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Go & Show: Illinois Deer Classic kicks off Friday

The Illinois Deer Classic at the Peoria Civic Center is Go & Show for this week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Which Walmart stores are closing down? Full list of closures in 2023

Find out which Walmart stores are closing, as 17 sites are due to shut across 11 states and Washington DC.

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La Cámara De Comercio Hispana De Illinois Respalda A Paul Vallas Para Alcalde De Chicago

La Cámara de Comercio Hispana de Illinois (IHCC) respaldó la candidatura de Paul Vallas a la alcaldía de Chicago

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Next Outburst Of Severe Weather To Threaten Dallas To Chicago

The most recent storm will re-energize east of the Rockies and bring severe weather, potentially dumping heavy rain.

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Illinois Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Endorses Paul Vallas For Chicago Mayor

The Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (IHCC) endorsed the candidacy of Paul Vallas for mayor of Chicago as the race heats up

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Fishing opening day has an irregular trifecta

Saturday will be the irregular convergence of three opening days in fishing: the start of Illinois’ spring inland trout season, the reopening of fishing at Heidecke Lake (good prospects) and the start of that Chicago tradion, smelt netting (not much hope).

Chicago Sun-Times

UAW VP: 'We have to start punching back' to save Jeep plant in Illinois

DETROIT — A vice president of the United Auto Workers made an impassioned call Tuesday to save an indefinitely idled Jeep plant in Illinois on day two of the Detroit-based union's bargaining convention.

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Training ex-offenders for green jobs is essential for economic equity

Under the Climate & Equitable Jobs Act, work force hubs will work with local nonprofits to identify and train candidates, including returning residents, for training in clean energy jobs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rivian Moving Staff To Illinois Factory To Ramp Up Production: Report

It appears many Rivian workers will be heading back to Normal to ensure the US EV maker can pull off its goals and return to some normalcy.

InsideEVs

Commentary: Illinois’ biometric privacy law has created a massive liability regime

The Illinois Supreme Court recently issued a ruling that exposes the White Castle burger chain to as much as $17 billion in liability because it didn’t get explicit permission from employees to use biometric controls on its time clocks and computers. But don’t blame the courts for the burger joint’s…

Chicago Tribune

Conservatives are targeting suburban Chicago school boards. And the elections are becoming political battlegrounds

Two years ago, at the urging of her teenage daughter, clinical psychologist Donna Marino ran for school board in far west suburban Oswego, Illinois, thinking her background in mental health could help students recover from the isolation, stress and trauma brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the actions taken…

Chicago Tribune

Pardon sought for Black Illinois man executed in 1908

The arrest of Joe James, who was sleeping under a tree before he was grabbed, beaten and arrested, led to a race riot in Springfield.

Chicago Sun-Times

After 32 Years Jim Nantz Is Stepping Away From The Madness

One Last Dance For CBS Play-By-Play Voice Jim Nantz.

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Moving hazardous chemicals by train is far safer than trucks, says top regulator who pushed merger and wants more freight moved by rail

Not even the toxic fireball over an Ohio derailment could shake Martin Oberman’s belief that railroads are a safer way to move hazardous chemicals, and most other freight, than long-haul trucks.

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Bed Bath & Beyond store closures 2023: The full list of stores closing

We share which Bed Bath & Beyond stores are closing in 2023 as the company attempts to reduce costs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Seeds of today’s bitter political divisions were sown in 1978 Republican primaries

House member John Anderson of Rockford, Illinois was one of three moderate Republicans who found their way to the top of the conservative hit list in ‘78.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: E-cigarette brands from overseas are exploiting an FDA loophole to get into kids’ hands

A few years ago, parents and teachers in Chicago were facing a new threat as e-cigarettes began showing up in classrooms and school lockers. While smoking cigarettes has thankfully become less popular among young people, fruity flavored “vapes” became the trendy new teenage accessory as they spread like wildfire throughout…

Chicago Sun-Times

Sen. Dick Durbin endorses Paul Vallas, calls him ‘bridge to uniting’ Chicago

Durbin made the endorsement Sunday, with former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White at his side, at Athena Restaurant on Halsted Street in Greektown, feet away from the saganaki flames.

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Illinois Democrats spending big to combat ‘extremist conservatives’ in school board races

As outside conservative support grows in school board races, the Democratic Party of Illinois for the first time is investing in these local races.

The Independent UK

As South bans abortion, thousands turn to Illinois clinics

Hundreds of women are traveling weekly to the southern tip of Illinois to secure an abortion

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago outdoors: Bucks holding antlers, goldfinch colors, Turkey Run SP, pelicans

A buck holding antlers in late March, goldfinch in spring and winter colors, the highlighted hiking at Turkey Run State Park in Indiana and American white pelicans on the Kankakee River are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times

This Women’s History Month, remember the rich history of women in Illinois politics

Twenty-three years ago, Loretta Durbin gathered a group of Illinois women attending the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles with an idea. From her decades spent around politics and lawmakers in Springfield, Loretta saw a tremendous need for more Democratic women in elected offices. She knew the policy impact…

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago State University faculty inch closer to a strike

Professors at the state’s only majority-Black public university are some of Illinois’ lowest paid.

The Independent UK

Former 'Family Feud' contestant charged in wife's slaying

A former contestant on the long-running television game show “Family Feud” has been charged with first-degree murder and home invasion in the slaying of his estranged wife in western Illinois

Chicago Sun-Times

Wild turkeys, spring preview: Ben Franklin to ‘increasing reproduction metrics’

A review and overview of wild turkeys in Illinois — Ben Franklin to “increasing reproduction metrics” — going into the opening of the spring turkey hunting seasons.

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