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Does Illinois have a path to public pension reform?Sep 08, 2024 5:12 am - Illinois’ worst-in-the-nation pension crisis shouldn’t come as a surprise. For years economists have been sounding the alarm that Illinois’ pension problem is growing from financially painful to potentially unsolvable.
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Ukraine mourns dead from major Russian strike, vows response with underground weapons production
Sep 07, 2024 11:07 pm - POLTAVA, Ukraine — Funeral services were held Saturday for victims of one of the deadliest Russian airstrikes since the war in Ukraine began, as Ukraine’s president vowed...
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Two astronauts are left behind in space as Boeing's troubled capsule returns to Earth empty
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US believes Iran has transferred short-range ballistic missiles to Russia, AP sources say
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Georgia school shooting suspect was troubled by a broken family, taunting at school, his father said
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Israelis surge into the streets again in protest as the toll in Gaza grows
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U.N. calls for full investigation into death of US citizen
Sep 07, 2024 11:07 pm - The United Nations on Friday called for a “full investigation” into the circumstances leading to the death of an American woman in the occupied West Bank, saying civilian...
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2 shot outside apartment building in Mount ProspectSep 07, 2024 7:06 pm - Two people were shot while in an apartment building parking lot on Friday in what police called a gang-related shooting. The shooting happened around 9:37 p.m. on the 170...
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Regal revival: Uniformly excellent acting animates Drury Lane’s ‘The Audience’Sep 07, 2024 3:54 pm - The supremely talented Janet Ulrich Brooks, who played Queen Elizabeth seven years ago in a Chicago production of “The Audience,” revisits the role in Drury Lane Theatre’s revival of “The Audience” by Peter Morgan.
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Warrenville man charged with murder in connection with wife’s shooting deathSep 07, 2024 11:32 am - A 39-year-old Warrenville man is facing murder charges after authorities said he shot his wife to death Thursday morning at their home.