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What happened as 3 school buses crashed while taking kids on Six Flags field trip
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Why do so many cicadas swarm the same tree? There's a reason for it

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Defense rests its case without Trump testifying in his hush money trial

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Rare feather of extinct New Zealand bird fetches $28,000 at auction, making it the most expensive in the world

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Biden to release 1 million barrels of gasoline to reduce prices at the pump ahead of July 4

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Authorities investigating source of ketamine in death of ‘Friends' star Matthew Perry

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Price of Beauty May 16

‘The Price of Beauty:' Americans' mental health impacted by pursuit of beauty

Health & Wellness May 16

Man who created portable disinfecting machine during pandemic gives back to hospital

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Stunning images show scope of cicada emergence in Chicago area

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Dismissed: A 6-month investigation of Chicago sex crime arrests & convictions

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Thousands of sexual assault cases die each year inside Chicago's justice system

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NBC 5, Telemundo Chicago investigate alarming absence of sexual assault arrests, convictions in Chicago

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What's in your tattoo ink? Researchers find ingredients missing from labels

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The dangers of buying injectable weight loss drugs online

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More severe storms expected Tuesday with damaging winds and tornadoes possible

More severe storms expected Tuesday with damaging winds and tornadoes possible

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Construction progresses on new exhibits at the Shedd Aquarium. Here's a sneak peek in photos

Construction progresses on new exhibits at the Shedd Aquarium. Here's a sneak peek in photos

12 hours ago

Cameras, citations could be used to enforce parking bans on highways near O'Hare

Cameras, citations could be used to enforce parking bans on highways near O'Hare

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Money Report

1 in 3 millennials, Gen Zers plan to tap into retirement savings to buy a home. They ‘really shouldn't,' advisor says

1 in 3 millennials, Gen Zers plan to tap into retirement savings to buy a home. They ‘really shouldn't,' advisor says

30 mins ago

Healthy Returns: Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk are competing to develop more convenient weekly insulins

Healthy Returns: Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk are competing to develop more convenient weekly insulins

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Inside the NYC kitchen fueling Shake Shack's $4 billion burger empire

Inside the NYC kitchen fueling Shake Shack's $4 billion burger empire

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US & World

Can pink noise enhance sleep and memory? Early research drives a color noise buzz

Can pink noise enhance sleep and memory? Early research drives a color noise buzz

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Israeli officials seize AP equipment and take down live shot of northern Gaza, citing new media law

Israeli officials seize AP equipment and take down live shot of northern Gaza, citing new media law

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Millennials are ‘quiet vacationing' rather than asking their boss for PTO, new poll shows

Millennials are ‘quiet vacationing' rather than asking their boss for PTO, new poll shows

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The Rundown

The Rundown: A Chicago street was just named one of the coolest in the world

The Rundown: A Chicago street was just named one of the coolest in the world

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The Rundown: What to know about daylight saving time as clocks ‘spring forward'

The Rundown: What to know about daylight saving time as clocks ‘spring forward'

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The Rundown: Walmart shoppers could see payout as part of $45M class-action settlement

The Rundown: Walmart shoppers could see payout as part of $45M class-action settlement

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Chicago Real Estate

$3.2M Chicago-area mansion for sale boasts impressive train-lover surprise

$3.2M Chicago-area mansion for sale boasts impressive train-lover surprise

Apr 12

‘Like 7 different universes': Illinois listing goes viral for unique interior

‘Like 7 different universes': Illinois listing goes viral for unique interior

Feb 16

‘Florida Tropical House': Pink Indiana home built for World's Fair listed for $2.5M

‘Florida Tropical House': Pink Indiana home built for World's Fair listed for $2.5M

Jan 18

Changing Climate

World's oceans have gone ‘crazy haywire,' officials warn, with majority of coral reefs in peril

World's oceans have gone ‘crazy haywire,' officials warn, with majority of coral reefs in peril

May 16

Is Paris the model of how to redesign U.S. cities?

Is Paris the model of how to redesign U.S. cities?

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Hot history: Tree rings show that last northern summer was the warmest since year 1

Hot history: Tree rings show that last northern summer was the warmest since year 1

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Illinois Transit

Metra warns of ‘extensive delays' near Des Plaines after train strikes pedestrian

Metra warns of ‘extensive delays' near Des Plaines after train strikes pedestrian

May 18

Additional Kennedy Expressway lane closures expected starting this weekend

Additional Kennedy Expressway lane closures expected starting this weekend

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Officials cut ribbon on South Shore ‘double track' to streamline commute times

Officials cut ribbon on South Shore ‘double track' to streamline commute times

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