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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Sweepstakes gambling machine ban approved by City Council committee

A City Council panel pushed through legislation Tuesday to ban sweepstakes gambling terminals that operate in a legal gray area in Chicago.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Springfield wish list: Digital ad tax and other levies — but not the Bears’ bill

Mayor Brandon Johnson will head to Springfield this week with a revenue wish list he says Chicago needs, while the Bears try to clinch a bill to move to Arlington Heights.

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2026 Indiana primary day election results

Indiana voters decide their party’s nominees for races at the federal and state levels, as well as in a few local races, during the Indiana primary election.

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‘You have to vote’: Lake, Porter County residents head to the polls for primary elections

Election Day was off to a slow start in Lake and Porter counties, given an uptick in early voting and that it’s not a presidential primary.

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Tickets to the Obama Presidential Center go on sale Wednesday

Tickets to visit the Obama Presidential Center in in Chicago’s Jackson Park go on sale at 9 a.m. May 6, ahead of its planned opening to the public on June 19.

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Cook County tax commissioner Samantha Steele not guilty in DUI trial

A judge declared Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele not guilty of driving under the influence late Tuesday morning.

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President Trump again assails Pope Leo, potentially complicating Marco Rubio’s visit to the Vatican this week

President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Pope Leo XIV, potentially complicating a fence-mending visit that Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to make this week to the Vatican.

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Man charged in White House correspondents’ dinner attack is indicted on new assault count

A California man accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and attempting to kill President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on a new charge over claims that he fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer during the attack.

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