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Illinois Supreme Court upholds state's ban on semi-automatic weaponsAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld the state's ban on the sale or possession of the type of semi-automatic weapons used in hundreds of mass killings nat...
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After court ruling, local leaders say they will enforce state gun ban 'as any other statute'Aug 11, 2023 1:00 am - Local law enforcement officials said after Friday's Illinois Supreme Court ruling that they will enforce the state's ban on the sale of high-powered weapons, "We'll enfo...
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Harris to young activists: 'Your generation is critical' to ending gun violenceAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - Vice President Kamala Harris told young activists and leaders gathered in Chicago on Friday they mean "everything" to the future of solving the violence epidemic - as th...
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State mental health center renamed for Elizabeth Packard. Here's her story of exposing abuse.Aug 11, 2023 1:00 am - In June 1860, Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard was committed to the Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane in Jacksonville by her husband, a Calvinist minister, for, ...
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Pritzker vetos bill that would lift nuclear moratoriumAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday vetoed a bill that would have enabled the construction of new nuclear reactors in Illinois for the first time in more than three decades. T...
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Madigan was 'different from any other politician I've seen,' FBI agent testifiesAug 10, 2023 1:00 am - Brendan O'Leary spent more than two decades working for the FBI - most of it in Chicago, and most of it investigating public corruption. But when it came to Illinois' fa...
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Young dancers and theatrical performers invited to audition for a role in the Joffrey Ballet's 'The Nutcracker'Aug 09, 2023 11:00 pm - On Thursday, Sept. 7 and Sunday, Sept. 10, The Joffrey Ballet will hold open auditions for the children's cast of Christopher Wheeldon's "The Nutcracker" at its downtown...
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Best bets: Beatles fest, LL Cool J's F.O.R.C.E., Garlic Fest, Sam Smith and moreAug 09, 2023 6:00 am - Beatles fest Beatles expert and WXRT radio personality Terri Hemmert serves as master of ceremonies for The Fest for Beatles Fans at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, 9390 W. Br...
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Perjury trial begins for Madigan's chief of staff; defense says there's no evidence he liedAug 09, 2023 1:00 am - An attorney for Michael Madigan's longtime chief of staff on Wednesday likened the top aide's 2021 visit to a federal grand jury to a high school reunion - featuring a p...
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Neighbors say a Chicago man charged with killing a 9-year-old girl was upset over noiseAug 08, 2023 1:00 am - This story was first published Aug. 7, 2023. It was updated Aug. 8, 2023, first to correct the age and then to correct the name spelling of the Chicago girl who was ...