Illinois nonprofit organizations reported receiving letters Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration saying their funding was terminated as of Jan. 13

Kelly, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Dick Durbin, acknowledged the long odds of moving the articles of impeachment through the GOP-controlled House.

The strongest opposition to federal enforcement and support for the city’s sanctuary policy was among people who were white, wealthier and living on the city’s North Side, the survey found.

Senate Republicans voted to dismiss a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela after two GOP senators reversed course on supporting the legislation.

Rick Garcia, the indefatigable Chicago gay rights activist, passed away this week at age 69. He spearheaded campaigns banning discrimination against LGBTQ people in Illinois.

But another case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging Mississippi’s five-day post-Election Day ballot counting law, could render Rep. Mike Bost’s challenge moot.

A taste of Mar-a-Lago is coming to northwest suburban Crystal Lake. After closing under threat of eviction six months ago, the controversial Trump Truth Store is reopening in a new location — a larger venue, which will offer even more MAGA-themed merchandise as well as recreational and social activities designed to bring together like-minded Trumpites.

The United States said Wednesday that it is moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs in Gaza under American supervision.