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Why Illinois consumers will soon pay more for groceriesJun 10, 2023 1:00 am - Get ready to spend more at the grocery store. The yearlong suspension of the state's 1% tax on groceries ends July 1. The tax respite was intended to help reduce the cos...
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Illinois adopts new LGBTQ+ protectionsJun 09, 2023 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law two measures aimed at safeguarding the rights of LGBTQ+ people as other states move toward restrictions -- and just days aft...
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Link finally admits he wore a wire to secretly record fellow lawmaker in 2018Jun 09, 2023 1:00 am - Former state Sen. Terry Link publicly acknowledged for the first time this week that he'd worn a wire to secretly record a fellow lawmaker in 2019. Link, a Vernon Hills ...
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Swarbrick to step down as Notre Dame's AD next year; NBC Sports' Peter Bevacqua will take overJun 08, 2023 1:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame's athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the school maintain the football prog...
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Arkush: The Bears have a better receiving corps. Can Justin Fields take advantage of that?Jun 08, 2023 1:00 am - When evaluating Justin Fields' 2022 season - in particular his leading the 32nd-ranked passing game in the NFL - a large chunk of the conversation has centered around th...
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Best Bets: Blippi in Rosemont, Chi-Soul Fest, Jim Breuer, Umphrey's McGee rock docJun 07, 2023 6:00 am - Live @ Lighthouse Lighthouse ArtSpace Chicago, 108 W. Germania Place, Chicago, initiated its summer concert series this week. Classical and jazz musicians will perform a...
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Sound check: Heatwave Music Festival, Simplistic Urge reunionJun 07, 2023 6:00 am - Heatwave Music Festival With its focus on dynamic dance music and an immersive pop-art-inspired experience for guests, the Heatwave Music Festival returns to blast Chica...
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Pritzker puts final stamp on $50.4 billion state spending planJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Gov. JB Pritzker signed the state's operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Wednesday, marking the first spending plan of his second term as governor....
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Bears have video chat with Chicago mayor ahead of possible stadium talksJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson held a break-the-ice video call with Bears President Kevin Warren on Wednesday in hopes of establishing a rapport with the NFL team that fo...
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Springfield or Chicago. New law limits where people can challenge state laws, ordersJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - People who file lawsuits in state courts challenging the constitutionality of a state law, administrative rule or executiv...