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Comedian Tom Dreesen, best known for being Frank Sinatra’s long-standing warm-up act, has died at 86.

The Egyptians had their pyramids. The Anglo-Saxons had their barrows. And the Americans have their presidential libraries – the chief difference being that the leaders the US venerates are usually still alive at the opening.

A United Airlines plane heading to Spain from Newark Liberty International Airport turned back mid-flight on Saturday due to a potential security threat.

Barbara Carr died on April 15, 2026, at the age of 85 in Maryville, Illinois, as announced by her family in a moving tribute to the star.

April 16 (Reuters) - Police on Thursday were investigating a bomb threat made to the Chicago-area home of Pope Leo’s brother John Prevost after a search found no explosives or hazardous materials.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker appealed to Trump administration officials overseeing federal immigration operations in Chicago, asking them to pause their activities to give children and families "a break" to celebrate Halloween.

A US federal agent on Saturday, October 4, shot a motorist who was allegedly armed and blocking law enforcement vehicles in Chicago, while a judge blocked President Donald Trump’s bid to deploy troops into Portland.

Donald Trump has moved to deploy the national guard in another city by authorizing 300 troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago, where the government said border patrol agents shot and injured a woman while firing at someone who tried to run them over.

A beautician has been sentenced to just six years in prison for trafficking £15 million worth of drugs through a United States airport.

Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order to take “immediate, drastic action” to protect the city’s residents before the Trump administration deploys the military, possibly in the coming days.

The Pentagon is reportedly developing plans from the White House to deploy the US military to the Windy City as early as September.

Childhood home of Pope Leo XIV sold to Chicago suburb for 70% above asking price

A 30-year-old Chicago man has been charged with the murder of two Israeli embassy workers in Washington DC.

A businessman from Chicago, originally from Pakistan, who is wanted in India for his involvement in the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, has been remanded in custody for 18 days.

A suburban Chicago house made famous by the movie Home Alone was sold for $5.5 million in a rare deal that closed above the asking price.

A woman got caught in a baggage claim conveyer belt at Chicago O’Hare International Airport and was killed.