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Lawsuit says McDonald’s discriminates against Black franchisees

(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp (MCD.N) has been sued by 52 Black former franchise owners who accuse the fast-food giant of racial discrimination by steering them to depressed, crime-ridden neighborhoods and setting them up for failure. In a complaint seeking up t... More »

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U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear gun rights cases

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a series of new cases seeking to expand gun rights. The court rejected a total of 10 different cases that had piled up at the court in recent months. Two justices, conservatives Claren... More »

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Scientists enthralled by biggest star explosion ever observed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists have observed the biggest supernova – stellar explosion – ever detected, the violent death of a huge star up to 100 times more massive than our sun in a faraway galaxy. The supernova, releasing twice as much energy as any othe... More »

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Coronavirus fiscal fallout on U.S. muni issuers worries investors

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Investors in the U.S. municipal bond market are growing increasingly worried over the ability of states, cities and other debt issuers to weather the financial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. Those concerns... More »

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Oldest stuff on Earth found inside meteorite that hit Australia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A meteorite that crashed into rural southeastern Australia in a fireball in 1969 contained the oldest material ever found on Earth, stardust that predated the formation of our solar system by billions of years, scientists said on Monday.... More »

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Bye-bye, birdie: Study finds North American birds getting smaller

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Since 1978, researchers have scooped up and measured tens of thousands of birds that died after crashing into buildings in Chicago during spring and fall migrations. Their work has documented what might be called the incredible shrinking... More »

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Chicago Cubs part ways with manager Maddon

(Reuters) – The Chicago Cubs ended their regular season by embarking on a new direction on Sunday, parting ways with manager Joe Maddon after five largely successful seasons with the baseball franchise. Maddon, who helped the Cubs end a 108-year-old World Seri... More »

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U.S. CDC recommends against using vapes with marijuana ingredient

(Reuters) – People should stop using e-cigarettes, especially those with marijuana ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), U.S. public health officials recommended on Friday, as an investigation into illnesses and deaths related to vaping deepens. E-cigarettes ... More »

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Chicago alligator stakeout snaps shut after professional catches…

CHICAGO (Reuters) – An elusive alligator residing in a Chicago lagoon was caught early on Tuesday after the reptile, thought to be an abandoned pet, captivated locals for nearly a week. The alligator, called “Chance the Snapper” after Chicago-born hip-hop arti... More »

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Singer R. Kelly charged in sex scheme of kidnapping and payoffs

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Singer R. Kelly, already charged with sexual assault in Illinois, was indicted in federal courts in New York and Chicago on Friday with transporting women and girls across state lines for sex, forcibly keeping them under his control and buy... More »

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Later alligator: Chicago wants scaly resident out of local lagoon

CHICAGO (Reuters) – An alligator has taken up residence in a Chicago lagoon, surprising locals after a winter of polar temperatures in the third-largest U.S. city. Police confirmed the reptile had been spotted on Tuesday in Humboldt Park Lagoon, on Chicago’s w... More »

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Special prosecutor to examine Jussie Smollett case in Chicago

(Reuters) – A Chicago judge on Friday ordered a special prosecutor to examine the handling of actor Jussie Smollett’s discredited claim that he was the victim of a hate crime, setting up the possibility he could be criminally charged a second time, a police sp... More »

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R. Kelly freed from Chicago jail after child support paid

(Reuters) – Singer R. Kelly was released from a Chicago jail on Saturday after a child support payment of more than $161,000 was made to an ex-wife, police said, ending his second incarceration in two weeks after a prior arrest on sex assault charges. The perf... More »

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Chicago police investigating leaks in ‘Empire’ actor case

(Reuters) – The Chicago Police Department has started an internal investigation into how information about an alleged hate crime attack against actor Jussie Smollett was anonymously leaked to journalists, police officials said. Smollett, 36, a black, openly ga... More »

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Bernie Sanders gets personal as he hits the 2020 campaign trail

(Reuters) – Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders showed a more personal side as he hit the 2020 campaign trail for the first time on Saturday, describing the struggles of his working class youth and how it helped shape his progressive politics. At ... More »

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Column: Illinois budget debate raises key questions on taxing…

