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The Daily Egyptian
Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian
Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian
Sen. Richard “Dick” Durbin, responds to a question about the Cairo housing crisis, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, during the Paul Simon Institute’s 20th anniversary at the Hiram H. Lesar Law Building auditorium. “I went to the Cairo school today and met with the sixth graders…they actually asked the question of the principal, ’is this school going to be here next year?’…if 180 families pick up and leave…what happens to the school district? What happens to the students that remain?” said Durbin. (Mary Newman | @MaryNewmanDE)

Sen. Dick Durbin: President Trump used ‘hate-filled, vile and racist’ language in immigration meeting

By John Byrne and Katherine Skiba | Chicago Tribune
January 12, 2018
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in Seattle in a June 2014 file image. In a press release Thursday, Amazon announced it is planning to build a second, 'equal' headquarters in another city. (Ken Lambert/Seattle Times/TNS)

‘Babies Before Bezos’: Union protests $2 billion for Amazon bid amid child care cuts

By John Byrne | Chicago Tribune
November 2, 2017
Mayor Rahm Emanuel. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

An extra $1.10 per month in phone fees in Emanuel budget

By John Byrne and Hal Dardick | Chicago Tribune
October 17, 2017
Mayor Rahm Emanuel looks at a group of protesters that interrupted a press conference in front of his home after the mayor hosted a dinner with immigrant students Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017 in Chicago, IL.

Emanuel criticizes Trump over Las Vegas response; Rauner wants ‘dialogue’ about guns

By John Byrne and Monique Garcia | Chicago Tribune
October 3, 2017
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in Seattle in a June 2014 file image. In a press release Thursday, Amazon announced it is planning to build a second, 'equal' headquarters in another city. (Ken Lambert/Seattle Times/TNS)

Chicago’s Amazon bid committee includes big lineup of corporate chiefs

By Chicago Tribune
September 27, 2017
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in Seattle in a June 2014 file image. In a press release Thursday, Amazon announced it is planning to build a second, 'equal' headquarters in another city. (Ken Lambert/Seattle Times/TNS)

How much would you give for 50,000 jobs? Amazon wants to know

By Casey Bischel | Belleville News-Democrat
September 22, 2017
(Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Latest effort at accountability for Chicago police starts up Friday

By Dan Hinkel | Chicago Tribune
September 14, 2017
Members of the Chicago Police Department investigate the area where two people were shot in the 6400 block of South Eberhart Avenue on April 24, 2017, in Chicago, Ill. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

AG Madigan sues to enforce Chicago police reform; Emanuel pledges cooperation

By Hal Dardick and Jason Meisner | Chicago Tribune
August 29, 2017
Bruce Rauner is sworn into office at the Prairie Capital Convention Center on Jan. 12, 2015 in Springfield. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

State school funding deal comes under pressure as leaders work on final details

August 28, 2017
Nancy Stone | Chicago Tribune

Democrats, Republicans say a tentative deal reached on school funding

By Monique Garcia, Hal Dardick and Juan Perez Jr. | Chicago Tribune
August 24, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by business leaders, signs an executive order establishing regulatory reform officers and task forces in US agencies in the Oval Office of the White House on Feb. 24, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery | Abaca Press)

New travel ban brings little relief, Chicago activists say

By Manya Brachear Ashman | Chicago Tribune
March 7, 2017
Chance the Rapper holds a press conference at Westcott Elementary School in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on March 6, 2017. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to Chicago Public Schools as a ‘call to action’

By Monique Garcia and Juan Perez Jr. | Chicago Tribune
March 6, 2017
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