Good afternoon, Chicago.
Illinois joined some two dozen states challenging President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs today, filing a lawsuit over import taxes he imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court. The Democratic attorneys general leading the suit argue that Trump is overstepping his power with planned 15% tariffs on much of the world.
Trump has said the tariffs are essential to reduce America’s long-standing trade deficits. He imposed duties under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs he imposed last year under an emergency powers law.
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Chicago police Officer Julius Givens, right, speaks to the media on April 29, 2021, along with Officer Rhonda Ward, after they located a 13-year-old shooting victim and transported him to a hospital. Givens has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, alleging that he was kept from joining the Police Department’s SWAT unit because he is Black. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
CPD officer, shot after leaving FOP, alleges racial discrimination in SWAT
A Chicago police officer previously shot in the line of duty — who publicly rebuked his former union — has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, alleging that he was kept from joining the Police Department’s SWAT unit because he is Black. Read more here.
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The entrance to Building 1 at the headquarters for the newly merged Capital One and Discover Financial Services campus on Oct. 21, 2025, in Riverwoods. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Capital One laying off another 1,100-plus employees at former Discover headquarters in Riverwoods
Capital One is laying off another 1,139 employees at the former Discover headquarters in Riverwoods, a second wave of downsizing following the credit card giants’ megamerger last year. Read more here.
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Bears wide receiver DJ Moore celebrates his game-winning touchdown catch in overtime to defeat the Packers on Dec. 20, 2025, at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
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A design rendering of TimeLine Theatre’s new theater building, to be located at 5035 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. (HGA)
TimeLine Theatre announces first season in its new home
TimeLine Theatre has announced its inaugural full season in its first-ever permanent home at 5035 N. Broadway, currently under construction and slated to open with much fanfare in May. Read more here.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2026, in Washington. (Mariam Zuhaib/AP)
President Donald Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership
Trump says he’ll make Kristi Noem a “Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas,” a new security initiative that he said would focus on the Western Hemisphere. Read more here.
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