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| View Article | 5:04 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | WLS AM | Reps. Moolenaar, Walberg Urge Duke to Cut Link to Chinese School | https://www.wlsam.com/2025/05/16/reps-moolenaar-walberg-urge-duke-to-cut-link-to-chinese-school/ | Reps. John Moolenaar and Tim Walberg, both R-Mich., are urging Duke University to end its partnership with Wuhan University over national security risks. “Wuhan University is not an ordinary academic institution,” they wrote in the letter to Duke President Vincent Price. “It is a direct extension of the Chinese military … |
| View Article | 5:04 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | WLS AM | Judge Upholds K-6 Limits on Gender, Sexuality Lessons | https://www.wlsam.com/2025/05/16/judge-upholds-k-6-limits-on-gender-sexuality-lessons-2/ | A federal judge on Thursday ruled that Iowa can continue to restrict instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools through sixth grade but must allow students in those grades to join gender sexuality alliances, known as GSAs, and other student groups “relating to gender identity and/or sexual orientation.” … |
| View Article | 5:04 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | WLS AM | Newsmax Rising Bestsellers – Week of May 12, 2025 | https://www.wlsam.com/2025/05/16/newsmax-rising-bestsellers-week-of-may-12-2025/ | Suggesting ways to improve one’s life and achieve goals — either through a changed mental outlook or offering thoughtful, wisdom-tested advice – is the subject of two selections in this week’s Newsmax Rising Bestsellers. Other nonfiction choices include a look into a college admissions scandal that rocked the nation six … |
| View Article | 5:04 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | WLS AM | Trump Surges Among Millennials | https://www.wlsam.com/2025/05/16/trump-surges-among-millennials-2/ | The Democratic Party is held aloft by support from four basic demographics: Hispanics, Blacks, Millennials, and single college educated white women. In 2024, Hispanics deserted the ship in droves, as a result Trump carried 46% of their vote. The gender gap also closed among Black men where Trump gained 10 … |
| View Article | 5:04 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | WLS AM | Trump Admin Asks High Court to Block Mass Layoffs Ruling | https://www.wlsam.com/2025/05/16/trump-admin-asks-high-court-to-block-mass-layoffs-ruling/ | The Trump administration petitioned the Supreme Court on Friday to lift a temporary injunction on the mass layoffs of federal employees, the administration’s latest effort to thwart district courts from blocking President Donald Trump’s agenda. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, a Bill Clinton appointee, for the Northern District of California, … |
| View Article | 5:04 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | WLS AM | Reps. Moolenaar, Walberg Urge Duke to Cut Link to Chinese School | https://www.wlsam.com/2025/05/16/reps-moolenaar-walberg-urge-duke-to-cut-link-to-chinese-school-2/ | Reps. John Moolenaar and Tim Walberg, both R-Mich., are urging Duke University to end its partnership with Wuhan University over national security risks. “Wuhan University is not an ordinary academic institution,” they wrote in the letter to Duke President Vincent Price. “It is a direct extension of the Chinese military … |
| View Article | 5:04 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | WLS AM | Trump Surges Among Millennials | https://www.wlsam.com/2025/05/16/trump-surges-among-millennials/ | The Democratic Party is held aloft by support from four basic demographics: Hispanics, Blacks, Millennials, and single college educated white women. In 2024, Hispanics deserted the ship in droves, as a result Trump carried 46% of their vote. The gender gap also closed among Black men where Trump gained 10 … |
| View Article | 5:03 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | WLS AM | Bill Aims to Improve Western Water Infrastructure | https://www.wlsam.com/2025/05/16/bill-aims-to-improve-western-water-infrastructure-2/ | A bipartisan, bicameral bill to improve the rapidly decaying and vastly overworked water infrastructure in the American West was introduced in Congress this week. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, brought the Restoring Water Infrastructure and Innovation (WIFIA) Eligibility Act to the Senate on Tuesday aimed at … |
| View Article | 5:03 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | WLS AM | Bill Aims to Improve Western Water Infrastructure | https://www.wlsam.com/2025/05/16/bill-aims-to-improve-western-water-infrastructure/ | A bipartisan, bicameral bill to improve the rapidly decaying and vastly overworked water infrastructure in the American West was introduced in Congress this week. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, brought the Restoring Water Infrastructure and Innovation (WIFIA) Eligibility Act to the Senate on Tuesday aimed at … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | WLS AM | Trump Admin Asks High Court to Block Mass Layoffs Ruling | https://www.wlsam.com/2025/05/16/trump-admin-asks-high-court-to-block-mass-layoffs-ruling-2/ | The Trump administration petitioned the Supreme Court on Friday to lift a temporary injunction on the mass layoffs of federal employees, the administration’s latest effort to thwart district courts from blocking President Donald Trump’s agenda. