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Johnson merges shelter programs, closes migrant 'landing zone'

Johnson merges shelter programs, closes migrant ‘landing zone’

[ad_1] Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration closed the city’s landing zone for newly arrived asylum seekers slightly ahead of schedule, announcing Friday a new shelter intake center on the Lower West Side open to anyone experiencing homelessness. The closure of the landing zone – at 800 S. Desplaines St. in the West Loop – is part

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Rest of NFL was right about Bears' offensive line, which is their most glaring deficiency

Rest of NFL was right about Bears’ offensive line, which is their most glaring deficiency

[ad_1] When the Bears hired former offensive linemen to run their team in general manager Ryan Poles and assistant general manager Ian Cunningham in 2022, it seemed as though, if nothing else, they would get that part of the roster right. Far from it. As Poles and Cunningham close a disastrous third season and face

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Party City's party is over, shutting stores nationally, including more than 20 Chicago locations

Party City’s party is over, shutting stores nationally, including more than 20 Chicago locations

[ad_1] We break down complex business news to help you understand how money moves in Chicago and how it affects you. Party supply retailer Party City is closing down all of its stores. The company has more than 20 locations in the Chicago area. The party supply retailer is winding down operations effective immediately, CNN

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House approves funding bill and sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline

House approves funding bill and sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan late Friday from Speaker Mike Johnson that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but drops President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. Johnson insisted Congress would “meet our obligations”

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Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton polling shows she may have her sights set on a different office

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton polling shows she may have her sights set on a different office

[ad_1] We’re less than nine months from when candidates can begin circulating petitions for the 2026 election, so we’re rapidly approaching the time when major figures will need to decide whether to run or not. Because of that, a lot of people are polling. The state’s two big dogs, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Gov.

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Bears S Adrian Colbert calls ex-Packers QB Aaron Rodgers 'brother for life' after ayahuasca trip

Bears S Adrian Colbert calls ex-Packers QB Aaron Rodgers ‘brother for life’ after ayahuasca trip

[ad_1] Bears journeyman safety Adrian Colbert had never met NFL star Aaron Rodgers or tried ayahuasca before a trip to Costa Rica in the recent offseason. Now he’s a fan of both, calling Rodgers “a brother for life.” Colbert, who is on the Bears’ practice squad and has played in three games this season, described

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Take it from a Chicago 'polio pioneer,' vaccines keep Americans healthier

Take it from a Chicago ‘polio pioneer,’ vaccines keep Americans healthier

[ad_1] Neil Steinberg’s recent column on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggesting the polio vaccine be “studied” is a study in itself of the ways events decades ago affect our life today. Steinberg points out the “blind trial in 244 test areas around the country” that gave 1,349,135 children a shot of either the vaccine or

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