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Illinois' ‘aid-in-dying' law set to take effect this weekend
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (21+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Illinois' ‘aid-in-dying' law set to take effect this weekend...
A new ‘aid-in-dying' law will take effect in Illinois this weekend
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Powerful Emmett Till exhibit imagines his life if he'd returned from Mississippi
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (27+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Powerful Emmett Till exhibit imagines his life if he'd returned from Mississippi...
Pritzker, Bailey trade barbs over governor's trip to Texas for midterm RNC
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (373+ words) Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey are trading barbs as both politicians are in Texas this week, as Mary Ann Ahern recaps. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s trip to Texas this week is doing nothing to quell speculation…...
Residents push back on plans to build controversial data center in Joliet, city council delays vote
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (409+ words) A meeting where neighbors shared concerns about plans to build a Joliet data center stretched for over six hours, leading a vote to be postponed. Vi Nguyen reports. A vote on what would be the largest data center in Illinois…...
White Sox ‘completely unaware of extent’ of Amtrak facility plans – NBC Chicago
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (566+ words) As community backlash grows against a proposed Amtrak facility that would pave the way for a new White Sox stadium, the team has issued a statement on that project, as Mary Ann Ahern reports. The Chicago White Sox have issued…...
Should the White Sox pursue a South Loop stadium? Here's Lou Canellis' take
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (29+ words) NBC 5 Chicago Should the White Sox pursue a South Loop stadium? Here's Lou Canellis' take...
Woman fatally shot in Garfield Park, Chicago police say
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (92+ words) A 42-year-old woman has died after she was shot in the Garfield Park neighborhood Sunday morning. According to Chicago police, officers were dispatched to a call of shots fired at approximately 12:04 a.m. Sunday in the 2100 block of West Jackson. Upon arrival,…...
Chicago high school adopts cell phone restrictions ahead of new state law
1+ week, 1+ day ago (226+ words) A Chicago school is getting a head start on Illinois’ 2027 cell phone ban by going cell-free right away. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports. The state's new cell phone ban doesn’t take effect until the next school year, but one Chicago…...