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CHICAGO (WLS) — President Donald Trump is weighing in on the speed of construction of the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago’s South Side.”He’s building his library in Chicago. It’s a disaster. And he said, something to the effect, ‘I only want DEI. I only want woke.’ He wants woke people to build it. Well, he got woke people. And they’ve got massive cost overruns. A job is stopped. I don’t know. It’s a disaster,” Trump said. “Use good, hard, tough, mean construction workers that I love. I love those construction workers. But he didn’t want construction workers. He wanted people…

CHICAGO (WLS) — People in Illinois could be more at risk than many other states because more residents there, about 80%, rely on natural gas for heat, hot water and cooking.Now, state legislators could make natural gas alarms mandatory. One local woman is sharing her story about an explosion that killed her father.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOak Park resident Katie Moody lost her 72-year-old father, Robert, to a natural gas explosion at their lake house in Michigan in 2022.”Super active, just happy, personable. Everyone enjoyed spending time with him, super active in his church,” Moody…

CHICAGO (WLS) — The body of a missing Chicago man was recovered from the Cal-Sag Channel in the south suburbs Monday, Palos Heights police said.Joshua Blair, 37, was last seen leaving his home in the 11400-block of Lothair Avenue last Tuesday, Palos Heights police said.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchAbout an hour later, Palos Heights police found his car parked in the 11800-block of South Harlem Avenue. His phone, wallet and personal belongings were inside, but he was not.Palos Heights officers responded to the Cal-Sag Channel about 1:30 p.m. Monday, and found Blair’s body in the…

CHICAGO (WLS) — The final phase of the Kennedy Expressway rehab project is underway, and the Illinois Department of Transportation is warning Chicago drivers to brace for even more delays.More than 275,000 vehicles use the Kennedy Expressway every day.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe express lanes will only be going outbound until Thanksgiving.”Traffic is always horrible,” said truck driver Miguel Ramos.IDOT announced the long-awaited final phase of the Kennedy Expressway rehabilitation project kicked in in March, marking the last stretch of a three-year overhaul that has tested the patience of thousands of commuters.”My commute is about…

CHICAGO (WLS) — A mountain climber from the Chicago area who was battling leukemia is being remembered on Tuesday for his extraordinary courage and dedication to helping others.Alex Pancoe, 39, died while climbing in the Himalayas. The journey was to raise money for cancer research. His wife, Nina Pancoe, shared his remarkable drive to help others and his passion for the mountains.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch”He was full of life. He had so much passion and kindness. He just wanted to give back to the community through climbing, something he loved so, so much,” Nina…

CHICAGO (WLS) — As the school year winds down, time is ticking to name a new Chicago Public Schools CEO.While the 21-member School Board is a divided one, they all agree the district’s next leader should be a superintendent, not a chief operating officer.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch”How could we possibly ask the state to help fund our schools when we are not in alignment with state protocol, which is a superintendent?” elected Board member Dr. Che “Rhymefest” Smith said.Smith led the effort to get every school member to pass a non-binding resolution requiring the…

CHICAGO (WLS) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will testify about his state’s sanctuary policies next month, the House Oversight Committee said in a statement on X.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will also appear before the Congressional committee on June 12, the statement said.The X post reads, “Sanctuary Governors will TESTIFY on June 12 on how their states’ policies are SHIELDING criminal illegal aliens and jeopardizing Americans’ safety.”Republican House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer initially requested “documents and communications” related to Illinois’ sanctuary policies, and invited…

CHICAGO (WLS) — The federal deadline to get a REAL ID is Wednesday.There have been long lines for days at the super-site in Chicago’s Loop with people waiting in line for hours.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchSecretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is reminding people that May 7 is just the enforcement date at airports. You can still get a REAL ID after Wednesday.Giannoulias said if you’re not traveling soon after Wednesday you probably don’t need a REAL ID right away.RELATED: Illinois Secretary of State Giannoulias expanding Saturday hours at DMVs as REAL ID deadline nearsHe said…

The Northwestern University graduate was tackling the fifth-highest peak in the world, in the Himalayas, when he lost his life.CHICAGO (WLS) — A local mountain climber has died while trying to reach the top of a peak in the Himalayas.Alex Pancoe, who is a cancer survivor, was in the middle of a climb raising funds for pediatric brain tumor research at Lurie Children’s Hospital.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchIt was his own history with cancer that motivated Pancoe to scale the highest peaks on every continent on Earth, the so-called “Explorer’s Grand Slam.”The Northwestern University graduate…

NEW YORK — New York Islanders pro scouting director Ken Morrow knows a thing or two about so-called hockey miracles.Witnessing the Islanders win the NHL draft lottery on Monday and vault nine other teams in the order for the right to have the No. 1 pick represented yet another memorable moment for the four-time Stanley Cup champion and member of the 1980 gold-medal-winning “Miracle on Ice” U.S. Olympic team.”I’ve had a lot of thrills in my hockey life, but this is right up there at the top,” Morrow said. “The hockey gods smiled on us. I can’t tell you how…