January 2025 - Chicago News Weekly

Friday, January 31, 2025

Chicago free museum days February 2025: Dozens of free days coming up

Multiple Chicago-area attractions and museums are offering free admission days for Illinois residents for February 2025, with many also exte...
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What is a tariff? How the tax could impact you and the prices of products

How much do you pay for gasoline? Guacamole? Flowers? Prices on those products and more could go up soon as this weekend if President Donal...
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Thursday, January 30, 2025

Live updates: 28 bodies recovered after plane, helicopter crash left no survivors

What to Know A regional jet with 60 passengers and four crew members and an Army helicopter with three crewmembers aboard collided midai...
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9k Illinois residents could get money as part of $100M suit with Vanguard

Some 9,000 Illinois residents could receive a chunk of a $106 million, multi-state settlement with mutual fund and retirement investor compa...
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What we know about the victims of the plane, helicopter crash outside DC

What to Know An American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter collided and crashed Wednesday night into the Potomac River near Reagan ...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Watch a miles-long cluster of dolphins captured on drone video

A miles-long cluster of dolphins has been filmed leaping and gliding across Carmel Bay off the central coast of California , forming an unus...
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Trump administration rescinds order attempting to freeze federal aid spending

President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday rescinded a widespread  freeze most federal  gr a nts and loans  just one day after it ...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Legal battle looms as Trump orders funding freeze amid review of federal loans and grants

The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board i...
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White House pausing federal grants and loans starting today: What it means for you

The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-bo...
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Monday, January 27, 2025

Nostalgic northwest suburban restuarant, ice cream parlor to close after 120 years: Report

A nostalgic restaurant and ice cream parlor in the northwestern suburbs that was founded more than 100 years ago will soon close its doors f...
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Sunday, January 26, 2025

Cicero apartment building fire displaces multiple residents, officials say

An apartment building fire in suburban Cicero has displaced residents in a half-dozen units, fire officials say. According to the Cicero Fi...
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Mystery after patient is found dead on the roof of a Chicago hospital in freezing cold

‘My sister didn’t deserve this. She was young and changing her life around to be an amazing person to travel the world through real estate,’...
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Colombia turns away military deportation flights from U.S., officials say

Colombia has denied entry to two U.S. military deportation flights, according to officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the ...
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Saturday, January 25, 2025

Chicago's sunset times to hit 5 p.m. this week as days get longer

While it’s still over a month until the start of daylight saving time, those yearning for longer days will at least see a major milestone in...
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When do clocks ‘spring forward' for daylight saving time? Here's what to know

While Chicago-area residents may be consumed with what has been a mostly bitter cold January, days are slowly getting longer as the start of...
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Man accused of helping son hide 4 bodies in Wisconsin cornfield sentenced to prison

A Minnesota man accused of helping his son  hide four bodies in a Wisconsin cornfield  has been sentenced to 16 years in prison, online cour...
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Streaming subscriptions guide: Prices and how to track payments

Keeping tabs on all the streaming services that you may be subscribed to can be more convoluted than the latest drama you’re binge-watching....
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Friday, January 24, 2025

Chicago Restuarant Week 2025 includes 56 suburban spots. Full list here

The very popular Chicago Restaurant Week kicks off Friday, with more than 500 participating restaurants across dozens of cuisines — but you...
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