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Coroner identifies the 3 men killed in a Greyhound bus crash near St. Louis

Passengers from New Jersey, Arizona and Illinois were killed when a Greyhound bus slammed into three tractor-trailers parked along an exit ramp near St. Louis

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30 Most Important Bears of 2023: No. 13 Chase Claypool

Up next in our 30 Most Important Bears of 2023 is Chase Claypool, who could be the player to determine just how far the passing game goes.

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Vermont governor seeks major disaster declaration from White House as state braces for more storms – as it happened

Latest storm warning comes just days after areas of Vermont and New York were hit with flash flooding, raising concerns over more damage

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‘Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake’ review: 2 ‘Real Housewives of New York’ are dropped into small-town Illinois

For a time, I used to watch various incarnations of Bravo’s reality franchise “The Real Housewives.” Brightly lit and filled to their Botox gills with aspirational bunkum, the shows require little by way of mental engagement. These tantrums of the wealthy (and pretend wealthy) function as an easy distraction from…

Chicago Tribune

Tornadoes halt Chicago air traffic as residents urged to seek shelter

At least eight tornadoes hit north-eastern Illinois, with no immediate reports of injuries

The Guardian - US

Passengers describe chaotic scenes as Greyhound bus crash leaves three dead and 14 injured

The bus hit three semi-trucks that were parked in the off-ramp at a rest stop on westbound I-70

The Independent UK

3 people dead and at least 14 are injured after a Greyhound bus crashes in Illinois

The bus was traveling west on Interstate 70 when it crashed into commercial vehicles parked on an exit ramp, the Illinois State Police said.

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Bears 2023 training camp preview: Offensive line

Our next Bears position preview is the offensive line, a group that will look very different than it did in 2022.

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3 dead and 14 injured in Illinois crash involving Greyhound bus and tractor-trailers, police say

Illinois State Police say three people were killed and 14 others were injured, some seriously, when a Greyhound bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area in southern Illinois

The Independent UK

Pritzker proclaims disaster after record-setting area rainfall, downstate tornadoes ‘to mobilize every available resource’

The governor’s disaster proclamation opens up additional state resources and workers to help out after a derecho swept central Illinois June 29 and flash flooding hit Cook County July 2.

Chicago Sun-Times

London bridges? Pritzker to lead United Kingdom trade mission with state business and education leaders

Gov. J.B. Pritzker in January traveled to Davos, Switzerland, to speak at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting and promote the state’s achievements. And more international trips are in the works, according to his office.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-top aide to Madigan kept the former House speaker’s lawyer informed about meeting with FBI agents, prosecutors say

Details about the case against Timothy Mapes were revealed in a 65-page document filed by prosecutors early Tuesday morning, four weeks ahead of Mapes’ trial on perjury and attempted obstruction of justice charges.

Chicago Sun-Times

Swifties, post-pandemic travelers help Illinois break hotel revenue record: ‘Our tourism industry is back and it’s booming’

Three consecutive Taylor Swift concerts in June helped to break an all-time hotel weekend occupancy record in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

8 Bears players on the roster bubble heading into training camp

These Bears players will need a strong camp to secure a spot on the initial 53-man roster.

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Robert P. Richardson Named VP/GM at WICS-WICD Champaign-Springfield-Decatur

Joins Sinclair as he takes over stations in central Illinois

Chicago Sun-Times

Activists push for landmark status at Burr Oak Cemetery, where there are ‘improvements to be made’

More than a decade after scandal hit the historic cemetery, local advocates say there’s still much left to be desired, with wooden markers broken and rain causing Emmett Till’s grave to constantly be submerged.

Chicago Sun-Times

Better breathing now, but more bad air days likely for Chicago due to climate change

Canadian wildfires ”are going to burn all summer and into the fall. We might be under the gun again,” one expert says. But an Argonne National Laboratory scientist sounds a hopeful note on climate change: “We can do something about it. It is a result of our actions.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Tracking the mysterious striking northern sunfish

Matthew Ignoffo found some northern sunfish on an outing in a headwater creek and that sparked finding out about northern sunfish and the slight differences from longear sunfish.

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To help stop bullying, parents must do more to limit children’s time on social media

A new Illinois law requires schools to report bullying within 24 hours, but schools can’t fight bullying alone. Parents can do more to make sure their children spend less time on their phones and on social media, which can contribute to cyberbullying, a school administrator writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘A magic life’: Trans Chicagoans find joy in finding and starting families ‘in spite of’ tribulations

Members of the transgender community find affirmation and support from those closest to them despite rifts with relatives over their identities and laws targeting them.

Tribune News Service

Heidi Stevens: On a tree-lined golf course, a bright red wind phone invites visitors to connect with their departed loved ones

On hole 11 of Canal Shores Golf Course in Evanston, Illinois, nestled in a grove of old growth trees, sits a bright red telephone booth — fashioned after Britain’s red phone boxes, complete with glass doors and intricate gold royal crowns.

Chicago Sun-Times

With little fanfare, Shakman era ends as Cook County clerk’s office is released from court oversight of hiring

Lawyer Michael Shakman filed suit 54 years ago to end the practice of political patronage in hiring by state, county and local governments throughout Illinois.

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Bears 2023 training camp preview: Running backs

Our next preview ahead of Bears training camp is running back, which looks to be the most intriguing position battle on the team.

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Check the yardage book: TPC Deere Run for the 2023 John Deere Classic on the PGA Tour

StrackaLine offers a hole-by-hole course guide for the 2023 John Deere Classic.

Chicago Sun-Times

Despite horror stories and deaths, will Illinois keep expensive prison health care company?

As Wexford Health Sources contract expires, experts worry the state could continue paying big dollars for poor care.

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