kash Patel to answer questions about the bureau’s efforts to identify and address threats targeting Indian-Americans and other South Asian communities, as well as Hindus.
Illinois first lady MK Pritzker commits $500,000 to Ohio’s Amy Acton after Ramaswamy ad featuring her mother
Illinois first lady MK Pritzker, who typically shies away from the political spotlight, announced yesterday she is contributing $500,000 to support Ohio Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton after the campaign of Acton’s Republican opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, released a controversial video featuring her estranged mother.
‘She was living her life on her own terms’: Man stands trial in slaying of trans woman
Dejanay Stanton’s alleged killer is standing trial, accused of luring her into an alley and shooting her in the head because he didn’t want anyone to know he had been involved with her more than eight years later.
“She was living her life on her own terms,” Assistant State’s Attorney Jennifer Cooper said during opening statements yesterday. “She was living her life as the person she wanted to be.”
Former Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould steps down as St. Viator football coach
St. Viator finished 2-7 this season and missed the playoffs. In Robbie Gould’s two seasons as the Lions coach, they went 3-15.
Gould told the St. Viator administration he decided to resign to spend more time with his family. He also said he would stay involved at the school to support his senior student-athletes with their college recruiting, according to a school news release.
Takeaways from the Chicago Bulls’ season-opening 135-92 loss, including Caleb Wilson’s messy debut
Many errors and missteps followed an initial turnover in the Bulls’ 135-92 season-opening loss in Toronto. But that opening mistake captured the yawning chasm between where No. 4 draft pick Caleb Wilson is right now and where he hopes to be someday.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater executive director exits
Kimberly Motes, the executive director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater since 2023, is leaving her position in mid-November to become president and CEO of Hennepin Arts in Minneapolis.
It’s not too early to holiday shop: 8 books for the Chicago music lover in your life
It’s been a good year for local music releases. Hannah Edgar is not just talking about albums — that’s been rich, too — but books.
Chicago presses and luminaries have churned out an unusual number of music books this year, with a little something for everyone. On this list you’ll find anthologies, no-stone-unturned histories and biographies, glossy and gorgeous coffee table books, and even a surprise debut novel — plus some releases that aren’t Chicago-specific, but will surely speak to the music buffs among us.