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The quest to pay enough to retain caregivers of people with disabilitiesApr 29, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Industry advocates and unions supporting caregivers for people with developmental disabilities are calling on lawmakers to more than double a funding incre...
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Southern Illinois judge temporarily blocks rifle banApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A federal judge in East St. Louis issued an order Friday blocking enforcement of Illinois' ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines until a lawsu...
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Statue honoring Mamie Till-Mobley to be unveiled SaturdayApr 28, 2023 1:00 am - A memorial honoring Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, will be unveiled Saturday outside the suburban high school she attended as a young woman, long before s...
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Man convicted of trying to rob truck driver at Naperville JewelApr 27, 2023 1:00 am - Frederick Holmon, 32, of the 100 block of North Kilpatrick Avenue, was arrested July 27, 2021, after Naperville police responded to reports of the robbery at the Jewel-O...
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Federal judge refuses to block rifle ban enforcementApr 27, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A federal judge in Chicago this week denied a request to block enforcement of both state and local bans on high-powered weapons and high-capacity magazines...
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Bill would require schools to notify parents of cyberbullying within 24 hoursApr 27, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation that would tighten anti-bullying protocols in Illinois schools will head to the full state Senate after unanimously passing out of committee th...
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Sound check: OK Cool's new release; the Road to HomegrownApr 26, 2023 6:00 am - The Road to Homegrown Local Nation presents a chance for one of four local acts to join the lineup at this summer's 11th annual Homegrown Arts and Music Festival at a ba...
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Systems to bury CO2 deep underground draws attention of Illinois lawmakers, environmentalistsApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - As Illinois considers ways to achieve its goal of relying entirely on clean energy by 2050, one technology that has courted controversy is carbon capture. Carbon capture...
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'It's incredibly special': Sanborn, Montgomery win Brian Piccolo AwardsApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - Bears linebacker Jack Sanborn and former Bears running back David Montgomery received the Brian Piccolo Award on Tuesday at Halas Hall in Lake Forest. The Piccolo Award ...
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1 dead, 1 injured in blast at Lemont-area petroleum plantApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - An explosion and fire at a petroleum plant near Lemont left a 25-year-old worker dead and a second injured Tuesday morning, authorities said. Firefighters with the Lemon...