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Minority Owned Business Among Those Seeking Millions in Unpaid Services at Obama Library

CHICAGO, Ill. – Payment disputes involving subcontractors that worked on the Obama Presidential Center have drawn renewed attention following the opening of the landmark campus, with several firms claiming they are still owed millions of dollars for completed work. One…

Pet Food Recall Expanded Nationwide as FDA Warns of Possible Vitamin Deficiency Risk

Go Raw LLC has expanded a nationwide recall of Steve’s Real Food Freeze-Dried Chicken Recipe after testing identified potentially low levels of thiamine, an essential vitamin for cats and dogs. A Utah-based pet food manufacturer has expanded a voluntary recall…

Chicago Bears Advance $5 Billion Stadium Move to Indiana After Illinois Talks Collapse

The Chicago Bears have taken a major step toward leaving Illinois after advancing plans for a $5 billion domed stadium in Indiana backed by more than $1 billion in state incentives. The…

Convicted Child Sex Offender Arrested by ICE After Illinois Released Him From Prison

Chicago, IL — A convicted child sex offender and violent felon from Guatemala is back in custody after ICE officers arrested him following his release from an Illinois prison, a release federal…

Illinois Woman Admits Paying for Monkey Torture Videos in Federal Animal Cruelty Case

WASHINGTON — An Illinois woman admitted in federal court to paying thousands of dollars to produce and distribute graphic “animal crush” videos depicting the torture of monkeys, marking the latest conviction tied to a disturbing online network uncovered by federal investigators. Amanda Leigh Fourez…

Gunman Shoots 2 Chicago Police Officers Inside Endeavor Health’s Swedish Hospital, Taken Back Into Custody

Chicago, IL — Two Chicago Police Department officers were shot Saturday morning inside Swedish Hospital in the city’s Albany Park neighborhood after a man already in custody for an unrelated incident pulled out a firearm and opened fire, officials said. The shooting happened around…