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Prepare for a Slip-and-Slide Saturday, With More Ice in the Forecast
Freezing mist and drizzle could turn sidewalks into treacherous sheets of ice on Saturday, the National Weather Service said.
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Forced Leaves Start for Thousands at USAID Under a Trump Plan to Gut the Foreign Aid Agency
State Department officials and others were appealing to the Trump administration to allow more USAID workers to remain on the ...
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Musk Team’s Access to Student Loan Systems Raises Alarms Over Personal Information for Millions
Elon Musk’s DOGE team already has gained access to a database housing personal information on millions of students and ...
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Trump Official’s Directive Tying Transportation Grants to Birth Rates Could Hinder Blue States
With hundreds of billions of dollars in transportation money still unspent from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law, such ...
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Illinois Farm Workers, Consumers on Alert Amid Mass Deportation Threats
Undocumented immigrants account for 16% of America’s food supply chain, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that 42% of farm workers are lacking legal immigration status.
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How Trump’s Proposed Tariffs on Mexican Imports Could Impact Businesses, Consumers
Fears are heightening over the potential of a new trade war and its possible impact across the country. President Donald Trump has agreed to a temporary pause on the 25% tariffs he is proposing on ...
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Supporters of Gender-Affirming Care Rally at University of Illinois Hospital Following Trump’s Executive Order
Supporters of gender-affirming care called on the University of Illinois health care system to be clearer and more ...
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Shedd Solves Mysteries of Baby Beluga’s Sex and Parentage, Now the Young Whale Needs a Name
Mom is 35-year-old Naya, but there are two mature males in Shedd’s pod. DNA testing revealed that Beethoven, the oldest male beluga at Shedd, is the father. Beluga dads are 100% hands-off when it ...