The Federal Reserve will continue to wait and see how the economy evolves before deciding whether to reduce its key interest rate, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, a stance directly at odds with President Donald Trump’s calls for immediate cuts.

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker will announce Thursday that he will seek a third term next year, answering a question about his immediate political future but leaving unanswered whether he will pursue a longer-term goal of running for president in 2028.

After first asserting it did not turn over personal information about city workers to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Law Department is now hedging on how exactly the administration responded to a federal subpoena for employment eligibility forms.

In a 48-hour whirlwind, President Donald Trump veered from elated to indignant to triumphant as his fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement came together, teetered toward collapse and ultimately coalesced.

A preliminary classified U.S. report says the American bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites sealed off the entrances to two of the facilities but did not collapse their underground buildings, according to officials familiar with the findings.

U.S. Rep Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, said if the ceasefire Trump brokered after the bombing works, it could lead to a more peaceful region.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised President Donald Trump for making Europe “pay in a BIG way.”

A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel appeared to hold Tuesday after initially faltering, and U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with both sides.

The Mokena Village Board voted 6-0 to implement a 1% grocery tax to bring in about $850,000 a year, replacing a repealed state tax.