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5 questions facing the Bears at veteran minicamp this weekJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - The Bears head into the final week of their spring practice session this week at Halas Hall in Lake Forest. Players will return for veteran minicamp, which includes thre...
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IHSA discontinues tournaments for boys gymnastics, debateJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois High School Association board voted Monday to discontinue state tournaments for boys gymnastics and debate because not enough schools were fielding teams. I...
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Teen, 2 men wounded in shooting at Chicago commuter train stationJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - A teenager and two young men have been wounded during a shooting at a commuter train station on Chicago's South Side. A 19-year-old was shot in his hand and leg after ru...
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Anti-book ban bill becomes lawJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed legislation that seeks to protect public and school libraries from pressure to ban, remove or restrict access to books ...
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Pritzker delivers 'The Office'-themed commencement address at Northwestern - with Steve Carell in audienceJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday gave Northwestern University graduates practical advice he learned from some of his favorite characters on "The Office." But the Democratic ...
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Health care workers who cover up patient abuse now face stiffer penaltiesJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law on Friday that strengthens the range of penalties that a state watchdog can mete out for health care employees who conspire to ...
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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...