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Chicago Auto Show: Muscle cars, EVs and a more 'normal' year for consumersFeb 09, 2023 12:00 am - After no show, a summer show and a half-sized show, all thanks to COVID-19, Thursday's media preview of the Chicago Auto Show felt ... normal. There was a new Mustang, a...
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2022 report card: With Johnson, Gordon and Vildor, Bears could stand pat at cornerbackFeb 09, 2023 12:00 am - With the first pick of the Ryan Poles era, the Bears drafted Kyler Gordon at 39th overall last spring. Poles approached his first draft with the idea of selecting the be...
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Input sought on Illinois Historic Preservation Plan updateFeb 09, 2023 12:00 am - A virtual public workshop for feedback on key preservation needs and issues throughout Illinois will be held Feb. 23. The free, 90-minute session begins at 3 p.m. as pa...
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Groups push for expansive paid family, medical leave in IllinoisFeb 09, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A coalition of advocacy and labor groups is pushing for a state law to give Illinois workers 26 weeks of paid leave if they need to recover from an illness...
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Biden rallies workers in Wisconsin after big speechFeb 08, 2023 12:00 am - DEFOREST, Wis. - Fresh from his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden rallied supporters in Wisconsin on Wednesday, preparing for an expected reelection announ...
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'Medicaid cliff' could leave up to 700,000 Illinoisans uninsuredFeb 08, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — As many as 700,000 Illinoisans could lose their Medicaid coverage after March 31, but the Department of Healthcare and Family Services says it is working t...
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Democrats call for state tax credit of up to $700 per childFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A group of Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday called for creating a state-level child tax credit that would give low- and middle-income families up to $700 pe...
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Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons spurs challenges to legislative shortcutsFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - For all the fanfare and the legal rigmarole of Illinois' ban on semiautomatic weapons, it might come as a surprise to learn the legislation was titled "Ins...
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2022 Bears report card: Defensive tackleFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - The biggest-splash free-agent signing for the Bears came when general manager Ryan Poles signed defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi to a three-year contract worth up to $40 ...
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What to know ahead of Pritzker's budget proposalFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's second-term legislative agenda will kick off in earnest next week as he proposes his fifth annual state budget to lawmakers. But while...