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Greetings from Illinois, a state that never tops the rankings of places to retire. We have one of the great American cities, but also polar vortexes and an enormous state budget deficit – and now there is renewed talk about taxing retiremen... More »

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A T. rex and a shark as neighbors? Yes, eons ago in South Dakota

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists conducting a recent painstaking examination of the two tons of rock left over after the fossilized bones of the celebrated Tyrannosaurus rex named Sue were extricated in the 1990s came across a surprise: shark teeth. The huge ... More »

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Sue, the world-famous T. rex, gets a new lair in Chicago

(Reuters) – Sue, the largest, most complete and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever unearthed, gets to show off its new lair this week at the Field Museum in Chicago. The museum on Friday will unveil the 40-1/2-foot-long (12.3-meter) Sue, one of the world’s ... More »

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Tearful Park claims Women’s PGA Championship in playoff

(Reuters) – South Korean Park Sung-hyun won her second major title when she overcame compatriot Ryu So-yeon and Japan’s Nasa Hataoka in a three-way playoff at the Women’s PGA Championship outside Chicago on Sunday. Less than a year after capturing the U.S. Wom... More »

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‘Cloud Gate’ sculptor Kapoor sues NRA over recruiting video

(Reuters) – The British sculptor Anish Kapoor sued the National Rifle Association of America on Tuesday, accusing it of using his “Cloud Gate” sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park in a recruiting video without permission. Kapoor filed his copyright infringem... More »

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Fossil skull from Utah sheds light on primitive mammal group

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A fossilized skull of a small critter found in Utah underneath a dinosaur foot bone is providing insight into one of the most primitive mammalian groups and has scientists rethinking the timing of the break-up of Earth’s bygone supercont... More »

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‘Made in China’ label sheds light on old Java Sea shipwreck

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A fresh examination of Chinese ceramics and other cargo from an important Java Sea shipwreck has led researchers to conclude that the vessel sank a century earlier than previously thought, providing insight into Asia’s maritime trade mor... More »

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Fossil of school bus-sized dinosaur dug up in Egyptian desert

Artist’s life reconstruction of the titanosaurian dinosaur Mansourasaurus shahinae on a coastline in what is now the Western Desert of Egypt approximately 80 million years ago is pictured in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on January 29, 2018. A... More »

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Illinois nursing homes sue state over low Medicaid rates

CHICAGO (Reuters) – A handful of Illinois-based nursing homes sued the state’s Department of Healthcare and Family Services on Friday, saying low Medicaid rates are jeopardizing their ability to provide adequate quality of care. In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. ... More »

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Illinois returns to muni market with $750 million bond sale

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois, which sold $6 billion of bonds last month to raise money to pay overdue bills, will be back in the U.S. municipal market next week with another $750 million of debt. The deal tops the $12.2 billion of bonds and notes states, citie... More »

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Illinois town gears up to become heart of U.S. eclipse

The small southern Illinois town of Carbondale was revving up on Sunday to become eclipse central on the eve of a total solar eclipse that will traverse the continental United States for the first time in 99 years. More »

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Millions of Americans await awe-inspiring total solar eclipse

Millions of Americans armed with protective glasses are taking positions along a slender ribbon of land cutting diagonally across the United States to marvel at the first total solar eclipse to unfold from coast to coast in nearly a century. More »

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Unwavering Trump voters say they will not miss Steve Bannon

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon's firing has been met with a collective shrug by some of President Donald Trump's most committed supporters who argue the controversial nationalist became an obstacle to the administration's agenda. More »

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U.S. judge orders Illinois to boost disabled care

A U.S. judge on Friday ruled that Illinois was not providing sufficient resources for the care of developmentally disabled residents and ordered the state to come up with a plan to restore services. More »

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Illinois fights potential hike in disabled care funding

Illinois fought on Friday against a potential court order it contends could cost the state, which just ended an unprecedented budget impasse, as much as an additional $1 billion annually to care for developmentally disabled people. More »

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Chicago Cubs give World Series ring to notorious fan Bartman

FILE PHOTO: Chicago Cubs fan Steve Bartman (C) who tried to catch a foul ball hit by Florida Marlins Luis Castillo sits in the stands in the eighth inning of Game 6 of the National League Championship Series in Chicago, Illinois, October 14, 2003. The Chicago ... More »

