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Best Bets: New Kids convention, Stars on Ice, Cirque du Soleil's 'Corteo' and moreMay 24, 2023 6:00 am - Hangin' tough Calling all Blockheads! The New Kids on the Block are drawing fans for a weekend full of events at Blockcon this weekend in Rosemont. Starting with an inti...
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Sound check: The Venue's birthday week, Bollweevils release showMay 24, 2023 6:00 am - The Venue's birthday This week, The Venue (21 S. Broadway Ave., Aurora) marks its fourth anniversary bringing live music to Aurora. The Pete Ellman Big Band shares Tuesd...
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Pritzker, Democratic leaders announce 'good' budget dealMay 24, 2023 1:00 am - Five days after blowing a self-imposed deadline to pass a state budget, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democratic leaders of the General Assembly on Wednesday announced they hav...
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Raoul report: Far more Catholic clergy sexually abused Illinois kids than dioceses acknowledgedMay 23, 2023 1:00 am - A multiyear investigation into child sexual abuse by members of Illinois' Catholic clergy found 451 Catholic priests and religious brothers abused nearly 2,000 children ...
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State 'Peacekeepers' to patrol Chicago streets over holiday weekendMay 23, 2023 1:00 am - If there's unrest downtown or mass shootings elsewhere in Chicago this Memorial Day holiday - often among the year's most violent weekends - a special team of 30 "Peacek...
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Millennium Park fox family the latest Chicago wildlife to go viralMay 23, 2023 1:00 am - A young, dynamic family just moved into spacious property near the lake in downtown Chicago. No, not the brood of some crypto-billionaire. A family of foxes has taken u...
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Hub Arkush: Why the Bears could be a breakout team in 2023May 22, 2023 1:00 am - After starting the season with a 19-10 victory over the 49ers - who ended their season in the NFC title game - and then climbing to 2-1 with a 23-20 win over the Texans ...
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Cleve Carney Museum of Art's Andy Warhol exhibition among the summer's most anticipated cultural eventsMay 21, 2023 6:00 am - Among the suburbs' most anticipated cultural events this summer is the Cleve Carney Museum of Art exhibition "Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop/Works from the Bank o...
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Four years in, Rebuild Illinois has been a success - but more can be doneMay 21, 2023 1:00 am - Next month marks the fourth anniversary of the historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois law. This multibillion-dollar infrastructure improvement plan addressed years of neg...
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'100 Things to Do in Illinois Before You Die' offers a bucket list for the Prairie StateMay 20, 2023 6:00 am - It's a five-hour drive from the Volo Auto Museum to the Cahokia Mounds. But it's all part of the same journey. Award-winning author Melanie Holmes, who hails from the so...