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Joe Ferguson: How Chicago transit is governed requires reform before the state rescues it with cash
For years, poor governance has doomed the Chicago region to an inefficient transit system that fails to adequately serve its ...
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Illinois State Treasurer Boosts Small Nonprofits with $200,000 in Grants
Illinois grants $200,000 to ten small nonprofits to support community services like food, housing, and job development, with ...
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The new pope is from Chicago. Here are some of his ties to Illinois
Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield released a statement expressing profound joy and deep gratitude to ...
Victims’ group alleges Pope Leo XIV mishandled sexual abuse cases involving priests in Chicago and Peru
Six weeks before American Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the activist group Survivors Network of those Abused ...
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U of I fights state funding overhaul that would aid struggling campuses
Proposed state legislation that would boost funding for public universities is pitting the University of Illinois System ...
Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV cast a ballot in recent Republican primaries in Illinois
Voters in Illinois do not register by party, so Prevost’s decision to vote in Republican primaries doesn’t necessarily mean he is a Republican.
State Street Bridge over Chicago River closed until mid-November
The State Street Bridge over the Chicago River is closed to all pedestrian and vehicle traffic until November for emergency ...
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Hindu religious coercion lawsuit in Chicago schools settled for $2.6 million
Despite the foundation's assertion that TM's form of mantra meditation is non-religious, the Sanskrit invocations of Hindu ...