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Hotel and major retailers springing up along the interstate at new Hollywood Casino Joliet developmentSep 10, 2026 12:27 pm - While construction on the towering Bally’s Chicago hotel has stalled amid a dispute with the city over video gambling terminals, a more modest hotel is going up by the new Hollywood Casino Joliet — along with a host of new retailers.
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Nicor Gas agrees to lower proposed rate increase by $140 millionSep 10, 2026 10:38 am - Nicor Gas has reached a settlement with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office to reduce its pending rate request for next year by nearly $140 million, or 63%.
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Judge weighing arguments to halt Illinois’ ‘medical aid in dying’ law ahead of Sept. 12 startSep 08, 2026 2:14 pm - Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to allow terminally ill adults to take life-ending medication prescribed by physicians when the law goes into effect ...
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Want to go apple-picking? Some Illinois orchards might not open after several spring frosts killed crops.Sep 08, 2026 10:49 am - Climate change is consistently warming winter temperatures across northern Illinois, signaling earlier spring arrivals to plants. At the same time, while final spring freezes are happening earlier in the Midwest, that trend is much more variable and hard to predict. A study last year found full bloom dates for apples are expected to shift one to two weeks earlier in the spring across different Midwest climates by mid-century because of warmer winter and spring air temperatures.
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Illinois regulators propose expansion to self-exclusion program for compulsive gamblersSep 06, 2026 4:35 pm - The Illinois Gaming Board approved new rules Thursday that would expand enrollment options for its voluntary self-exclusion program. The program allows problem gamblers to ban themselves from casinos, sportsbooks and other forms of legalized betting.
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State audit finds child protection agency made progress, but was still noncompliant with 2020 lawSep 05, 2026 10:25 am - An audit found several documentation lapses by the Department of Children and Family Services, including failures to provide evidence of routine healthcare for children in state custody. DCFS was still not in compliance with a 2020 law named for 2-year-old Ta’Naja Barnes, who died of neglect after agency returned her to her mother.
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Travelers flocked to the ‘Middle of Everything’ last year, generating over $88 billion in economic impactSep 04, 2026 11:26 am - Illinois had a good year for tourism in 2025, with over 115 million visitors spending over $50 billion — breaking records, according to the governor's office. The total economic impact of tourism was up to $88 billion, fueled in part by the state’s “Middle of Everything” campaign.
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Applications now open for Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship ProgramSep 04, 2026 5:57 am - Applications are now open for the sixth round of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program.
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Batavia club to host Viking lawn game state tournamentSep 02, 2026 10:57 am - The Energy City Kubb club is hosting a state championship Saturday for the Viking lawn game called kubb, and invites newcomers to learn how to play.
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A 104-year-old farmer’s $183,000 tractor sale tests a farm recoveryAug 31, 2026 2:07 pm - America’s aging farmers have been holding on to machinery for longer than usual as low crop prices and rising costs squeezed their finances.
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