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Why are drivers so angry in Illinois? Report puts state in top 10 for road rageSep 09, 2023 1:00 am - How angry are Illinois drivers? Fortunately, not as livid as Arizona motorists, who earned the dubious honor of first in the nation for road rage, according to a new For...
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Battery manufacturing plant coming to Manteno - with $530M incentive dealSep 08, 2023 1:00 am - A new battery manufacturing plant is set to open in northern Illinois next year after the state offered more than $330 million in tax incentives to make it happen. Gotio...
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Sound check: Release shows with Corinne Bailey Rae, McKinley Dixon, Tommy KesslerSep 07, 2023 6:00 am - McKinley Dixon release Virginia-raised rapper McKinley Dixon hosts a party for his most recent home Chicago as he celebrates this summer's album release "Beloved! P...
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Feds tell Ed Burke's lawyers they don't plan to call Danny Solis at racketeering trialSep 07, 2023 1:00 am - One of Chicago's most notorious federal informants might not take the witness stand this fall despite playing a key role in the downfall of former Chicago Ald. Edward M....
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Migrants would move from police stations to 'winterized base camps' under mayor's new planSep 07, 2023 1:00 am - Nearly 1,600 asylum seekers would be moved out of Chicago police stations "before the weather begins to shift and change" and into "winterized base camps" equipped with ...
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Festivals Sept. 8-14: Northern Illinois Airshow, Festival of the Vine, Winfield Good Old Days, Itasca OktoberfestSep 06, 2023 6:00 am - Starts before Friday Elgin Fringe Festival: Wednesday through Sunday, Sept. 6-10, in downtown Elgin. Opening night Wednesday at the Martini Room. Most performances ...
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Madigan gives up last party postSep 06, 2023 1:00 am - Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan is pulling the plug on a half-century political career, giving up his last party post and ending a troubled chapter in state p...
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Complaint alleges ComEd violated state law by raising feesSep 05, 2023 1:00 am - A group of businesses filed a complaint with state regulators last week alleging that utility giant ComEd improperly raised customer bills this summer. The complaint - c...
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Pier collapses on University of Wisconsin campus. One hospitalized, 20 others slightly injuredSep 05, 2023 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - Part of a pier where dozens of University of Wisconsin students and others were celebrating Labor Day collapsed into a lake, leaving one person hospitali...
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Expressway shootings are down sharply this yearSep 05, 2023 1:00 am - Shootings on Chicago-area expressways have dropped sharply this year. As of Tuesday, there have been 82 shootings on Cook County expressways. That's down 25% from the 11...