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Chi. commission rubber-stamps Lincoln Yards
Public comment dominated by opponents, but planning panel votes unanimously 10-0 to approve
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Ted CoxBrian Hopkins, Michele Smith, Scott Waguespack, Lincoln Yards, Sterling Bay, Andrea Tolzmann, Raise Your Hand, Raise Your Hand Action, Tom Tresser, TIF Illumination Project, Juanita Irizarry, Friends of the Parks, Amisha Patel, Grassroots Collaborative, Edward Burke, Danny Solis, Tim Tuten, Katie Tuten, Hideout Chicago, Beat Kitchen, Subterranean, CIVL, Peter Landon, Chicago Affordable Housing, Walter Burnett
Pritzker, Frerichs free up $100M to aid gov't workers
‘We have an obligation as a state to do everything we can to help those paying a direct price for the actions of the president,’ says governor
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We're No. 3! In masterpieces of U.S. literature
Illinois ranks behind only N.Y., Calif. in recognized award-winning novels, poems — led by Sandburg, Hemingway
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Ted CoxPulitzer Prize, National Book Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, Literary Hub, Emily Temple, Ernest Hemingway, Carl Sandburg, Archibald MacLeish, Jonathan Franzen, Jennifer Egan
Illinois dumps system blamed for voter suppression
State Board of Elections votes unanimously to drop out of Crosscheck, Kansas voter database protected by Rauner veto
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Pair of bald eagles returns to wild in Greene County
TreeHouse Wildlife Center released two bald eagles in Roodhouse after they were treated for ingesting rat poison
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How was Ill. first on MLK holiday? Washington did it
Future Chicago mayor lobbied in 1973 to make the Rev. Martin Luther King’s birthday a state holiday
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Ted CoxMartin Luther King, Harold Washington, Richard Ogilvie, Dan Walker, Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King Day, MLK Holiday, Gary Rivlin, Edward Burke, Patrick O'Connor, Council Wars
Duckworth, Durbin call for probe of EPA
Senators charge ‘potential outright misconduct by political appointees’ failing to regulate firms on ethylene oxide like Sterigenics
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Dick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, Ethylene Oxide, Sterigenics, Stop Sterigenics, EPA, Andrew Wheeler, Tom Carper, Michael Mikulka
Garcia calls Trump shutdown deal ‘a sham,' urges vote
Sens. Duckworth, Durbin warn that 2.2 million in HUD program face eviction
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Sean Casten, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, DACA, Dreamers, Dream Act, U.S. Government Shutdown, Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Dick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Immigration
'End shutdown, furlough Trump': New video!
Members of Congress lead rally with government workers idled or going without pay during shutdown
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Jan Schakowsky, Danny Davis, Sean Casten, Robin Kelly, Bill Foster, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Don Villar, Chicago Federation of Labor, Michael Mikulka, EPA, USDA, Florence Cannon, Pete Rosa, Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, Lauren Underwood
TreeHouse eagle release set for Mon., MLK holiday
Two bald eagles treated for rat poisoning will be released Monday at Roodhouse Community Park
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Pritzker signs law to certify Illinois gun dealers
It also calls on gun owners to record private sales to deter straw purchases
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Rahm Emanuel, Kathleen Willis, Illinois Gun Laws, Illinois Gun Control, Don Harmon, Kwame Raoul, Kim Foxx, Delphine Curry
Duckworth: Trump appointees nix EtO investigations
Senator says ‘political appointees are working to undermine’ EPA on Sterigenics
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Ted CoxTammy Duckworth, Donald Trump, Andrew Wheeler, Cathy Stepp, Ruth Etzel, EPA, IEPA, Sterigenics, Stop Sterigenics, Ethylene Oxide, Medline Industries, Scott Pruitt, Scott Walker, Dick Durbin, Lisa Madigan
Ill. bucks U.S. trend as drug deaths rise
Only three states — Nebraska, Louisiana, and Delaware — suffered worse increases in overdose deaths, and only five states had more OD deaths overall
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Bruce Rauner, Illinois Overdoses, Illinois Drug Deaths, U.S. OD Deaths, U.S. Drug Deaths, Opioid Abuse, Opioid Crisis, Medical Marijuana, Illinois Department of Public Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
Lt. Gov. Stratton takes 'community-building' to state
‘I am proud to stand before you as our state’s first black lieutenant governor’
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State GOP head rejects call for bipartisanship
Schneider says ‘our state cannot afford’ new programs, spending
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Timothy Schneider, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Democratic Party, Pat Brady, Ricketts Family, Chicago Cubs, Pete Ricketts, Michael Madigan, John Cullerton, Jim Durkin, Bill Brady, Capitol Fax
Pritzker takes oath as 43rd governor: New video!
Governor sets ambitious agenda with attitude that ‘a commitment to be kind in politics can change the world’
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Donald Trump, Kwame Raoul, Susana Mendoza, Greg Harris, Minimum Wage, Education, Education Funding, Illinois Education, Pre-K, Illinois Pensions, Great Chicago Fire, Legal Marijuana, Legal Cannabis, $15 Minimum Wage, Illinois Minimum Wage
J.B. Pritzker to take oath as 43rd Illinois governor
Inauguration set for Monday morning in Springfield, followed by celebration at State Fairgrounds Exposition Building
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Eagle release put off by TreeHouse Wildlife Center
Bald eagles treated for rat poisoning to be returned to Greene County
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Neonatologist singer-songwriter Rich Krueger
University of Chicago doctor moonlights as singer-songwriter and threatens to become overnight sensation after decades on fringe
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Ted CoxRich Krueger, Robert Christgau, Greil Marcus, Rolling Stone, University of Chicago, Dysfunctionells, Best Music of 2018, Gallery Cabaret, Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap, Robbie Fulks, Gary Lucas, Captain Beefheart, Green Mill, Paper Machete, Peter Stampfel
Governor's Mansion gets green certification
First lady Diana Rauner cheers Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design designation for ‘People’s House’
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Ted CoxBruce Rauner, Diana Rauner, Illinois Governor's Mansion, LEED Buildings, LEED Certification, Illinois Governor's Mansion Association, Sierra Club Illinois Chapter, Philip Hamp, J.B. Pritzker, M.K. Pritzker