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Walgreens closing distribution center in EdwardsvilleJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - Walgreens Boots Alliance said Wednesday it would lay off almost 400 employees at an e-commerce shipping center in downstate Edwardsville. The drugstore giant's announcem...
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Best bets: Belinda Carlisle, Anime Midwest, Dierks Bentley, STYX and moreJul 05, 2023 6:00 am - Anime convention Anime Midwest 2023, a family-friendly convention focusing on video gaming, Japanese anime and Japanese manga, takes over the Donald E. Stephens Convent...
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Wave of mass shootings over Fourth of July highlights the challenges police faceJul 05, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Thirty shot, two fatally, at a block party in Baltimore. At least three killed and 10 wounded at an annual July Fourth bash in Louisiana. A 7-year-old shot ...
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Bailey to challenge Trump-backed congressman downstateJul 05, 2023 1:00 am - Darren Bailey, the former state senator who was badly defeated in his challenge to Gov. J.B. Pritzker last November, is running for Congress. Bailey will challenge five-...
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New book shows Chicago, suburban history filled with more than a little bit countryJul 03, 2023 10:00 am - Bob Atcher was a Kentucky-born, fiddle-playing cowboy who released a string of records in the 1940s that landed on the “Hillbilly” charts. He was also the mayor of Schau...
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Top 25 most important Bears in 2023: No. 17 Dominique RobinsonJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - Shaw Local is counting down the top 25 most important Bears for the 2023 season. What makes one player more important than another? That's subjective, of course. But for...
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Chicago flooding is stark reminder of vulnerability of major cities during extreme weatherJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - Heavy rains that flooded Chicago neighborhoods, rendered freeways impassable and wreaked havoc on NASCAR street races downtown Sunday are serving as stark reminders of u...
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Springfield residents going days without power after 'widespread, devastating' derecho windsJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The fierce derecho that tore through Springfield late last week snapped massive utility poles and trees, causing widespread power outages that are ex...
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Children face solitary confinement in cells at Illinois juvenile detention facility, ACLU saysJul 02, 2023 1:00 am - Children as young as 11 are confined alone to cells the size of parking spaces up to 23 hours a day at a juvenile detention center in Southern Illinois, according to a l...
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Record rainfall floods Chicago, halts CTA trains, causes power outagesJul 02, 2023 1:00 am - Record-setting rainfall left more than 7,000 people without power Sunday across the area and forced the Chicago Transit Authority to shut down two train lines. The Natio...