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New transit plan clears first hurdle. Next stop, SpringfieldOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - A plan that could raise taxes to rescue regional transit from a “fiscal cliff” and merge Metra, Pace and the CTA is now in the hands of state lawmakers. Members of the C...
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Villa Park man accused of stalking Pritzker, throwing rocks at his home in cityOct 09, 2023 11:00 pm - A Villa Park man has been charged with vandalizing Gov. J.B. Pritzker's Gold Coast home Monday morning and leaving letters at the residence in August. Adam A. Dabash, 38...
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Big changes ahead for this year's Santa Hustle ChicagoOct 09, 2023 11:00 pm - Get into the holiday spirit at the Chicago Santa Hustle 5K and Kids Dash Saturday, Dec. 2. This event, previously held at Soldier Field since its start in 2008, is movin...
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Experts describe battle of wits between COVID-19 variants and vaccinesOct 09, 2023 11:00 pm - Expert diagnosticians in Chicago for a College of American Pathologists' annual meeting advised scheduling an updated COVID-19 shot as one of the best ways to stay healt...
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BSA's Takhone Lodge to host haunted hike like no otherOct 07, 2023 11:00 pm - While the leaves change color the movies get a bit scarier. But have you ever asked yourself, could the real terror be behind the scenes? From everything from the prop ...
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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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Tow truck driver for Rolling Meadows company shot, killedOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - A 27-year-old tow truck driver for a Rolling Meadows company was killed early Friday morning while on the job in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood. Jack Jaco...
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Officials: 2 injured when shuttle, plane collide at O'HareOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - Two people were injured when a shuttle bus and an airplane crashed at Chicago O'Hare Airport on Friday evening, the Chicago Fire Department said. A CFD spokesperson ...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear challenge to GOP's maps after liberal justice doesn't recuseOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a 4-3 vote along partisan lines Friday, agreed to hear a challenge to Republican-drawn legislative maps after a newly ele...
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Settlement reached in 2017 Rosemont hotel freezer death case, but amount undisclosed for nowOct 05, 2023 9:00 am - The family of a Chicago teen found dead in a Rosemont hotel freezer in 2017 has settled a lawsuit against the hotel, its security company and a restaurant. But attorneys...