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While stymied on a budget, Illinois legislators addressed issues including abortion, book bans and south suburban airport during spring session

While failing to get a budget done by its self-imposed deadline, the Illinois General Assembly passed measures addressing issues ranging from abortion rights to full-day kindergarten during its spring session, which this week goes into overtime.

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Group of 18 men breaks into Thompson Center post office: Police

CHICAGO -- A group of around 18 men broke into Chicago's James R. Thompson Center early Monday morning, according to police.

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As migrants move into shelters, surrounding communities respond: ‘They have value’

CHICAGO -- On a recent sunny afternoon in Chicago's Woodlawn area, more than a dozen men from Venezuela gathered in a parking lot outside a shuttered elementary school that is now a shelter for migrants, kicking a soccer ball and blaring music from cars.

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Commentary: Turkey and the power of controlling the narrative

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defied all expectations when he won nearly half the vote in Turkey’s election on Sunday. This means he’ll face a presidential runoff for the first time, but he looks poised to win a third term anyway, despite his poor governing track record. For this, he…

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Commentary: America should spearhead nonaggression treaties for biological labs in war zones

The conflict in Sudan suddenly drew new levels of alarm when hostile forces in the capital city of Khartoum seized a biological research lab containing lethal viruses such as cholera, measles and polio.

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Commentary: By avoiding funding Alzheimer’s research, the government is cutting seniors’ life spans

Millions of patients and their caregivers breathed a collective sigh of relief when drugmaker Eli Lilly recently announced its new experimental Alzheimer’s medication appears to slow cognitive decline by 35%. The Food and Drug Administration could approve the new treatment, donanemab, as soon as this year.

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Brittney Griner delivers an emphatic message — ‘I’m back’ — despite a loss to the Chicago Sky in her return to Phoenix

PHOENIX — Before Brittney Griner’s first 3-pointer in nearly two years splashed through the net at the Footprint Center, the crowd had already launched to its feet.

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UChicago partners with Google, IBM and University of Tokyo to develop quantum supercomputer and workforce

The University of Chicago has formed a partnership with Google, IBM and the University of Tokyo to develop a supercomputer powered by quantum technology.

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Police Board gives Chicago officer involved in body slam arrest a 90-day suspension

CHICAGO — More than three years after an officer was seen on video slamming a man to the ground, the Chicago Police Board voted to suspend another officer involved in the arrest for 90 days.

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Suburban man charged for shooting two boys at a Chicago library: Police

A Brookfield man has been charged in the Tuesday shooting of two boys, ages 12 and 16, outside a library in West Garfield Park.

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Biden EPA pushes for federal regulation of toxic coal ash dumps threatening drinking water in Illinois, Indiana and other states

As energy companies shift away from burning coal to generate electricity, many are leaving behind toxic waste that could endanger public health and the environment for years to come.

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‘It Ain’t Over’ review: The wit, heart and soul of Yogi Berra, baseball giant

With a load of family love and cooperation, the documentary “It Ain’t Over” celebrates the accomplishments of St. Louis-born, New York Yankees-bred Lawrence “Yogi” Berra (1925-2015), whose talent for phrasemaking and so-called Yogi-isms had a nagging tendency to outshine his slugging and catching and managing prowess.

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‘White Men Can’t Jump’ review: Hustling and hoop dreams, remade

When it comes to shaggy dog sports movies of the late 20th century, few did it better than Ron Shelton. As a writer and director, he understood the appeal of semi-ridiculous, semi-charming men past their prime looking for one last shot at greatness — or at least a half-baked redemption.…

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My worst moment: When Nancy Travis came face to face with Batman

In the Hallmark rodeo series “Ride,” Nancy Travis plays matriarch to a Colorado ranching family. Did she have much knowledge about rodeos before landing the role? “It was a world I was fascinated by, but I had no experience with it. I was sort of Instagramming ranches and ranch life…

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Editorial: Chicago's new mayor inherits the migrant crisis. Does he have a plan? Will he share it?

It was widely expected that massive numbers of migrants would stream into the U.S. following the expiration Thursday of Title 42, the COVID-19-era policy that allowed border authorities to rapidly return most migrants who had crossed into the U.S. illegally. Instead, the border has been relatively quiet, with roughly 4,200…

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Commentary: Illegal machine gun converters are on the rise, putting officers’ lives at risk

This week, tens of thousands of police officers, deputies, troopers and agents are gathering in our nation’s capital to commemorate Police Week and honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. This year, 556 names have been etched into the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall, a solemn reminder of…

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Paul Sullivan: Liam Hendriks’ return might be the only thing to look forward to for shellshocked White Sox fans

CHICAGO — Liam Hendriks’ return to the mound for the Chicago White Sox has been a moment fans have been looking forward to since the news of his cancer was announced in January.

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Chicago to work with Biden administration on plan to fight homelessness

The White House on Thursday announced a two-year, multiagency federal partnership with Chicago aimed at curbing unsheltered homelessness, placing a federal official within city government to organize response plans and help coordinate sources for additional federal funding.

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Chicago White Sox fall short in bid for 1st series sweep of the season, falling 3-1 to the Cleveland Guardians

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox wasted a bases-loaded, no-out opportunity early in their game Thursday against the Cleveland Guardians.

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Native American history would be latest public schools requirement under bill Gov. J.B. Pritzker expected to sign

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois public schools would be required to teach lessons on Midwestern Native American history beginning in the 2024-25 school year under a measure passed by state legislators that is expected to be signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

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TV for summer 2023: Despite the Hollywood writers strike, the season continues with new premieres. Our list of 15

The big news in TV right now is the Hollywood writers strike, which began earlier this month. For many, it’s no longer a profession that pays a living wage. Here’s hoping the studios, networks and streamers — which are boasting profits and paying their CEOs hundreds of millions — work…

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10 movies for summer 2023: From ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Barbie’ to some smaller gems

Persistent COVID cases aside: The pandemic must be over, because look at “The Super Mario Bros. Movie!” It’s made $1.2 billion worldwide. Where babysitter movies point the way to recovery — the movies that serve as babysitters, that is — an entire entertainment industry prays for many more to follow.

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‘Master Gardener’ review: A story of hate, redemption and horticulture, from the creator of ‘Taxi Driver’

It springs from many inspirations, notably Robert Bresson’s “Pickpocket,” but writer-director Paul Schrader has made the components his own and then some: an isolated man, alone in a room, writes in his diary while ruminating about the forces of darkness outside that room and inside his soul.

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Chicago’s rental market is stabilizing but seeing some of the fastest price increases in the US

Bidding wars. Lack of inventory. Offers above asking price. All characteristics of the hot local housing market, these trends are now also showing up in Chicago’s rental market.

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Commentary: A bipartisan effort aims to stop arming human rights abusers like Saudi Arabia

America sells more weapons across the globe than any other country, and each year we send them to countries with records rife with human rights abuses.

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