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As President-elect Donald Trump starts rolling out his nominees — including vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services — Democrats try to...By Chicago Tonight

City Council rejects the mayor’s $300 million property tax hike. Advocates push back against the city’s new shelter approach. And Kim Foxx reflects on her tenure as Cook County state’s...By Chicago Tonight

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Pushback to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to hike property taxes. And efforts in Illinois to “shore up” protections ahead of a second Trump presidency....By Chicago Tonight

What Donald Trump’s reelection could mean for his ongoing legal cases. And a federal court ruling finds Illinois’ assault weapons ban unconstitutional....By Chicago Tonight

Former President Donald Trump is heading back to the White House and with more support in Chicago and Illinois than ever before — leaving deflated Democrats to wonder where their party...By Chicago Tonight

City Council members push back on the mayor’s property tax hike proposal. We unpack the swing of Latino support that helped fuel Donald Trump’s reelection. And congressional reaction to...By Chicago Tonight

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