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New study sheds light on ChatGPT's alarming interactions with teens

By MATT O'BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY
Aug 06, 2025 10:44 am - ChatGPT will tell 13-year-olds how to get drunk and high, instruct them on how to conceal eating disorders and even compose a heartbreaking suicide letter to their parents if asked, according to new research from a watchdog group.
Crucial exemption allows majority of Canadian and Mexican goods to be shipped to US without tariffs

By ROB GILLIES
Aug 06, 2025 7:14 am - U.S. President Donald Trump raised the tariffs on Canadian goods to 35% last week, but a key exemption for Canada and Mexico shields the vast majority of goods from the punishing duties.
McDonald’s says its focus on value — and a must-have Minecraft meal — boosted second-quarter sales

By DEE-ANN DURBIN
Aug 06, 2025 6:50 am - A focus on value — along with hot products like a “Minecraft”-themed meal — helped McDonald’s turn around its sagging sales in the second quarter.
Illinois Extension’s SNAP education program ending, impacting food security for 1 million

By Lauren Quinn, Illinois Extension
Aug 05, 2025 9:47 pm - Illinois Extension's nutrition program helping 1 million state residents annually will end due to federal cuts, affecting 2K partnerships and over 200 jobs.
NFL and ESPN reach nonbinding agreement for sale of NFL Network and other media assets

By JOE REEDY
Aug 05, 2025 9:15 pm - Ever since the NFL announced it was looking to sell NFL Network and other media assets, ESPN had been seen as one of the favorites to make a deal. Nearly five years later...
Data center could land at former Alcatel-Lucent site in Naperville

By Katlyn Smith
Aug 05, 2025 8:59 pm - The site of a once iconic office complex on the north side of Naperville could host a pair of data center buildings.
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development

By AMANDA SEITZ
Aug 05, 2025 7:23 pm - The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
Will Mount Prospect hop on the grocery tax bandwagon?

By Steve Zalusky
Aug 05, 2025 3:23 pm - Mount Prospect could become the latest community to adopt a local grocery tax, in reaction to the state’s decision to stop collecting the tax for municipalities in 2026.
US government proposes easing some restrictions on drones traveling long distances

By JOSH FUNK
Aug 05, 2025 2:50 pm - A new federal rule proposed Tuesday would make it easier for companies to use drones over longer distances out of the operator's sight without having to go through a cumbersome waiver process.
Trump narrows Fed chair candidates to four, excluding Treasury Secretary Bessent

By FATIMA HUSSEIN
Aug 05, 2025 2:06 pm - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's whittled down his list of potential Federal Reserve chair candidates to four as he considers a successor to Jerome Powell — a choice that could reset the path of the U.S. economy.

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