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Aurora man charged with murder after fatal wrong-way crash on Dan Ryan in Chicago FridayAug 03, 2026 5:36 pm - An Aurora man is facing murder charges after a fatal wrong-way crash Friday on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago.
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Forever toll increases? Some question rationale of tollway’s plan to raise rates every two yearsAug 02, 2026 12:00 pm - Hidden amid the sticker shock of the Illinois tollway’s proposed 57% hike on passenger vehicle rates beginning next year is a biannual cost-of-living increase that would follow. Here’s what that would look like.
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Illinois’ record tornado count continues to growAug 01, 2026 5:04 pm - Eight tornadoes that touched down in Illinois last week helped establish Illinois as the nation’s leader for tornadic activity this year.
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Illinois Prisoner Review Board denies early release for deputy convicted of killing unarmed Black womanJul 31, 2026 1:38 pm - The Illinois Prisoner Review Board voted unanimously Friday to deny former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson’s application for compassionate release. He is serving a 20-year sentence for second-degree murder for the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey.
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Lollapalooza 2026: Our picks for the best music by day and what not to missJul 30, 2026 10:33 am - Just because Lollapalooza is known as the premier summer music festival in Chicago doesn’t mean it can’t have surprises. One of those surprises is the abundance of female performers headlining the four-day fest running Thursday through Sunday in Grant Park.
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Base Power launches backyard battery backup system for ComEd customersJul 30, 2026 6:42 am - As energy prices continue to rise and power outages become more frequent amid extreme weather events, ComEd customers have a new option to help navigate both problems. A giant backyard battery.
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Deer-ly departed: Illinois allows residents to claim roadkill bucks and does — and thousands doJul 25, 2026 12:30 pm - Roughly 2,500 roadkill deer are claimed each year by Illinois residents looking to process the meat for food or have the animal taxidermied, according to figures from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
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Chicago region construction’s next boom is already standingJul 24, 2026 2:39 pm - For years, commercial construction in Chicago was largely measured by what was coming out of the ground, but the biggest opportunities today look different. The focus is on making buildings that already exist work harder, smarter and much more efficiently than even before for their tenants.
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Better Business Bureau 2026 Trust Poll finds decline in employer trustJul 22, 2026 10:04 am - The Better Business Bureau on Tuesday released findings from its 2026 Trust Poll, revealing that while trust in the workplace remains a challenge for many consumers across Chicago and Northern Illinois, more people are willing to return to a business after a bad experience than they were a year ago.
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Review: With a new drummer and a tribute to Peart, a resurgent Rush gets back to workJul 20, 2026 9:53 am - Rush’s first direct tribute to late drummer Neil Peart arrived before the second song on Thursday night at a packed United Center, where the band is playing concerts Monday and Wednesday, July 20 and 22.