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Evanston Hired a PI to Probe Motor Fuel Tax Questions. It’s Crystal Lake’s Police Chief

The city contracted a company owned by the Crystal Lake police chief in June after questions emerged over the city’s use of ...
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Mayoral Candidate’s Website Exposed Voting History of 1.5 Million Chicago Residents

Longtime Chicago politician George Cardenas’ campaign website, apparently written with heavy AI use, left citywide voter roll data exposed.
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Winnebago County Guards Fire Pepperballs More than Any Other Illinois Jail — Often at People with Mental Illnesses

Use of pepperball guns in Illinois jails is not the norm. Of the 90 jails, 11 reported using them in recent years, and 9 others have them on hand. But one, the state’s second-largest county jail, ...
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Data Centers Near O’Hare Win Nearly $100M in Local Tax Breaks, Leaving Suburban Homeowners to Cover the Gap

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City Leaders Tout Tree-Planting Bonanza, But Neighborhood Disparities Persist

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Early Intervention Therapies Help Kids — but Illinois Pays Providers Less than Other States, Stalling Access

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Chicago’s Efforts to Keep Housing Affordable in Woodlawn Falls Short as Obama Center Nears Opening

Latisha Bolden recently learned that she and her family are going to have to leave her Woodlawn apartment after the building was sold to a new owner, who intends to renovate. She's one of many ...
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Prison or Treatment? Thousands Participate in Mental Health Courts. Half Graduate — and Millions Are Left Out

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Proactive building inspections one step closer to reality in Chicago — but questions of funding and logistics remain

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Prediction Markets Up Against Illinois’ Century-Old Gambling Law in Series of Lawsuits

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Chicago’s quantum hub has some of the highest state funding per job. Here’s the breakdown

The state’s new quantum manufacturing park promises about 300 positions but most require specialized skills, and each one comes with a public price tag.
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How Much Public and Private Money Is Powering Chicago’s Quantum Push?

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