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Our bird's-eye view of summer, fall music fests in Chicago and the suburbsJun 17, 2021 11:00 am - Last year, the music festival season in Chicago and the suburbs came to a screeching halt as the pandemic forced most fests to pivot to livestreaming events or shut down...
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Survey: strong growth continues in rural parts of 10 statesJun 17, 2021 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Strong growth continues across rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states and three states now have more jobs than they did before the coronavirus pa...
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Q&A: Abdul-Jabbar talks new documentary, MLK, social justiceJun 17, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an NBA legend, but the man known for his trademark skyhook shot has also devoted his life advocating for equality and social ju...
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Elkhart man charged with murder in beating death of boy, 4,Jun 17, 2021 7:00 am - ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - A northern Indiana man has been charged with murder in the death of a 4-year-old boy who died at a hospital after being beaten unconscious, authorit...
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Foam containing 'forever chemicals' used against plant fireJun 17, 2021 7:00 am - A company hired to help extinguish a fire that gutted a northern Illinois chemical plant this week used foam containing toxic compounds that have tainted surface waters ...
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Wizard World, C2E2 offer virtual fan events ahead of conventions' return this fallJun 17, 2021 6:00 am - The whispers about the coronavirus started to get loud at the end of February 2020, which was also the last time a major pop culture convention was held in Chicago. As a...
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Foam containing 'forever chemicals' used against plant fireJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - A company hired to help extinguish a fire that gutted a northern Illinois chemical plant this week used foam containing toxic compounds that have tainted surface waters ...
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Deputy Gov. Dan Hynes leaving Pritzker administrationJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - Deputy Gov. Dan Hynes is out of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration. At an unrelated news conference Thursday morning, Pritzker thanked Hynes for his time as the deputy ...
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Lightfoot: Bears' bid for Arlington Park a 'negotiating tactic'Jun 17, 2021 1:00 am - While Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes and many of his fellow suburban Bears fans welcomed news Thursday that the team put in an offer on Arlington Park, his counterpar...
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70% of Illinois adults have received one vaccine dose, CDC saysJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - Seventy percent of Illinois adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Illinois is the ...