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Big financial woes linger in Illinois` new budget

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows the skyline and lakefront of Chicago, Illinois, August 14, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young Illinois’ first budget after two years is filled with partial outlines to address its debt-ridden pension system and unpaid bill backlog — signs... More »

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Illinois House enacts FY 2018 budget, ending record impasse

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the joint session of the General Assembly in the House Chambers of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois February 1, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Conard/File Photo Illinois’ first full-year budget since 2015 became law on Thu... More »

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Seven U.S. states still without budgets a week into new fiscal year

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the joint session of the General Assembly in the House Chambers of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois February 1, 2012. REUTERS/Sarah Conard/File Photo Seven U.S. states are still without budgets, nearly a week in... More »

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Illinois risks rating cut to junk even with budget: Moody`s

FILE PHOTO: Illinois Gov-elect Bruce Rauner speaks to the media after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and other Governor-elects from seven U.S. states at the White House in Washington December 5, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing/File Photo Even if Illino... More »

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Illinois House to take up governor`s budget, tax vetoes

FILE PHOTO: Illinois Gov-elect Bruce Rauner speaks to the media after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and other Governor-elects from seven U.S. states at the White House in Washington December 5, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing/File Photo The fate of a ... More »

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Illinois governor announces veto of $5 billion tax hike

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner announced on Tuesday his veto of a $5 billion income tax rate hike that was the lynchpin of a newly passed bipartisan budget package designed to end the state’s record-setting fiscal impasse, he announced via social media. More »

Illinois House passes $5 billion tax package

Illinois’ Democratic-controlled House of Representatives passed big, permanent income-tax rate increases on Sunday with the help of some Republican votes as the cash-strapped state scrambled to piece together a budget and revenue plan to stave off a bond ratin... More »

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Kang wins Women`s PGA Championship to make first victory a major

Jul 2, 2017- Olympia Fields, IL, USA- Danielle Kang poses with her trophy after winning the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship golf tournament at Olympia Fields Country Club – North. Mandatory Credit: Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports Danielle Kang’s one regret afte... More »

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Bernie Sanders urges progressives to seek more electoral wins

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at the ‘People’s Summit’, an annual gathering of influential progressive groups, in Chicago, Illionois, U.S. June 10, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Kenning Buoyed by the British Labour Party election gains this week, Vermont Sen. Ber... More »

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Illinois gets June 20 deadline to boost Medicaid funding

Illinois must increase payments to Medicaid providers despite an ongoing budget impasse, after a U.S. District Court judge on Wednesday ruled the minimal payments made by the state do not comply with federal consent decrees. More »

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U.S. probe to make unprecedented plunge into sun`s atmosphere

A long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the Sun’s atmosphere, the corona, erupts out into space. REUTERS/NASA/GSFC/SDO A U.S. spacecraft set to launch next year will make a series of unprecedented dives into the sun’s scorching atmosphere t... More »

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Illinois bill expands abortion coverage, faces governor`s veto

FILE PHOTO: Illinois Gov-elect Bruce Rauner speaks to the media after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and other Governor-elects from seven U.S. states at the White House in Washington December 5, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing/File Photo An Illinois bi... More »

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Wily bald underground critter uses plant-like survival strategy

Four naked mole-rats are seen in a University of Illinois at Chicago laboratory in an undated photo released April 20, 2017. Courtesy of Thomas Park/UIC/Handout via REUTERS They are homely, buck-toothed, pink, nearly hairless and just plain weird, but one of t... More »

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Bose headphones spy on listeners: lawsuit

Bose wireless headphones are pictured in Encinitas, California, United States in this April 19, 2017 photo illustration. REUTERS/Mike Blake Bose Corp spies on its wireless headphone customers by using an app that tracks the music, podcasts and other audio they... More »

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All in the family: dinosaur cousin`s look is quite a surprise

Life model of the new species Teleocrater rhadinus, a close relative of dinosaurs, preying upon a juvenile cynodont, a distant relative of mammals is shown in this handout photo provided April 12, 2017. Courtesy Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales ‘Bernardin... More »

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Caterpillar shuts plant in Aurora, Illinois, that employs 800

