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Abortion in Illinois imperilled if GOP takes control of the state Supreme Court in November
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoCHICAGO — Illinois lawmakers took steps to make abortion rights untouchable before Roe v. Wade was...
Are Chicago’s gun laws the strictest in the United States? Not anymore.
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoChicago’s gun violence and restrictive gun laws were thrust into the national conversation Wednesday, when Texas Gov. Greg Abbott referenced the city in arguing against stricter measures following ...
Illinois air quality remains under attack. Track Canadian wildfires, smoke with these maps
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIllinois residents were introduced to hazy, smoke-filled air from the Canadian wildfires Tuesday,...
Map: Illinois Underground Railroad historical sites, plus what to know before you go
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIf you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground Railroad wasn’t a...
Earthquake in Illinois: Magnitude 3.6 quake shakes 50 miles north of Peoria
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoSome residents in north central Illinois woke up to an early morning earthquake Wednesday the United...
Wildfire smoke from Canada is affecting Illinois air quality. Here's what you need to know
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPEORIA — For the second day in a row, all of central Illinois is under an air quality alert because...
Chicago remains under wind chill advisory as snow tapers off; nearly 200 flights canceled at O’Hare...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCHICAGO — As light snow flurries taper off Saturday night, “bitterly cold” temperatures are expected...
For Southern Illinois and the climate, Shawnee National Park is the ‘next logical step’
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 months agoImagine standing atop a limestone bluff, a cool breeze blowing in your face as you stare at the...
Illinois Scavenger Sale Law failed to end effects of redlining, report finds
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoA nearly 80-year-old law intended to put distressed and tax-delinquent Chicago-area properties back...
Maps: See monkeypox’s spread across the U.S.
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoThe number of monkeypox cases reported in the United States has tripled in the past three weeks, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control...