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Shooting Of Minnesota Lawmakers Sparks Safety Concerns Among Illinois Legislators

Shooting Of Minnesota Lawmakers Sparks Safety Concerns Among Illinois Legislators

ILLINOIS — The recent targeted shooting of two Minnesota state legislators has raised urgent alarms among Illinois lawmakers, many of whom say they’ve experienced ...

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Peoria Zoo Giraffe Recovering After Eye Surgery, Visitors Invited To Celebrate On World Giraffe Day

Peoria Zoo Giraffe Recovering After Eye Surgery, Visitors Invited To Celebrate On World Giraffe Day

PEORIA — A beloved giraffe at Peoria Zoo is capturing hearts after a successful surgery that removed her right eye, and the zoo is ...

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Massive Fire on Chicago’s Northwest Side Displaces Families, Destroys Apartment Building

Massive Fire on Chicago’s Northwest Side Displaces Families, Destroys Apartment Building

CHICAGO — A major apartment fire erupted Thursday afternoon on the Northwest Side, displacing several families and drawing nearly 100 firefighters to battle the ...

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West Loop Robbery Spree Sparks Police Alert After Victims Held at Gunpoint

West Loop Robbery Spree Sparks Police Alert After Victims Held at Gunpoint

CHICAGO — A string of armed robberies across the West Loop and surrounding neighborhoods has triggered a new police community alert after multiple victims ...

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Cicada Die-Off Leaves Chicago Neighborhoods With Overwhelming Stench

Cicada Die-Off Leaves Chicago Neighborhoods With Overwhelming Stench

CHICAGO — As Brood XIII cicadas reach the end of their short life cycle, neighborhoods across Chicago are now dealing with a new nuisance: ...

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Sister Rosemary Connelly, Champion for People with Disabilities, Dies at 94

Sister Rosemary Connelly, Champion for People with Disabilities, Dies at 94

CHICAGO — Sister Rosemary Connelly, the beloved and formidable leader who turned Misericordia into one of the country’s most respected care communities for people ...

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House Speaker Johnson Says Chicago Mayor Is 'On the Wrong Side of the Law' Over ICE Stance

House Speaker Johnson Says Chicago Mayor Is ‘On the Wrong Side of the Law’ Over ICE Stance

CHICAGO — House Speaker Mike Johnson escalated tensions with local leadership this week by publicly accusing Mayor Brandon Johnson of standing “on the wrong ...

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$5M Settlement in Fatal Illinois Truck Crash Raises Alarms About Commercial Carrier Safety

$5M Settlement in Fatal Illinois Truck Crash Raises Alarms About Commercial Carrier Safety

ILLINOIS — The family of Jamie Roth, a 34-year-old woman killed in a 2021 highway crash near Edwardsville, has secured a $5 million settlement ...

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DraftKings Launches Political Action Committee After Illinois Tax Hike

DraftKings Launches Political Action Committee After Illinois Tax Hike

ILLINOIS — Reacting to the state’s recently passed gambling tax hike, sports betting giant DraftKings has launched a new political action committee (PAC) to ...

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Pritzker Cuts Health Care for Some Non-Citizens in Illinois' New $55.2B Budget

Pritzker Cuts Health Care for Some Non-Citizens in Illinois’ New $55.2B Budget

ILLINOIS — Governor J.B. Pritzker’s newly signed $55.2 billion state budget will end Medicaid-style health coverage for certain non-citizens in Illinois, reversing a previous ...

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