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Illinois man critically injured as firework explodes in his face while he was checking why it hadn’t detonated

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that criminal charges are possible

The Independent UK

Biden renews call for assault weapons ban after ‘tragic and senseless’ spate of July 4 shootings

President says ‘epidemic of gun violence is tearing our communities apart’ after mass shootings in Philadelphia, Fort Worth, Baltimore and Chicago

The Independent UK

15 super cool photos from NASCAR’s first street race in downtown Chicago

The backdrop of Chicago and its skyline made for some spectacular NASCAR photos.

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2023 John Deere Classic Betting Picks and Predictions

The PGA Tour is heading to Silvis, Illinois, for the John Deere Classic. OddsChecker's golf handicapper and expert Andy Lack gives us his best picks for the 2023 John Deere Classic.

Golf Monthly

Ranking the best Bears offseason acquisitions

We looked at every Bears offseason acquisition made by Ryan Poles to determine which ones were the best.

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Immigrant advocates slam Pritzker for cutting health care program for noncitizens

As of Saturday, people ages 42 to 64 no longer are eligible to join a Medicaid-like program for noncitizens. Those already enrolled will now have co-pays.

Chicago Sun-Times

Abortion bans in other states fuel rise in high-risk patients at Chicago hospitals: ‘Doctors told me the baby could die tomorrow’

Even in states that allow abortion if the life of the mother is in danger, doctors say fear of prosecution is leading many to send high-risk patients to Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Editorial: A GOP bill offers Illinois teens serving long prison terms a second chance. It should become law

Newspapers and broadcasts teem with stories about teens and young adults committing crimes — many of them horrible and violent. Justice demands a fair trial, and if juries convict, then the appropriate sentence must be meted out. If the crime is heinous enough to warrant a longer sentence, so be…

Chicago Tribune

Highland Park, a year later: Use of state’s ‘red flag’ gun laws jumps in wake of parade killings

In the immediate aftermath of last year’s mass shooting at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade came the expected questions when such a tragedy unfolds: Who was the gunman? Where had his weapon come from?

Chicago Tribune

Pritzker made a sensible compromise on health care for undocumented immigrants

When the Legislature and the governor enact a budget, they have to make the numbers balance.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois girl, 5, dies in Tinley Park waterpark

Girl suspected to have died from drowning as investigators conduct autopsy

The Independent UK

Intense Derecho Storms Cause Chaos In Central US

Destructive derecho storms wreak havoc across central US with hurricane-force winds and tornadoes.

Zenger

Free-Range Kids in Virginia, Connecticut, and Illinois Celebrate a Very Special Independence Day

New reasonable childhood independence laws in these states will make it easier for parents to let children enjoy the holiday.

Reason

Senate Democrats, business groups at odds over biometric privacy law

The Illinois Supreme Court all but begged the General Assembly to take another look at the Biometric Information Privacy Act in a ruling that could ultimately cost the White Castle burger chain billions for collecting employee fingerprint scans.

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Chicago student borrowers on the hook — again — after high court rejects Biden’s loan forgiveness program

Supreme Court ruling could mean more Illinois residents will have to tighten their budgets. More than 1.5 million people in Illinois out of an estimated 26 million people across the country with student debt applied for the federal program.

Zenger

Ongoing Severe Weather Threatens Lives And Property Across Central And Eastern US

Severe weather threatens US during July 4th weekend, with potential for damaging winds and heavy rain.

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Gas Taxes Increase July 4th Weekend in These States

Gas taxes are rising in several states as of July 1. Do you live in or plan to travel to one of them?

The Independent UK

Haze, heat and storms are affecting summer festivities in many parts of the U.S.

The nation’s midsection is heading into the July Fourth weekend and instead of enjoying the start of summer people are facing smoky haze, high temperatures and powerful derecho winds that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of residents

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Chicago Tribune

Appeals hearing asks whether a weapon’s popularity should exempt it from Illinois’ sweeping gun ban

CHICAGO — Attorneys for gun rights supporters seeking to overturn Illinois’ sweeping gun ban faced tough questioning Thursday from a pair of federal appellate judges in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park one year later: Advocacy becomes a way of coping, ‘doing the work they can’t do’

Several people who witnessed last year’s massacre rallied outside the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where judges heard a challenge to the Illinois assault weapons ban.

Chicago Sun-Times

Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling ‘an attack on people of color,’ Illinois education leaders say

The 6-3 decision by the high court’s conservative majority “will make it more difficult for Northwestern to achieve one of our imperatives — the promotion of diversity, inclusion and belonging on our campuses,” University President Michael Schill said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Federal appeals court considering Illinois assault weapons ban questions ‘popularity contest’ for guns

The arguments before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals took place five days before the anniversary of the mass shooting during Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade, which prompted the assault-weapons ban.

Chicago Tribune

Millions of Illinois residents get their drinking water from municipal and private wells contaminated with toxic forever chemicals

Testing during the past three years revealed nearly a million Illinoisans get their drinking water from municipal wells contaminated with toxic forever chemicals at levels exceeding state health guidelines.

Chicago Tribune

Should people in prison serving life for crimes committed when they were under 21 get another chance? Some Illinois legislators say yes

CHICAGO -- Antonio House hasn’t known freedom since he was 19, when he was locked up as a suspect in the 1993 kidnappings and killings of two teens on Chicago’s West Side.

Chicago Sun-Times

Amtrak is on a faster track with new, improved Illinois service

Lincoln Service trains began traveling 110 mph this week, a welcome development in efforts to put our area’s rail on the right track. Better rail service overall would let travelers avoid congested highways and airports.

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