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  • Drivers for Uber or Lyft can now organize and collectively negotiate for improved wages and work conditions
  • Governor JB Pritzker says the state needs to do more to regulate funeral homes and crematories
  • Tyson Foods announced it is closing its Quad Cities area plant
  • A teenage driver killed in Pike County in a crash between a car and a school bus
  • An individual in Illinois wins the one billion dollar Powerball lottery
  • The Chicago Bears say while they continue to talk to Illinois about the team's move, Hammond, Indiana remains the sole focus
  • The Chicago White Sox hit it out of the park with a promotion giving away Pope hats
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