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Chicago casino bids down to threeMar 22, 2022 1:00 am - Chicago's drawn-out casino sweepstakes is down to three-of-a-kind, as Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday passed on a pair of proposals tied to McCormick Place - and extende...
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Bears sign fullback Khari BlasingameMar 22, 2022 1:00 am - The Bears signed 25-year-old fullback Khari Blasingame on Tuesday. He spent the past three seasons with the Tennessee Titans. The deal is a one-year contract, according ...
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Lollapalooza tickets on sale now for Green Day, Metallica, Dua Lipa, Doja CatMar 21, 2022 11:00 pm - Headed by a fan-pleasingly eclectic mix of mainstagers, Lollapalooza is ready to roll into Grant Park again this summer. Four-day passes for the massive music festival ...
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Indiana governor vetoes banning trans females from girls school sports, signs bill ending state's gun permit requirementMar 21, 2022 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana governor vetoes banning trans females from girls school sports, signs bill ending state's gun permit requirement. ...
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Teenager dies after Spring Grove crashMar 21, 2022 1:00 am - A teenager from Wisconsin has died after a three-car crash Friday night near Route 173 and Siedschlag Road in Spring Grove. According to a preliminary investigation, a 2...
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Pritzker: State 'in a good place' with COVID-19 subvariant, but it's closely monitoring trendsMar 21, 2022 1:00 am - With about 25% of new COVID-19 cases in Illinois linked to a highly infectious strain of the virus, health experts are "closely watching" trends although the state is st...
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Late-night call from Eberflus leads to Justin Jones coming to BearsMar 21, 2022 1:00 am - Justin Jones was ready to sign with the Indianapolis Colts. But when an NFL head coach calls at midnight, that call doesn't go unanswered. Late Thursday night, Jones saw...
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Arkush: Do the Bears have more than we think in this free agent class?Mar 21, 2022 1:00 am - Former Bears GM Ryan Pace's free agent acquisition of Akiem Hicks in his second year on the job is often cited as one of the NFL's best free agent signings of the last d...
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Michael Jackson musical to launch national tour in Chicago in 2023Mar 20, 2022 11:00 pm - The new, splashy Broadway musical about Michael Jackson is going to moonwalk across America next year. "MJ," packed with dozens of songs by the King of Pop and others, p...
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2 riding off-road vehicle killed in central Illinois crashMar 20, 2022 7:00 am - TREMONT, Ill. (AP) - An off-road recreational vehicle carrying seven people crashed with a pickup truck at a rural intersection in central Illinois, killing two of the r...