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Weather officials are warning Chicago-area travelers to take extra precautions this New Year's Eve as 2025 is expected to go out in icy fashion.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Temperatures are due to plummet by early evening, reaching freezing by 6 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Late-night revelers will face an icy start to the new year Temperatures will continue to drop as the clock nears midnight, dipping to the upper teens with windchills at or just above zero degrees by the time the new year rolls around. Read Story © Copyright 2025 Chicago Tribune. All rights reserved. 1000 Albion Avenue | Schaumburg, IL 60193-4549 Unsubscribe

Former ComEd lobbyist Michael McClain, a longtime ally and confidant of disgraced former House Speaker Michael Madigan, reported to prison Monday to serve a two-year sentence for his role in what fede A longtime ally and close confidant of disgraced former House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to a minimum-security federal prison camp Monday to serve his two-year sentence, federal prison record… Madigan confidant Michael McClain reports to prison Former ComEd lobbyist Michael McClain, a longtime ally and confidant of disgraced former House Speaker Michael Madigan, reported to prison to serve a two-year sentence for his role in what federal prosecutors have described as a sprawling bribery scheme targeting Madigan, federal prison records show. Read Story © Copyright 2025 Chicago Tribune. All rights reserved. 1000 Albion Avenue | Schaumburg, IL 60193-4549 ...

With health care subsidies expiring in the new year, Cook County Health officials and political leaders on Wednesday warned the impact will not only hurt millions of Americans but also affect the coun Affordable Care Act tax credits are set to expire on Jan. 1, 2026. Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle and U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi say the impact will hurt individuals and hospitals across… As federal health tax credits end, Chicago-area leaders warn about costs to Cook County and Illinois hospitals With health care subsidies expiring in the new year, Cook County Health officials and political leaders on Wednesday warned the impact will not only hurt millions of Americans but also affect the county's bottom line and hospitals around the state. Read Story Related articles: Feds to award Illinois $193M next year for rural health care as part of Big Beautiful Bill Act, as state brace...