Trump Hits Chicago With New Shutdown Funding Block

The Trump administration is withholding $2.1 billion from Chicago infrastructure projects as it capitalizes on the federal ...

Bid to end shutdown fails in Senate; Trump freezes aid to Chicago

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration froze $2.1 billion in Chicago transit funding on Friday, starving another ...

Chicago tourists feeling effects of federal government shutdown: 'Wish they would do their job'

While thousands of government workers face furloughs and certain government services are not available, the government ...

Federal employees in Chicago brace for government shutdown impact, airports could be affected

Federal employees in Chicago are waiting to hear how they may be impacted by the 2025 government shutdown. Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. failed to agree on a spending package to keep the government ...

Will troops keep marching in, or could fed shutdown shut them out of Chicago?

Amid the federal government shutdown, will ICE enforcement actions, and a possible National Guard deployment, still move ...

WH threatens mass firings and freezes billions in funding to Chicago and NYC as shutdown continues

The government shutdown is bringing growing uncertainty as the White House threatens mass, permanent firings and has also ...

Government shutdown causing travel, food assistance worries across Chicago

On the first day of the government shutdown, some travelers were left worried and confused about how the federal pause could ...

How the government shutdown will affect student loans, FAFSA and the Education Department

Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a ...