Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., is stepping down from his House Democratic leadership role over his party’s support for President Joe Biden to be the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee. According to Axios, Phillips is relinquishing his role as co-chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Caucus after unsuccessfully calling for a younger viable challenger for the…

Hundreds of migrants are living in Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport while the city attempts to find them permanent housing. Since August 2022, over 15,000 migrants seeking asylum arrived in Chicago, according to city data. Buses and planes carrying migrants from the southern border continue arriving in the Windy City — 59 buses arrived in September…

There’s another migrant surge at the U.S. southern border. Thousands of migrants, mostly from Venezuela, crossed the Rio Grande during the week of Sept. 17, trekking into Eagle Pass, Texas. Border officials report at least two people drowned in the river including a 3-year-old child. Earlier this week, during an interview with CNN, Eagle Pass’…

As the popularity of electric vehicles (EVs), e-bikes and scooters continues to increase, the potential fire hazards created by their rechargeable lithium-ion batteries have been posing new challenges for first responders. Fire departments across the country are grappling with the challenges of handling these battery-related fires, which can be more complex and resource-intensive to extinguish…

Former President Barack Obama is featured in an Illinois library’s TikTok video that promotes the reading of books banned in some libraries across the U.S. The video was posted by the Kankakee Public Library in the Chicago suburbs. In the first campaign video, readers are shown holding up books that have been on banned lists…

A key Ukrainian port city used for grain export was attacked by Russia. And a United plane loses an emergency slide mid-flight. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Tuesday, July 18, 2023.  Russia targets Odesa after suspending grain deal Russia targeted the Ukrainian port city of Odesa after pulling out of its grain…

A group of scientists are warning about a “silent hazard” around climate change that could impact some of America’s largest cities in the coming decades. In a new study, a team from Northwestern University found that excessive underground heat is causing buildings in Chicago to sink. The team called the phenomenon “underground climate change.” Using…

Chinese hackers breached the email accounts belonging to top government officials, and Hollywood actors could join writers in striking. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Thursday, July 13, 2023. Chinese hackers breach U.S. government email accounts Microsoft email accounts belonging to top government officials and agencies have been breached by Chinese hackers, according…

A Chicago suburb has begun paying reparations to Black residents for its history of housing discrimination. The program is the first of its kind and it is setting an example for the rest of the country. In the summer of 2019, the Evanston City Council passed its plan to spend $10 million over the course…

Cities across the U.S. are riddled with gun violence and violent protests in France continue. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Monday, July 3, 2023. 31 people shot at Baltimore block party A mass shooting at a holiday celebration in Baltimore left two young people dead and another 28 people shot and injured.…