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The Trump administration says it’s revoking more federal grant dollars in Illinois — this time for electric vehicle charging stations. On the chopping block in Illinois is a $100 million grant to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for electric vehicle charging stations and a $3.6 million grant to the secretary of state’s office, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget said.
The White House confirmed it was rescinding a total of more than $943 million in U.S. Department of Transportation funds for Illinois, Colorado, California and Minnesota, all of which are led by Democrats.
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EPA delays coal ash cleanup at northwest Indiana sites
A new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency delay will affect coal ash sites nationwide, including two in northwest Indiana. Read more here.
More top news stories:
- Toni Preckwinkle calls for charges against federal immigration agents in local shootings
- Murder suspect was previously fired after Momence bar owner reported him for stealing, Kankakee County prosecutors say
There’s no vacancy at Hotel Chocolat, but plenty of hot chocolate at the growing Chicago-based British import
Looking for a romantic getaway this Valentine’s Day? You might check into the Hotel Chocolat, a British chocolatier that last year made Chicago its home base in the new world. Read more here.
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- Mag Mile 6-bedroom duplex with spa suite: $5.5M
- 44-year-old man stabbed on Green Line train on South Side
What we learned at Chicago Cubs camp, including starter Cade Horton having ‘a lot to prove’ in Year 2
Cade Horton’s vision for his next step forward as a big-league starting pitcher sounds simple. The Cubs right-hander wants to repeat a 2025 performance that saw him record a 2.67 ERA in 118 innings to earn a second-place finish for the National League Rookie of the Year award. Read more here.
More top sports stories:
- Column: Like other Chicago White Sox unforced errors, GM Chris Getz’s ‘switch hitter’ blunder will pass
- Nick Lardis and Kevin Korchinski motivated for return to Chicago Blackhawks: ‘You want the stay to last’
- Illinois high school football teams to practice earlier in August with season starting sooner
Review: Another prodigy has taken the classical world, and the CSO, by storm. Is that a good thing?
This week’s Chicago Symphony soloist, the Japanese violinist Himari, is, at just 14, enough of a sensation to get a one-name billing like Beyoncé or Madonna. Read more here.
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Judge dismisses charges against men accused of assaulting ICE officer in Minneapolis shooting case
The dismissal follows a string of high-profile shootings involving federal immigration agents where eyewitness statements and video evidence have called into question claims made to justify using deadly force. Dozens of felony cases against protesters accused of assaulting or impeding federal officers have also crumbled. Read more here.
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