Facebook To Invest $800 Million In Illinois To Build Data Center
Construction on the 907,000-square-foot facility is expected to support more than 1,200 workers. It will be Facebook’s first data center located in Illinois.
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Study: Ending Wisconsin’s Safer at Home Order Did Not Lead To Coronavirus Spike
The conclusion the team comes to is not going to be surprising to many people in Wisconsin.
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COVID-19 Killed at Least 25 Residents of One Illinois Nursing Home. The Family of One Victim Has Filed a Lawsuit, Alleging Negligence.
The lawsuit seeks more than $50,000 in damages.
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“No Detectable Surge” in COVID-19 Following Wisconsin’s Controversial Primary, Study Finds
The data suggest Wisconsin’s high-profile vote was a low-risk activity.
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Adult In Their 40’s Is Carroll County’s First COVID-19 Case
While the investigation is ongoing, the Carroll County Health Department said they are aware the case is related to travel.
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Chesney: Rural Illinois “Not Forgotten” when it comes to higher taxes and fees
The increased taxes on all Illinoisans— rural, suburban and urban— are being spent with very unequal input from stakeholders paying the bill for this excess.
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An Illinois Superhero You’ve Never Heard Of
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First Rule of Driving Club, The House Always Wins
The occupants of the house were home at the time it happened.
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Watch LIVE Flash Flooding In Dubuque, Iowa – September 12
DUBUQUE, IOWA — Heavy rain in the Dubuque area led to massive flooding around town. A couple of residents Jay
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Serola Biomechanics, Inc. Wins Governor’s Award for Continued Excellence in Exporting
LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS — A local manufacturer of orthopedic medical devices, Serola Biomechanics, Inc. (Serola) received an award for Continuing Excellence
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot appoints former state Sen. Miguel del Valle as Chicago Public Schools board president
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Monday that former Chicago clerk and state Sen. Miguel del Valle is her choice to be Chicago Public Schools board president.
She also appointed seven members to the Chicago Board of Education. The new members will be sworn in June 26.
Lightfoot previously said she…
Here’s when marijuana will be legal in Illinois, and answers to other burning questions about recreational weed
Marking a historic moment in an expanding national movement, Illinois lawmakers Friday approved recreational marijuana legalization.
After a contentious debate in Springfield — during which one lawmaker even cracked eggs into a frying pan to depict the “brain on drugs” — the House of Representatives…
Sears parent company buying Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, its former spinoff
The parent company of Sears, controlled by former Sears CEO Edward Lampert, is buying the rest of Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores that it doesn’t already own and reuniting the business with the Sears and Kmart stores.
Sears Hometown was spun off from Sears Holdings Corp., the former parent company…
Illinois Senate approves legalizing sports betting, gambling expansion and funding for nearly $45 billion capital construction plan
The Illinois General Assembly adjourned its spring session Sunday and delivered first-term Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “think big” agenda as the Senate voted to raise motorists’ taxes and fees and embark upon a massive statewide gambling expansion that included a Chicago casino and legalized…
Most violent weekend in Chicago this year: At least 50 shot, 10 fatally
At least 50 people were shot across Chicago over the weekend, the most violent of the year with a toll even higher than during the long Memorial Day holiday just a week earlier.
More than half the victims were wounded during a 12-hour burst of gunfire from Friday evening to Saturday morning. At…