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Optional all-gender bathrooms bill moves closer to passageMay 18, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Thursday passed an amended version of a bill that would allow businesses and public institutions to provide multioccupant all-gender...
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Best Bets: Andrea Bocelli, Schaumburg Boomers, Natalie Merchant and moreMay 17, 2023 6:00 am - Chocolate delights Attention chocolate lovers, Long Grove hosts its annual Chocolate Fest this weekend. Festivities take place downtown in the area of 145 Old McHenry Ro...
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How might Bears advance subsidy bill downfield? By giving Chicago a bigger cutMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - More taxes at a new Arlington Heights Bears stadium to help pay off decades-old Soldier Field renovation debt could help get the team's massive property tax break legisl...
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Supreme Court, responding to Naperville gun shop owner's request, lets state ban continueMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' ban on some high-powered weapons and large-capacity magazines will remain in force, at least for the time being. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednes...
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Pritzker ends his delay on Blue Collar Jobs ActMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As budget negotiations for the coming fiscal year continued behind closed doors Wednesday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office announced it would launch a long-sta...
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Hundreds attend funeral of Chicago cop shot outside homeMay 17, 2023 1:00 am - Hundreds of people packed a church Wednesday for the funeral of a Chicago police officer who was off duty when she was fatally shot during an armed robbery spree by four...
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Lawmakers advance bill on salary transparencyMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As the General Assembly prepares to wrap up its spring legislative session this week, Democratic lawmakers are advancing a bill that would mandate job post...
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State Supreme Court weighs whether rifle ban violates IL ConstitutionMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court is now deciding whether the state's recently enacted ban on high-powered rifles violates certain provisions of the Illinois Cons...
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Foo Fighters, The Cure, Death Cab heading to Riot FestMay 15, 2023 11:00 pm - Early-bird three-day passes sold out in just over a half-hour Monday night, but tickets to Chicago's Riot Fest are back at the box office after this morning's lineup ann...
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When it comes to transportation, there's a lot riding on Chicago's new mayorMay 15, 2023 5:30 am - When he's not working to reduce violence, fix schools and ease poverty, new Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson can take a break and pivot to transportation. That only entail...