A Caterpillar corporate logo is pictured on a building in Peoria, Illinois, U.S. March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) said on Friday it will shut its Aurora, Illinois, plant, costing about 800 employees their jobs as the world’s larges... More »

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Obamacare supporters rally against congressional repeal efforts

Protesters demonstrate against U.S. President Donald Trump and his plans to end Obamacare as they march to the White House in Washington, U.S., March 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Supporters of Obamacare staged rallies across the country on Thursday denounc... More »

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Trump issues first public condemnation of anti-Semitic incidents

Local and national media report on more than 170 toppled Jewish headstones after a weekend vandalism attack on Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City, a suburb of St Louis, Missouri, U.S. February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Tom Gannam U.S. President Donald Trump... More »

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Immigrants across the U.S. skip work, school in anti-Trump protest

Demonstrators march during the ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protest in Washington, DC, U.S., February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein Businesses shut their doors, students skipped class and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the U... More »

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Uber`s former strategist fined $90,000 for violating lobbying law

FILE PHOTO – White House senior adviser David Plouffe walks to the Marine One helicopter to depart with U.S. President Barack Obama for a day trip to Ohio and New York, from the White House in Washington, June 14, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Chicago’s ethics ... More »

List of World Series winners

Nov 2, 2016- Cleveland, OH, USA- Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo (44) celebrates after defeating the Cleveland Indians in game seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field. Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports List of winners in Major League Baseball’s W... More »

Zobrist named World Series MVP

Nov 2, 2016- Cleveland, OH, USA- Chicago Cubs outfielder Ben Zobrist (18) celebrates with the MVP trophy after game seven of the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David J. Phillip/Pool Photo via USA TODAY S... More »

Honor in World Series defeat, says Francona

Nov 2, 2016- Cleveland, OH, USA- Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber is relieved by manager Terry Francona against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning in game seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA... More »

Cubs cursed no more as `Billy Goat` put to pasture

Nov 2, 2016- Cleveland, OH, USA- Chicago Cubs players celebrate on the field after defeating the Cleveland Indians in game seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports When the long-suffering Chicago Cub... More »

Wrigleyville goes bonkers as Cubs end 108-year drought

Fans of National League baseball team Chicago Cubs gathered to watch the game at Kelly’s bar celebrate their Major League Baseball World Series game 7 victory against American League’s Cleveland Indians in Manhattan, New York U.S., November 3, 2016. REUTERS/An... More »

Cubs win World Series for first time since 1908

Nov 2, 2016- Cleveland, OH, USA- Chicago Cubs players celebrate on the field after defeating the Cleveland Indians in game seven of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports The Chicago Cubs shed themselves of the... More »

Managers win measure of credit for World Series showdown

Oct 22, 2016- Chicago, IL, USA- Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon tips his cap after defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in game six of the 2016 NLCS playoff baseball series at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports A lot of the credit for bei... More »

Indians name Kluber as Game One starter

Oct 18, 2016- Toronto, Ontario, CAN- Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber (28) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in game four of the 2016 ALCS playoff baseball series at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchi... More »

Illinois deputies learn how to deal with mentally ill

RIVER GROVE, Ill. As law enforcement officers across the United States feel the heat about excessive use of force, dealing with the mentally ill was the training focus for Cook County sheriff’s deputies this week. Participants grappled with intense scenarios, ... More »

Chicago loses ‘Star Wars’ museum to California

CHICAGO Filmmaker George Lucas is pulling his “Star Wars” museum project out of Chicago in favor of a California location after he ran into legal challenges from an open-spaces group in Chicago, he said on Friday. Lucas blasted the parks group that had sued to... More »

Groupon sues ‘once-great’ IBM over patent

The online marketplace Groupon Inc has sued IBM Corp, accusing it of infringing a patent related to technology that helps businesses solicit customers based on the customers’ locations at a given moment. Groupon filed its lawsuit on Monday with the federal cou... More »

Nailed it: scientists describe weird ancient hammerhead reptile

WASHINGTON It was a creature so outlandish that scientists say it reminds them of the fanciful beasts conjured up by Dr. Seuss. But would the famous children’s book author have thought up a marine reptile with a hammerhead snout it used to snack on algae? Scie... More »