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Damage can be seen from a tornado that touched down at the Kankakee County fairgrounds and made its way to a nearby neighborhood this week.
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Powerful storms brought deadly tornadoes to Indiana and Illinois this week, with large hail and severe rain striking south of Chicago. Here’s what you need to know when this kind of weather hits.
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Many TSA workers received no money in their paychecks Friday as the partial DHS shutdown drags on. Fees paid by airline passengers keep piling up, even as airport security officers work without pay.
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Ko’u Hopkins discuss the immigration story of UIS's Dr. Adrianna Crocker’s, her life under a dictatorship and her life in the United States.
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There are two clear frontrunners in this year's best original song race, either of which would be a worthy Oscar winner. Diane Warren is also nominated, for the 17th time.
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