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Illinois to receive $67.6 million in settlement with JuulApr 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday that he and six other attorneys general have settled a multistate lawsuit against e-cigarette man...
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Lawmakers consider banning vehicle searches based on cannabis odorApr 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Just before lawmakers went on a two-week spring break, the Illinois Senate passed two bills that would work to further decriminalize cannabis use in Illino...
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'We cannot wait to bring the world to Chicago': Democratic leaders debrief after city picked for 2024 conventionApr 12, 2023 1:00 am - A bright sun and a stunning skyline greeted Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison Wednesday outside the Shedd Aquarium while a stiff Lake Michigan breeze...
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Outcome Health leaders convicted on federal fraud charges over info screens in medical officesApr 11, 2023 1:00 am - Jurors found three former leaders of a Chicago-based company guilty of multiple counts of fraud on Tuesday, after a 10-week federal trial that tracked Outcome Health's r...
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What hosting the 2024 Democratic National Convention could mean for the city and suburbsApr 11, 2023 1:00 am - The Democratic National Convention will come to Chicago's United Center in 2024, a prize Illinois leaders see as an economic boon for the region while party officials sa...
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Bill to lift nuclear construction ban among measures pending in General AssemblyApr 10, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers went on a two-week spring break last week with more than 700 bills already passed in at least one chamber of the General Assembly. They will retu...
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Plan now for the NASCAR race in July: Which major Chicago streets will close before, during, afterApr 10, 2023 1:00 am - Heading to downtown Chicago in late June or early July? It's a good idea to leave the driving to the professionals as many streets, including DuSable Lake Shore Drive, w...
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2023 NFL draft preview: Wide receiversApr 10, 2023 1:00 am - The 2023 draft isn't as top heavy in wide receiver talent as the previous two drafts were. A year ago, six receivers went in the first round. The year before that, Ja'Ma...
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'Go forward with Ochoa': Madigan kept pressure on ComEd for key board appointmentApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - When Juan Ochoa was appointed to the board of ComEd in April 2019, it was after a year and a half of delays and behind-the-scenes wrangling on his behalf by some of the ...
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State hands out millions for bike, pedestrian trails and bridges in suburbs and beyondApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - Multiple suburbs will receive grants for projects to encourage residents to use alternates to cars, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced Friday. For Cryst...