Illinois congressman advances legislation to ease penalties on electronic tax filings
Illinois U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, has introduced the Electronic Filing and Payment Fairness Act . LaHood notes that ...
Chicago’s storied U.S. attorney’s office at crossroads as indictments dip, search for leader underway
The search for Chicago’s 42nd U.S. attorney comes at a significant moment in history for an office long extolled as a model ...
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GOP lawmakers brush back inquiries on DOGE access to Treasury, SSA systems
House Ways and Means Republicans shot down a pair of resolutions from Democrats seeking information on the Elon Musk-led ...
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‘Insulting and disrespectful’: Suburban Democratic lawmakers slam Trump’s address to Congress
While President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress had his fellow Republicans on their feet Tuesday night, ...
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Editorial: Chicago needs a new presidentially appointed top federal prosecutor. Immediately.
Imagine Chicago and Illinois without an effective local U.S. attorney’s office over the years. Michael Madigan, we believe, still would be Illinois House speaker. Ed Burke likely would be preening ...
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Zelenskyy Owes Trump and ‘All Americans an Apology,’ Lawmakers Agree
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy owes President Trump and all Americans an apology, according to Missouri Republican ...
House GOP tax writers to meet on massive bill next week
The Ways and Means Committee will meet next week to plan policy objectives related to extending and expanding expiring provisions of the 2017 tax cuts.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's good day at hostile GOP hearing on sanctuary cities
Johnson was calm, measured, soft-spoken and disciplined, with days of prep after landing in Washington Sunday. The city hired ...