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With the movie Oppenheimer putting focus on the Manhattan Project and development of the first nuclear weapons, we revisit the work done here in Illinois.
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John P. O’Rourke sailed to victory in 1923, only to later be disqualified on a technicality. Today, his descendants are driven to clinch their own win.
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Memorial ceremony and community walk show suburb is “Highland Park Strong” following last year’s July 4 mass shooting.
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Nancy Rotering plans to continue her anti-gun activism, noting the ongoing gun threat is "pervasive" and "harming us as a society."
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As of Saturday, people ages 42 to 64 no longer are eligible to join a Medicaid-like program for noncitizens. Those already enrolled will now have co-pays.
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From buying supply space and city shelter sites to advocating for long-term change to immigration policies, Chicago grapples with the costs and needs of being a sanctuary city.
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From road closures to ticket prices, here’s the lowdown on the street race happening July 1-2 downtown.
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Police in Willowbrook, Ill., responded to gunfire coming from a Juneteenth celebration shortly after midnight on Sunday. Officials said multiple people were rushed to area hospitals.
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The verdict is the second in less than two months to address separate bribery schemes inside the Illinois Capitol. Weiss is a son-in-law of former Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios.
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Asian American college applicants have been cast as victims of affirmative action, often unwillingly, a researcher and activist tells WBEZ.