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Sterigenics says it will pay $408M to settle lawsuits
Jan 9, 2023 10:09 PM - Sterigenics will pay $408 million to settle more than 870 lawsuits alleging that its Willowbrook facility exposed residents to ethylene oxide gas and caused illnesses, the company announced Monday.
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Madigan's trial scheduled to begin April 1, 2024
Jan 9, 2023 5:13 PM - The highly anticipated racketeering trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan has been set for April 1, 2024.
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Free college, universal preschool: Pritzker vows 'ambitious' second-term agenda during inauguration
Jan 9, 2023 4:46 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday offered up bold promises in his second inaugural address, vowing free college tuition for working-class families and more affordable and widespread health care and child care. The Chicago Democrat and multibillionaire sketched an agenda he called as "bold as our people are, thinking not only about the next four years, but about the next 40."
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Chicago's Soldier Field adviser details how revamped stadium could be a hub, beat Arlington plan
Jan 8, 2023 7:49 PM - Prolific stadium builder Bob Dunn, advising the Mayor Lori Lightfoot administration on how to fix Soldier Field to keep the Bears in Chicago, released detailed plans Sunday for transforming the isolated stadium into a year-round commercial and entertainment hub that would save the Bears at least $1 billion over the cost of building from the ground up in Arlington Heights.
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Kinzinger joins CNN as a senior political commentator.
Jan 5, 2023 5:13 PM - Adam Kinzinger has begun his next act after leaving Congress, signing on with CNN as a senior political commentator.
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State Supreme Court halts abolition of cash bail
Dec 31, 2022 6:42 PM - The Illinois Supreme Court halted the abolition of the cash bail system in the state on Saturday, just a day before that landmark criminal justice reform was poised to take effect.
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Lincoln Park Zoo giraffe dies at 24
Dec 30, 2022 9:26 PM - The giraffe, named Etana, had been monitored extensively by the veterinary staff for cumulative age-related issues since 2017, according to a statement from the zoo on Friday.
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Kankakee judge: SAFE-T Act's ending of cash bail is unconstitutional
Dec 29, 2022 12:08 AM - Cook County still on track to eliminate bail on Jan. 1
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Frustration and baggage mount at Midway in post-Christmas Southwest Airlines chaos
Dec 26, 2022 5:35 PM - Hundreds of flight cancellations and delays along with rerouted passengers -- and baggage -- make for an unhappy day at the airport for weary holiday travelers.
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Cook County sheriff's squad car hits person after crash on I-94
Dec 25, 2022 10:32 PM - A Cook County sheriff's squad car driven by a deputy trying to control traffic after a crash early Sunday morning on I-94 struck a driver who was out of his vehicle.
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