Retired Chicago Tribune reporter, 45 years govt/pols/scoops: 2x Pulitzer Finalist, 7 govs, City Hall, Obama, Burke, book on Madigan
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Feds recorded calls of ex-lobbyist Mike McClain, close confidant of House Speaker Michael Madigan: sources - Chicago Tribune
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.@HaughPayton crew share Bears-Patriots predictions
@DavidHaugh: Bears 30, Patriots 23
@paytonsun: Bears 27, Patriots 20
Dustin: Bears 21, Patriots 20
@BrandonKFryer: Bears 26, Patriots 23
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Russia launched three waves of intense missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital just hours after Donald Trump’s top diplomat lavished praise on Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian.” thedailybeast.com/russian-pr…
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"I know exactly who he was, I know what his gift could do, and I know that we were all just a little happier, a little better off, for getting to hear the song...for as long as we did."
@adamamin gives a touching tribute to his late partner, Stacey King ❤️
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Deportations climb under President Donald Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report finds chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…
Welcome to the court, Caleb chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…
The race to succeed Chuy
@JakeSheridan_ chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…
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🚨🚨BREAKING: Dolly Parton’s sister, Stella Parton, says a Tennessee voting machine repeatedly switched her selection to Republican Marsha Blackburn, forcing her to correct her ballot THREE TIMES before voting. She’s not alone. Other Tennessee voters have reported similar problems while attempting to vote for Democrats.
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It's been nearly a year since we lost Zach, Kelsey, Vada Rose, and Samuel. Thank you for every prayer and every kind word. They've carried us through, and we wanted to share an update on our family and on Finn.
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.@RepKinzinger (R-IL) says there is "no clearer choice for U.S. Senate" while campaigning for James Talarico (D-TX): "By the way, have you guys actually ever seen a video of a Ken Paxton event?...there's like 15 people there."
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.@amyactonoh on Vivek Ramaswamy's abhorrent campaign ad:
"I won't normalize somebody who has said that my childhood is 'something I'm just complaining about,' who today, just released an ad using my birth mother, who I was removed from at the age of 12 for severe abuse and neglect and sexual abuse... The words our leaders use matter and I think it's gonna take courage right now from all of us to stop normalizing this sort of rhetoric."
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Ramaswamy takes responsibility for attack ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother
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Omg I’d forgotten how hard @GovChristie dragged Vivek 😭😭😭
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The DNC flagged to a federal judge this week that a super PAC linked to President Trump paid to air a second ad produced by White House staff using taxpayer dollars — the latest development in the organization’s legal quest to stop the ads from airing. washingtonsun.com/campaigns/…
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What the #Bears are doing to honor Mike Ditka on Thursday night, their first home game since his death: chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2…
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New: Trump adds several political appointees to the National Capital Planning Commission, replacing career officials as alternate commissioners, before next month's vote on his controversial triumphal arch.
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Pope Leo XIV’s doctors have confirmed that the tumor removed on October 13 was a lung adenocarcinoma and that the disease was localized.
Dr. Luigi Carbone and Professor Stefano Margaritora said on Wednesday evening that a subsequent oncological assessment has confirmed that “no further treatment is necessary.”
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Obama to campaign in Georgia with Ossoff, Bottoms
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First Lady MK Pritzker pushes $500k into Dem Amy Acton race for Ohio governor after over-the-top vile ads run by her opponent chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…
Pope Leo’s doctors say tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…
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Pope Leo’s doctors say that final tissue and molecular tests have confirmed that his lung cancer was localized and that no further treatment is needed, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday.
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