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End to government shutdown in sight after senators make funding deal

Those two concessions were as far as Republican leaders were willing to go to end the ongoing shutdown, which has lasted a record-long 40 days as Democrats held out over health care policy demands. #shutdown #funding #deal

Community Protest Planned in Belmont Cragin on ICE Enforcement Actions

Organizers say the event is meant to show support for immigrant residents who they say have faced intimidation and enforcement actions by ICE. #protest

Poll Finds Broad Support in Chicago for Higher Taxes on Large Corporations to Fund Schools

The results come as city officials and alderpersons continue to debate budget priorities, including proposals related to school funding, social services, and a potential reinstatement of a corporate head tax. #taxes #poll

Flags Ordered to Half-Staff in Illinois to Honor Former Vice President Cheney

Cheney, who served as vice president under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009, was a prominent figure in national security and defense policy during his time in office. #vicepresident #flag #dickcheney

NPR Journalist Natalie Y. Moore to Keynote Skyway Writers Festival at Prairie State College

Students from eight Skyway member colleges submitted original works in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama/screenplay categories for this year’s competition. #writiers #festival

Englewood Celebrates MacArthur Fellow Tonika Lewis Johnson with Community Event at Kennedy-King College

Friday’s event will feature a conversation with Johnson, a screening of The Folded Map Project—The Movie, and a live arts activation led by the Englewood Arts Collective, which she co-founded. #event #englewood

Birth to Five Illinois Launches Statewide Family Leadership Council to Strengthen Parent Voice

Birth to Five Illinois leaders say the statewide council will ensure that families who directly use early childhood services continue to shape how those programs are implemented and improved across the state. #council #parent

Illinois Legislature Approves ‘Clean Slate’ Act to Automatically Seal Criminal Records

Fewer than 6,000 residents manage to seal their records each year, a pace that would take more than a century to clear the backlog, according to estimates cited by supporters. #cleanslate

El Paso Man Charged with Making Threats Against President Donald Trump

Federal prosecutors said Derek Lopez, 27, of El Paso, Illinois, was arrested on October 28 and is facing one count of making threats against the president. #threats

Illinois Celebrates Adoptive Families During Adoption Awareness Month

To celebrate the month, courts across Illinois will host special Adoption Day ceremonies to finalize adoptions and honor families who are expanding through adoption. #adoption

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