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Illinois awarded additional $11.25M grant from U.S. Department of LaborOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has been awarded an $11.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to support continued modernization, frau...
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Festivals Oct. 27-Nov. 2: Happy haunting at suburban Halloween eventsOct 25, 2023 11:00 pm - Starts before Friday Pumpkin Fest: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Tuesday, Oct. 31, at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. Animals, a straw pyramid and thousand...
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Pritzker wants to merge early education; speaker's bill allows staff to unionizeOct 25, 2023 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - Early childhood education in Illinois would be administered by a separate state agency, combining disparate services that bind parents in red tape, under a...
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Recovering from attack that killed her son, Palestinian American mother urges prayers for peaceOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - A Palestinian American woman whose 6-year-old son was killed in what police are calling a hate crime in Plainfield Township has asked the public to "pray for peace" as s...
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The Bears kept it simple in Tyson's Bagent's debut. The stats back that upOct 24, 2023 1:00 am - When the Bears beat the Raiders on Sunday at Soldier Field, Tyson Bagent became the first Bears rookie quarterback to win his starting debut since Craig Krenzel in 2004....
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3 things Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said Monday after win over RaidersOct 23, 2023 1:00 am - Bears coach Matt Eberflus met with reporters Monday, a day after his team won its first home game since Sept. 2022, beating the Las Vegas Raiders 30-12 on Sunday. Eberfl...
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Nuclear power in Illinois: Behind the scenes at Byron Generating StationOct 21, 2023 1:00 am - This story has been update to clarify Byron Generating Station's administrative radiation limit is 2 rems, while federal standards require a limit of 5 rems. It has ...
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Illinois payroll jobs increase to record highOct 20, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced Thursday the unemployment rate increased 0.3 percentage points to 4.4%, while nonfarm payrolls increased by 9,50...
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Festivals Oct. 20-26: All Hallows Eve, Boo! at the Zoo, Halloween fests and moreOct 18, 2023 6:00 am - Ongoing Pumpkin Fest: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Tuesday, Oct. 31, at Cosley Zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. Animals, a straw pyramid and thousands of pumpkins...
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Hoffman Estates to host home energy savings seminar Oct. 21Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - The Hoffman Estates Utility Commission, in partnership with the Citizens Utility Board (CUB), will host a free Home Energy Savings seminar at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, ...