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Aggression by restaurant guests is on the riseAug 12, 2026 12:58 pm - In 2023, there were reports of 176 fatalities in hospitality settings, nearly half the result of violent acts, but workplace violence often takes the form of verbal abuse, intimidation and degrading language.
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Phony gas and grocery discount offers are hitting mailboxesAug 11, 2026 1:57 pm - With the cost of groceries and fuel continuing to strain many household budgets, it's no surprise that consumers are eager to take advantage of legitimate savings opportunities. Unfortunately, scammers know this too, and they're increasingly using the U.S. Mail to lure people with promises of free gas and grocery gift cards.
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Illinois becomes first state in Great Lakes region to designate industrial plastic pellets as pollutionAug 11, 2026 9:20 am - Illinois is requiring polluters to begin reporting spills of industrial plastic pellets known as nurdles, a growing source of contamination in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. Companies that manufacture, use or transport nurdles also must develop plans to limit them in storm runoff, making the state the first in either watershed to officially designate bits of wasted plastic as pollution.
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Quantum campus project raises questions about residents’ agency in community developmentAug 09, 2026 1:47 pm - In Steelworkers Park, butterflies and dragonflies flit around native plants and flowers that have grown waist-high. Public art and concrete ore walls stand tall, telling visitors the U.S. Steel South Works left an indelible environmental footprint during the last industrial age. Now, a trek through the area means looking and listening to construction.
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School funding stretched thin as costs rise, corporate revenue source shrinksAug 08, 2026 9:42 am - The Illinois State Board of Education released details Friday of how it will distribute $9.3 billion in Evidence-Based Funding to public schools for the upcoming academic year. That’s a $350 million increase above last year’s funding. But it is not enough to keep pace with rising costs and declining revenue from certain corporate and business taxes.
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Cybersecurity threats are enhanced by AIAug 08, 2026 5:38 am - Artificial intelligence can be a tremendous benefit to the workplace. In the wrong hands, however, it poses one of the largest cybersecurity threats to businesses today.
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Remains of 56 people found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral homeAug 07, 2026 8:36 pm - The remains of 56 people were found improperly stored and decomposing Thursday at a Chicago funeral home run by a couple who previously operated a crematory that was similarly shut down because of mishandled remains, authorities said.
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More than 50 decomposing bodies found in Southeast Side funeral home, officials sayAug 07, 2026 7:37 am - The remains of 57 people were recovered Thursday at a South Deering funeral home on the city’s Southeast Side, according to multiple law enforcement sources with knowledg...
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Disability advocates march on Gov. JB Pritzker’s office demanding more alternatives to nursing homesAug 06, 2026 3:43 pm - Advocates urged the state to invest in community-based alternatives to nursing homes for people with disabilities before attempting to enter Gov. JB Pritzker’s Chicago office in the West Loop on Wednesday.
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Illinois joins lawsuit over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old onesAug 04, 2026 1:13 pm - Twenty-five states, including Illinois, sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.