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Casino at Medinah Temple will 'secure Chicago's fiscally strong and vibrant future,' mayor saysOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday invited gamblers in Chicago and beyond to come to the table at the city's first legal casino. "To all of our residents and Illinoisans ...
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Racist propaganda, antisemitic acts spiked in Illinois last year, report showsOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - Racist propaganda campaigns and antisemitic acts more than doubled last year in Illinois, according to a report released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League that detai...
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Pritzker urges Biden to intervene amid 'untenable' pace of migrant arrivalsOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - As Chicago prepares this week for an increase in the already steady stream of migrants arriving from the southern U.S. border, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is once again publicly ...
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Lake County, Elgin to receive $1 million each to assist asylum-seekersOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - Lake County and the city of Elgin will receive about $1 million each to support asylum-seekers. Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently announced nearly $42 million in awards to loc...
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5 died of exposure to chemical in central Illinois crash, preliminary autopsies findOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Five people died from exposure to a chemical that spilled after a semitruck overturned in central Illinois, according to autopsies conducted Monday. Effing...
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Registration open for firearms covered under state's assault weapons banOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois residents who own high-powered rifles and other items covered by the state's ban on the sale of those weapons can now register them online, as required under th...
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Truck accident in Illinois causes "multiple" deaths and an ammonia leak that leads to an evacuationSep 30, 2023 1:00 am - TEUTOPOLIS, Ill. - A semitruck carrying a toxic substance overturned in Illinois, causing "multiple fatalities" and dangerous air conditions that prompted the evacuation...
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Giannoulias recommends keeping the driving test age at 79Sep 28, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias this week filed administrative rules that would permanently increase the age at which drivers are required to pass a drivin...
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Chicago's iconic Signature Room abruptly announces closure ThursdaySep 28, 2023 1:00 am - The Signature Room, whose views of downtown Chicago from atop the building formerly known as the John Hancock Center attracted diners for 30 years, abruptly announced it...
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United Airlines will make changes for people with wheelchairs after a government investigationSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - United Airlines has agreed to improve air travel for passengers in wheelchairs after the federal government investigated a complaint by a disability-right...