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Quantum computing
IL State News
5 days ago
Zero Point Cryogenics to build first US facility at Illinois quantum campus

The company will receive incentives through the state’s Manufacturing Illinois Chips for Real Opportunity, or MICRO, program. 

Social security
Local
5 days ago
Sen. Dick Durbin pushes bipartisan Promise Act to help save Social Security

The 70 million Americans who rely on Social Security could see benefits cut by $450 each month if Congress does not find a fix within the next six years.

Smiling man in a white shirt and black tie looking at the camera. (Portrait)
IL State News
6 days ago
Remembering Emmett Till

July 25 will be a “day of reflection” to honor the teen and his mom.

Man at a podium giving a formal speech with a state seal on the lectern and two men in suits behind him.
IL State News
6 days ago
Pritzker says he doesn’t know details of deadly Jan. 4 shooting by Illinois State Police

Governor refers to unarmed mother who was shot as a ‘victim,’ says he’s otherwise not ready to comment.

WNBA
Sports
6 days ago
WNBA commissioner and union leaders discuss steps to protect players from online harassment

Players have been sharing threats and harassment they’ve received on social media over the last few weeks.

FILE - Washington Mystics' Elena Delle Donne smiles after scoring during a WNBA basketball game against the Chicago Sky Thursday, June 22, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Sports
6 days ago
Former WNBA stars Lauren Jackson, Elena Delle Donne to compete in All-Star shooting competition

The shooting stars winners will get $15,000. Each competitor will receive $7,500.

FILE - Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (88) skates before an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)
Sports
6 days ago
Patrick Kane rejoins the Chicago Blackhawks, agreeing to a $16 million, 2-year contract

Kane, 37, became one of the NHL’s most dynamic players while spending his first 15-plus seasons in Chicago, helping the Blackhawks win three Stanley Cup championships.

Elmore Wonsley, center, speaks next to attorney Ben Crump, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton during a memorial service for Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after taking a July 4 boat trip with friends, Monday, July 20, 2026, in Ocean Springs, Miss. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
National
7 days ago
Independent autopsy of Nolan Wells finds ‘undetermined’ cause of death

Without further information, the pathologist wrote he “cannot rule out if any intervening nonaccidental factors contributed to or caused the death of Nolan Wells,” according to the attorney.

Wrigley Field in Chicago
Sports
1 week ago
Cubs reliever Trent Thornton hoping to avoid IL after he was struck on heel by comebacker

“I got very lucky,” he said. “Definitely a lot of positive signs today.”