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Board skirts concealed-carry law, pushes for legislation to fix issuesMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The regulatory body at the center of a stir over a law allowing retired county and state correctional officers virtually unrestricted permission to carry c...
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Illinois enacts mandatory paid leave 'for any reason' - but not in Cook CountyMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois will become one of three states to require employers to offer paid time off for any reason after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law on Monday that will take effect...
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Taste of Chicago pushed back to SeptemberMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - The major summer festivals sponsored by the city of Chicago are all returning this year, but the Taste of Chicago in Grant Park will be moved to September to accommodate...
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Drake brings tour with 21 Savage to Chicago's United Center July 5-6Mar 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Four-time Grammy-winner Drake is teaming up with collaborator 21 Savage for a North American arena tour this year. The It's All a Blur Tour will kick off June 16 in New ...
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On the wrong track: a stadium proposal that went nowhereMar 12, 2023 12:00 am - The roster of the last team to play in Comiskey Park might have included Bill Melton and Wilbur Wood rather than Ozzie Guillen and Carlton Fisk, if Sox owner Arthur Ally...
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Bill would give 'child influencers' a share of parents' vlogging revenueMar 10, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Parents who make money posting videos of their children on social media channels may soon be legally required to share that revenue with their kids. The I...
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Morton Arboretum, Shedd Aquarium gain global designation as Centers for Species SurvivalMar 09, 2023 9:00 am - The Morton Arboretum and the Shedd Aquarium became two of 11 Centers for Species Survival in the world today, designated by the International Union for Conservation of N...
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Chicago firefighter's son dies after blaze at family's homeMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - A 7-year-old boy critically injured earlier this week in a blaze at a firefighter's home on Chicago's northwest side has died. The Cook County medical examiner's office ...
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Ex-Cook County prosecutors charged after probe of cop-slaying trialMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - Two former Cook County prosecutors have been charged with lying about the relationship one had with a witness in the trial of a man who alleged he was tortured when ques...
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Illinois considers legalizing 'human composting,' but is it dignified?Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - Religious and environmental ideals are at odds for some in the ongoing debate around what to do with human remains. A proposal at the Illinois Statehouse would legalize ...