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What suburbanites need to know to attend - or avoid - Chicago NASCAR raceJun 26, 2023 5:30 am - If you are a local NASCAR fan, this week is leading into the BEST WEEKEND EVER. As in a mind-blowing pride of racing stars burning rubber around Grant Park. If you don'...
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Tornado and other severe weather kill 3, damage homes, and knock out power in multiple statesJun 26, 2023 1:00 am - SHOALS, Ind. - A tornado struck an Indiana home, killing a man and injuring his wife while two people died in Arkansas after a tree fell onto a house there as severe wea...
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Top 25 most important Bears in 2023: No. 22 Velus Jones Jr.Jun 26, 2023 1:00 am - Shaw Local is counting down the Top 25 most important Bears for the 2023 season. What makes one player more important than another? That's subjective, of course. But for...
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Chicago billionaire who vowed to address violent crime dies in Colorado crashJun 26, 2023 1:00 am - Chicago businessman James Crown, who recently pledged to address violent crime in Chicago by enlisting fellow CEOs to join him in a massive jobs program, died Sunday in ...
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One year later: Roe v. Wade fallout rocks Illinois with surge of women seeking abortionsJun 23, 2023 5:00 am - A year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Illinois has become a nexus for women seeking abortion care and a central player in the national reproductive...
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Consumer advocates, utilities spar over proposed rate hikesJun 23, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Millions of Illinoisans could see higher energy bills next year, but how much higher will be determined by a state agency whose oversight powers recently were ...
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1 worker dies in an explosion at an Illinois ammunition factoryJun 23, 2023 1:00 am - EAST ALTON, Ill. - An explosion at an Illinois ammunition factory killed one employee, authorities said. "We were driving through there and heard a big boom, pushed the ...
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United Airlines tweaking app to give customers rebooking options and vouchers during delaysJun 22, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - United Airlines says when flights are delayed or canceled it will use its app to send customers options for rebooking and, in some cases, vouchers for mea...
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'I'm lucky to be alive': White Sox fan describes harrowing hit-and-run at Guaranteed Rate FieldJun 22, 2023 1:00 am - Just like he does 20-25 times a season, Chuck Janczy headed down Tuesday night to Guaranteed Rate Field to catch a White Sox game. The 64-year-old Evanston resident reme...
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Sound check: Charlie Puth, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Counting Crows and Garbage come to townJun 21, 2023 6:00 am - Puth in the park Following up last fall's intimate “One Night Only” shows, Grammy-nominated and multiplatinum pop hitmaker Charlie Puth brings last year's release - “CHA...