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Truck accident in Illinois causes "multiple" deaths and an ammonia leak that leads to an evacuationSep 30, 2023 1:00 am - TEUTOPOLIS, Ill. - A semitruck carrying a toxic substance overturned in Illinois, causing "multiple fatalities" and dangerous air conditions that prompted the evacuation...
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Giannoulias recommends keeping the driving test age at 79Sep 28, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this week filed administrative rules that would permanently increase the age at which drivers are required to pass a drivin...
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Chicago's iconic Signature Room abruptly announces closure ThursdaySep 28, 2023 1:00 am - The Signature Room, whose views of downtown Chicago from atop the building formerly known as the John Hancock Center attracted diners for 30 years, abruptly announced it...
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United Airlines will make changes for people with wheelchairs after a government investigationSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - United Airlines has agreed to improve air travel for passengers in wheelchairs after the federal government investigated a complaint by a disability-right...
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Businessman who bribed state legislators asks for leniencySep 28, 2023 1:00 am - The politically connected businessman who bribed two Illinois lawmakers in a bid to change state law in his favor has asked a judge for a relatively light prison sentenc...
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Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum opens Sustainability Center that was seven years in the makingSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - A 7-foot-tall floating digital globe lit up on the second floor of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Thursday, marking the grand opening of the Sustainability Center. Th...
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Invasive spotted lanternfly found for the first time in IllinoisSep 27, 2023 5:30 am - The invasive spotted lanternfly has been found for the first time in Illinois, the Illinois Department of Agriculture confirmed Tuesday, after a report of a live adult S...
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House leader introduces bill to allow legislative staff to unionizeSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has filed legislation that would, for the first time in Illinois, authorize legislative staff to form a union and engag...
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City council unanimously approves Chicago's new top copSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - Larry Snelling's days in the $260,004-a-year hot seat reserved for Chicago's police superintendent probably won't get any better than Wednesday. By a 48-0 vote, the Chic...
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Broadway in Chicago's fall marked by return of 'Hamilton,' 'The Wiz' and new Broadway-bound tunersSep 26, 2023 6:00 am - If the return of "Hamilton" isn't enough for theater lovers, Broadway in Chicago has added several new, Broadway-bound musicals as well as a revival of "The Wiz" in its ...