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, a Bill Clinton appointee, for the Northern District of California, … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | WBEZ | Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton is up for auction | https://www.wbez.org/religion/2025/05/16/pope-leo-xivs-childhood-home-in-dolton-is-up-for-auction | Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in south suburban Dolton will be sold to the highest bidder in an online auction next month. On May 5, the house at 212 E. 141st Place was listed at $219,000 but was quickly taken down after [ Robert Prevost was elected pope ][24] . … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | WBEZ | Chicago saw more visitors in 2024 but it's still behind pre-pandemic figures | https://www.wbez.org/economy/2025/05/16/chicago-visitors-tourists-2024-prepandemic | The number of visitors to Chicago last year rose 6.5% to 55.3 million, compared to 2023, the city’s tourism agency Choose Chicago announced Thursday. In 2024, international visitors to Chicago topped 2 million for the first time since 2019. Kristen Reynolds, [ Choose Chicago’s new CEO and president ][19] , … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | WBEZ | The Rundown: Why Chicago students are missing so much school | https://www.wbez.org/wbez-newsletter/2025/05/16/the-rundown-why-chicago-students-are-missing-so-much-school | _Good afternoon! It’s Friday, and more_ [ __severe weather_ _ ][6] _is possible beginning around 5 p.m. Here’s what else you need to know today._ [ **_1\. A quarter of Chicago high schoolers missed more than a month of school last year_ ** ][7] The number of students skipping at … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | WBEZ | Bears may be giving up on a new Chicago stadium — and preparing to move | https://www.wbez.org/politics/2025/05/16/bears-may-be-giving-up-on-a-new-chicago-stadium-arlington-heights | The Bears on Friday alienated their biggest cheerleader in Springfield — and left their Chicago partner almost resigned to their departure — by signaling that the team may be giving up on Chicago in favor of building a domed stadium in Arlington Heights. A statement released by the Bears on … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | WBEZ | Illinois food businesses in the crosshairs of trade war Trump says will boost U.S. manufacturing | https://www.wbez.org/business/2025/05/16/illinois-food-businesses-trade-war-trump-us-manufacturing | President Donald Trump says his tariffs will reshore U.S. manufacturing, yet [ food businesses, ][1] including those in Illinois, are especially hard hit by his trade war since supply chains are tied to local agricultural conditions and can’t easily be shifted, say business leaders and officials. Produce such as bananas, … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | NBC Local | Video shows partial implosion of bridge in Peoria | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/video-shows-partial-implosion-of-bridge-in-peoria/3747707/ | With work continuing on the demolition of the McClugage Bridge in Peoria, video on Friday showed the partial implosion of the eastbound structure, which will later be replaced by a new bridge. The original eastbound section of the bridge, which opened in 1948 and spans the Illinois River, is being … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | NBC Local | Suburban elementary teacher accused of using student social media to spread child porn | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suburban-elementary-teacher-accused-of-using-student-social-media-to-spread-child-porn/3747777/ | A suburban elementary school teacher was ordered to remain detained after being accused of using student social media images to spread child pornography across the U.S., officials said. A judge ruled Friday that 47-year-old Todd Fowler, of Grayslake, should remain in custody without bail. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | NBC Local | 5-year-old shot, critically wounded by 8-year-old inside suburban home: police | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/5-year-old-shot-critically-wounded-by-8-year-old-inside-suburban-home-police/3747759/ | A 5-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot by an 8-year-old relative inside a Joliet home, according to police. Officials said officers responded at 12:11 a.m. to St. Joseph Medical Center for reports of a 5-year-old boy who was taken to the hospital by his mother for treatment … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | NBC Local | Blowing dust advisory in effect for parts of Chicago area as heavy winds sweep in | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/blowing-dust-advisory-in-effect-for-parts-of-chicago-area-as-heavy-winds-sweep-in/3747853/ | A blowing dust advisory has been issued for parts of the Chicago area as heavy winds are contributing to diminished visibilities ahead of potential storms. The blowing dust advisory, which is in effect until 9 p.m., is in effect for McHenry, Kane, Kankakee, Grundy, DeKalb, LaSalle and Kendall counties. Stream … |
| View Article | 5:02 p.m. | May 16, 2025 | Fox Chicago | Tasting Chicago: A bold first bite of the city’s hottest culinary spots | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/tasting-chicago-bold-first-bite-citys-hottest-culinary-spots | ![Tasting Chicago: A bold first bite of the city’s hottest culinary spots][22] #### [ Tasting Chicago: A bold first bite of the city’s hottest culinary spots ][23] Fox 32’s Sylvia Perez kicks off the debut episode of Tasting Chicago with a flavorful journey through some of the city’s most buzzworthy … |