Illinois
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Nuclear power in Illinois: Behind the scenes at Byron Generating StationOct 21, 2023 1:00 am - This story has been update to clarify Byron Generating Station's administrative radiation limit is 2 rems, while federal standards require a limit of 5 rems. It has ...
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Illinois payroll jobs increase to record highOct 20, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday the unemployment rate increased 0.3 percentage points to 4.4%, while nonfarm payrolls increased by 9,50...
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Mourners in heavily Palestinian suburb remember Muslim boy killed as kind, energetic
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - Crowds of mourners in a heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb paid respects Monday to a 6-year-old Muslim boy killed in an alleged hate crime, hours after authorities revea...
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Gambling taxes generated record $1.99 billion for Illinois last year, but can it last?Oct 07, 2023 1:00 am - The expanding array of wagering opportunities in Illinois created the state's largest windfall to date from gambling-related taxes during the last fiscal year. The Illin...
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Embattled DCFS director resigning in wake of blistering auditor's report
Oct 04, 2023 1:00 am - Chicago Sun-Times Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Director Marc Smith on Wednesday announced he would step down from his high-profile post by year's ...
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Pritzker urges Biden to intervene amid 'untenable' pace of migrant arrivals
Oct 03, 2023 1:00 am - As Chicago prepares this week for an increase in the already steady stream of migrants arriving from the southern U.S. border, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is once again publicly ...
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Lake County, Elgin to receive $1 million each to assist asylum-seekersOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - Lake County and the city of Elgin will receive about $1 million each to support asylum-seekers. Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently announced nearly $42 million in awards to loc...
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5 died of exposure to chemical in central Illinois crash, preliminary autopsies find
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Registration open for firearms covered under state's assault weapons banOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois residents who own high-powered rifles and other items covered by the state's ban on the sale of those weapons can now register them online, as required under th...
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Truck accident in Illinois causes "multiple" deaths and an ammonia leak that leads to an evacuation