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Juvenile Detention Center’s First-Ever 3K Race Allows ‘Youth To Be Youth, Regardless Of Their Crime’ blockclubchicago.org/2026/08…
Juvenile Detention Center’s 3K Race Allows ‘Youth To Be Youth, Regardless Of Their Crime’

Juvenile Detention Center’s 3K Race Allows ‘Youth To Be Youth, Regardless Of Their Crime’

The Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center teamed up with nonprofit Chicago Run to lead boys in the facility in a day of fun, teamwork and reflection.

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Monmouth College Campus Sees Major Changes Ahead of Fall Semester 977wmoi.com/2026/08/monmouth…
Monmouth College Campus Sees Major Changes Ahead of Fall Semester | Prairie Communications, LLC

Monmouth College Campus Sees Major Changes Ahead of Fall Semester | Prairie Communications, LLC

It has been a busy summer of capital improvements on the Monmouth College campus, according to Vice President for Development and College Relations Hannah

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State and Federal Funding cut, eliminated.from DACC Adult Education Program commercial-news.com/news/sta…
State and federal funding cut from DACC Adult Education Program

State and federal funding cut from DACC Adult Education Program

DANVILLE — College classes are set to begin, but at Danville Area Community College there will not be any adult education courses.

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Champaign parents frustrated by school district's student residency verification wcia.com/news/champaign-coun…
Champaign parents frustrated by school district’s student residency verification

Champaign parents frustrated by school district’s student residency verification

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Dozens of parents showed up to the Champaign School District’s administrative building to prove residency for their students on Monday. Parents said they were f…

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Q&A: What Pet Owners Need to Know About New World Screwworm connectingillinois.substack.…
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Illinois lawmaker proposes property tax relief for Bears stadium bill cbsnews.com/chicago/video/il…
Illinois lawmaker proposes property tax relief for Bears stadium bill

Illinois lawmaker proposes property tax relief for Bears stadium bill

A new push has been launched to get a Chicago Bears stadium deal​ approved in Springfield, in an effort to keep the Bears in Illinois.

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Congress floats plan to let states opt out of federal hemp THC ban mjbizdaily.com/news/congress…
Congress floats plan to let states ignore federal hemp THC ban

Congress floats plan to let states ignore federal hemp THC ban

States could choose to opt out of a federal redefinition of hemp under a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate this week.

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Chicago Teachers Union increasing dues for most members ahead of school board elections chicagotribune.com/2026/04/1…
Chicago Teachers Union increasing dues for most members ahead of school board elections

Chicago Teachers Union increasing dues for most members ahead of school board elections

The Chicago Teachers Union is increasing dues for most members, in part to raise money ahead of November’s school board elections.

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44-Unit Affordable Housing Development To Open In West Englewood By 2027 blockclubchicago.org/2026/04…

44-Unit Affordable Housing Development To Open In West Englewood By 2027

The long-vacant building on Western Avenue was demolished and will be replaced by a $22.5 million apartment building with commercial space and a community room.

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IL gas prices projected to rise if Pritzker fails to act on E10 waiver - AdVantageNews.com advantagenews.com/news/local…

advantagenews.com | Everybody gets it!

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Halpin law simplifies Illinois hunting license process starting Jan. 1 quadcitiesbusiness.com/halpi…
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Forget A White Christmas. Chicago Could Have Among Its Warmest Christmas Days Ever blockclubchicago.org/2025/12…
Forget A White Christmas. Chicago Could Have 1 Of Its Warmest Christmases

Forget A White Christmas. Chicago Could Have 1 Of Its Warmest Christmases

Christmas Day will have light rain and highs in the 50s, which could make it one of the warmest Christmases in recorded history.

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Chicago aldermen advance ordinance to restrict hemp sales thecentersquare.com/illinois…
Chicago aldermen advance ordinance to restrict hemp sales

Chicago aldermen advance ordinance to restrict hemp sales

(The Center Square) – A Chicago city council committee has advanced an ordinance that would ban most hemp sales in the city.

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Chicago City Council moves toward ban on hemp sales fox32chicago.com/news/chicag…
Limit on hemp sales in Chicago one step closer to becoming law

Limit on hemp sales in Chicago one step closer to becoming law

A Chicago City Council committee voted to advance a ban on some hemp sales in the city during a meeting on Wednesday.

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Federation of Labor backs Pat Hynes over Fritz Kaegi for Cook County assessor chicagotribune.com/2025/12/0…

Chicago Federation of Labor backs Pat Hynes over Fritz Kaegi for Cook County assessor

The Chicago Federation of Labor announced its endorsement of Pat Hynes and other Cook County candidates in a Wednesday morning release.

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Report: International trade is a big deal to Illinois capitolcitynow.com/podcasts/…
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The Great 2024 Chicago Tribune holiday news quiz chicagotribune.com/2024/12/2…
The Great 2024 Chicago Tribune holiday news quiz

The Great 2024 Chicago Tribune holiday news quiz

Think you know everything that went on this year? Get together with your loved ones this Christmas and have fun with our annual year-end news quiz.

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New Illinois laws affecting electronic cigarettes go into effect Jan. 1 cities929.com/2024/12/23/new…

New Illinois laws affecting electronic cigarettes go into effect Jan. 1

(The Center Square) – New Illinois laws that go into effect Jan. 1 will place more restrictions on electronic cigarettes. One law prohibits the advertising, marketing or promoting of an electronic...

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Charities across Chicago see huge shortage in coat donations as winter sets in: ‘we’re significantly thousands behind’ chicagotribune.com/2024/12/2…
Charities across Chicago see huge shortage in coat donations as winter sets in: ‘We’re significan...

Charities across Chicago see huge shortage in coat donations as winter sets in: ‘We’re significan...

Nonprofits and community organizations that run winter coat drives say they are facing a serious shortage of donations this year as they try to help homeless and low-income Chicagoans weather the...

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New Illinois law cracks down on drivers parking on shoulders near O'Hare - NBC Chicago nbcchicago.com/news/local/ch…
New Illinois law cracks down on drivers parking on highway shoulders near O’Hare Airport

New Illinois law cracks down on drivers parking on highway shoulders near O’Hare Airport

Drivers picking up or dropping off passengers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport will be restricted on where they can park their vehicles around the area.

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