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New Bill Would Raise the Age for Mandatory Road Tests for Illinois Seniors to 87
Under the new bill, Illinois would increase the age for mandatory behind-the-wheel driving tests from 79 to 87. The proposal ...
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David Grainger, Chicago Businessman and Philanthropist, Dies at 97
David W. Grainger, a longtime supporter of WTTW who led W.W. Grainger Inc. for almost three decades and ran a family ...
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‘I Put the Knife Into Cullerton’: Madigan Details Falling Out With Senate President as Testimony Continues
Tuesday marked Madigan’s fourth day on the witness stand and his second facing cross-examination by government prosecutors.
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Ethics Board Fines Indicted Ex-Ald. Carrie Austin’s Son $7K for Supervising His Sister-in-Law
The Chicago Board of Ethics fined indicted former Ald. Carrie Austin’s son, who works as an assistant commissioner in the ...
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Illinois Shelter Alliance Calls for $100M State Funding Boost to Fight Homelessness
Advocates hope new funding can build on lessons the state learned since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in opening new ...
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Chicago’s Bird Rescuers Heartbroken by Recent Avian Flu Deaths in Wild Population: ‘It’s Been a Tragic New Year’
Chicago Bird Collision Monitors has been responding to an increase in calls for help in rescuing wild birds suffering from ...
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Coyote Captured Looking for Love in Chicago Aldi’s Refrigerator Aisle
On Monday morning, Chicago Animal Care and Control responded to a report of a coyote at 800 N. Kedzie Ave., aka the Humboldt ...
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IRS is Sending Out Automatic Stimulus Payments. Who is Getting Them?
The IRS is distributing about $2.4 billion to taxpayers who didn’t receive their COVID stimulus payments. By the end of ...
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CTU President Stacy Davis Gates on Contract Negotiations, Future of Chicago Public Schools
The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools still have not reached a contract deal. Meanwhile, the CPS Board of Education’s publicly elected members will be sworn in this week, and the ...