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Quinn calls for cutting natural gas tax, boosting education spending in State of State speech

May 23, 2019 at 3:53 p.m.

Gov. Pat Quinn today called for more spending on education and abolishing the natural gas utility tax in his State of the State speech. The noon address to the General...

State urged to lower risks of online dating

December 23, 2018 at 8:52 p.m.

— If Shannon Showalter turned to the Internet to find love today, she'd like to know whether the men posting profiles had undergone background checks. "It has become such a...

Stiffer penalties sought for disabled parking abuses

December 23, 2018 at 8:46 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD — Secretary of State Jesse White called Thursday for tougher penalties for motorists who misuse disabled parking privileges. White chose Sam Skinner, the former U.S. transportation secretary, to assess...

Illinois lawmaker says cell phone driving ban wouldn’t pass

May 15, 2019 at 1:41 p.m.

Banning drivers from using cell phones might be "inevitable," but it's not likely to happen in Illinois any time soon, a leading state lawmaker who has pushed auto safety legislation...

Cullerton wants shot at a state pension fix

December 23, 2018 at 8:28 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD — For months, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton has maintained that a high-profile measure aimed at getting a handle on the state's vastly underfunded pension system would be declared...

Illinois lawmaker says cell phone driving ban wouldn’t pass

May 23, 2019 at 3:52 p.m.

Banning drivers from using cell phones might be "inevitable," but it's not likely to happen in Illinois any time soon, a leading state lawmaker who has pushed auto safety legislation...

Mother and son killed, 4 others hurt in Jefferson Park crash

May 16, 2019 at 8:19 a.m.

On Tuesday morning, Giovanny Delia, 17, was looking forward to a trip to the Wisconsin Dells with family and friends. Two cars were meeting at his father's home, from where...

Lollapalooza aims to become more green

August 23, 2021 at 1:11 a.m.

As Lollapalooza launches its seventh year in Grant Park on Friday, the music festival is expected to see more than 100 bands, a record sellout crowd and, if past years...

Chicago area braces for even hotter mid-week temps

May 16, 2019 at 8:11 a.m.

Brett Gremillion prepared to call in reinforcements at his South Side air conditioning repair shop Tuesday as Chicago-area residents suffered through a third straight day of sweltering heat and humidity....

Neighborhood mourns 15-year-old boy slain on his birthday

August 23, 2021 at 8:40 a.m.

A boy celebrating his 15th birthday Monday night was shot and killed in the city's West Humboldt Park neighborhood, officials said today. Killed was Jovany Diaz, according to the Cook...

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