Articles filed under Region
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Cities like Chicago have long made plans for extreme heat. Are they enough in a warming world?Jul 10, 2023 1:00 am - Natural disasters can be dramatic — barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes — but heat is more deadly. Chicago learned that the hard way in 1995. That July, a ...
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Illinois hotels report record revenues for fiscal year 2023Jul 10, 2023 1:00 am - For hoteliers, business is booming in Illinois. On Monday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the state's legislative leadership and representatives of the hospitality industry announc...
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What to know about Illinois' business climate todayJul 09, 2023 1:00 am - As we begin the second half of the year, it's a prime time to assess Illinois' economic climate. Pandemic-related emergency orders have ended and most of society has re...
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Where to watch for IDOT projects near youJul 08, 2023 1:00 am - Cook County• I-190 from Bessie Coleman Drive to I-90 (Kennedy Expressway): $611.5 million for reconstruction and construction of auxiliary lanes, construction of aux...
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State ends fiscal year with $726 million surplusJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - State revenues once again reached a record high in the fiscal year that ended June 30, creating what Gov. J.B. Pritzker called a "one-time" budget surplus of more than $...
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IDOT updates plan for major bridge, road and rail projects throughout the stateJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Transportation unveiled a plan on Friday for spending nearly $41 billion in federal, state and local funds over the next six yea...
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Cops accused of sexual misconduct involving migrant living at police stationJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - Chicago police are investigating sexual misconduct allegations against officers involving a migrant who was living in a police station after arriving in the city, Chicag...
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Sound check: Lee DeWyze's hometown show, David Sarkis under the starsJul 06, 2023 9:00 am - David Sarkis and Friends David Sarkis and his soaring style of acoustic music kicks off this summer's Arts on the Green series on the grounds of St. Mary's Episcopa...
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Train service from Chicago to Rockford back on trackJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - Forty years after passenger rail service from Chicago to Rockford ended, the state is collaborating with Metra to revive the route with stops that include Elgin. "With t...
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Walgreens closing distribution center in EdwardsvilleJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - Walgreens Boots Alliance said Wednesday it would lay off almost 400 employees at an e-commerce shipping center in downstate Edwardsville. The drugstore giant's announcem...