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Democrats Plan to Nominate Biden by Virtual Roll Call Before DNC to Meet Ohio Ballot Deadline

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FILE - President Joe Biden speaks on April 12, 2024, in Washington. (Alex Brandon / AP Photo, File)

The Democratic National Convention, where the president would otherwise be formally nominated, comes after Ohio’s ballot deadline of Aug. 7. The party’s convention is scheduled for Aug. 19-22.

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FILE - President Joe Biden speaks on April 12, 2024, in Washington. (Alex Brandon / AP Photo, File)

Illinois Lawmakers Move to Pause, Then Further Regulate Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Development

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State Sen. Laura Fine, D-Glenview, and an aide watch as state Sen. Michael Halpin, D-Rock Island, explains why he will vote no on her bill to regulate the carbon capture and sequestration industry. (Andrew Adams / Capitol News Illinois)

While proponents of carbon capture technology say it is key to addressing climate change, it is often criticized for the risks it brings with it. A pipeline can burst, resulting in a flood of carbon dioxide for miles that can poison those caught in it.

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State Sen. Laura Fine, D-Glenview, and an aide watch as state Sen. Michael Halpin, D-Rock Island, explains why he will vote no on her bill to regulate the carbon capture and sequestration industry. (Andrew Adams / Capitol News Illinois)

Can You Eat Cicadas? Yes. But Should You? Here’s Food for Thought From Experts

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Brood XIX periodical cicada. (Alabama Extension / Flickr Creative Commons)

If you wouldn’t eat a vegetable grown in that soil, don’t eat a cicada.

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Brood XIX periodical cicada. (Alabama Extension / Flickr Creative Commons)

CPS Releases New School Budgets, Showing ‘Tighter’ Resources for Some Amid Budget Shortfall. Find How Your School Fared

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Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday published individual school-level budgets amid as some have expressed concerns about how the district’s new funding model could affect its selective enrollment and magnet schools.

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Designs Unveiled for Expansion of O’Hare Airport’s Concourse C, Expected to Be Complete in 2028

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A rendering of the connection to Satellite Concourse 1 from Concourse C. (Courtesy of SOM and Norviska)

An expansion of O’Hare International Airport’s Concourse C would add more gates and serve both international and domestic passengers, according to elected officials who unveiled design renderings Tuesday.

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A rendering of the connection to Satellite Concourse 1 from Concourse C. (Courtesy of SOM and Norviska)

2024 Chicago Summer Festival Guide

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Chicago Pride Fest, 2022. (Steven Koch / Northalsted)

Get ready for fun with this guide to neighborhood street fests, art shows, outdoor concerts and cultural celebrations of all sizes across Chicago and the suburbs.

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Chicago Pride Fest, 2022. (Steven Koch / Northalsted)

Iconic ‘Home Alone’ House in Winnetka Hits the Market for $5.25 Million

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The Winnetka home best known as the “Home Alone” house is now listed for sale. (Credit: Coldwell Banker Realty)

With five bedrooms and six bathrooms, the Georgian-style property, built in 1921, has plenty of space to accommodate hijinks like those from the iconic 1990 film.

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The Winnetka home best known as the “Home Alone” house is now listed for sale. (Credit: Coldwell Banker Realty)

Chicago’s Animal Shelter on Pace to Surpass Last Year’s Record-High Euthanasia, Stray Counts After 669 Animals Put Down in 4 Months

Chicago Animal Care and Control saw a 16% increase in euthanasia in the first four months of 2024 compared to the same time last year, data shows

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Left: Even before Chicago Animal Care and Control opens its facility to the public, people begin forming a queue outside its intake doors on the Lower West Side on May 20, 2024. Right: A cage containing a litter of kittens that a resident waits to drop off at the shelter. (Eunice Alpasan / WTTW News)

Chicago’s city shelter is waiving adoption fees on weekends through the end of the year, in addition to waiving adoption fees for animals who have been in the shelter for more than 60 days.

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Left: Even before Chicago Animal Care and Control opens its facility to the public, people begin forming a queue outside its intake doors on the Lower West Side on May 20, 2024. Right: A cage containing a litter of kittens that a resident waits to drop off at the shelter. (Eunice Alpasan / WTTW News)

5-Year-Old Girl Among at Least 9 People Killed by Gunfire Over Memorial Day Weekend Across Chicago: Police

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Chicago police officers responded to a fatal shooting in the 3100 block of West Carmen Avenue on May 27, 2024. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

The 5-year-old, Reig Ware, was fatally shot at around 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the 200 block of South Campbell Avenue.

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Chicago police officers responded to a fatal shooting in the 3100 block of West Carmen Avenue on May 27, 2024. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

A 19th Century Flag Purchased for More Than $15K Disrupts Leadership at an Illinois Museum and Prompts a State Investigation

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This image provided by Heritage Auctions, shows 21-star U.S. flag. Illinois state investigators are scrutinizing the purchase by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum of this 21-star U.S. flag reportedly from 1818-1819 at the time that Illinois was admitted to the Union as the 21st state. At the same time, one of the nation’s top vexillologists, or flag experts, says the flag is not from 1818 but from the Civil War period and is likely a so-called Southern exclusionary flag, reserving on its b

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is once again under the spotlight after a manager failed to consult a collections committee before purchasing a 21-star flag whose description as a rare banner marking Illinois’ 1818 admission to the Union is disputed.

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This image provided by Heritage Auctions, shows 21-star U.S. flag. Illinois state investigators are scrutinizing the purchase by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum of this 21-star U.S. flag reportedly from 1818-1819 at the time that Illinois was admitted to the Union as the 21st state. At the same time, one of the nation’s top vexillologists, or flag experts, says the flag is not from 1818 but from the Civil War period and is likely a so-called Southern exclusionary flag, reserving on its b

Illinois Senate Democrats Send $53.1B Budget to House. Here’s a Look at What It Includes

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Lawmakers in the Illinois Senate celebrate late on May 26, 2024, after passing a budget. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

The fiscal year 2025 spending plan, which came together over a stretch of late nights and closed-door dealmaking, spends $400 million more than what Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed in his February budget address.

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Lawmakers in the Illinois Senate celebrate late on May 26, 2024, after passing a budget. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Cicadas Week 2: What’s New? For Starters, Chicagoans Have FOMO

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Cicada sculptures, this one in Winnemac Park on the North Side, are as close as many Chicagoans are going to get to the real thing. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

Some of the early “They’re here!” excitement has definitely given way to “Wait, they’re staying for how long?” At the opposite end of the spectrum, Chicagoans are wondering why they got left out of the great 2024 emergence.

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Cicada sculptures, this one in Winnemac Park on the North Side, are as close as many Chicagoans are going to get to the real thing. (Patty Wetli / WTTW News)

Health Insurance Changes Targeting ‘Utilization Management,’ More Will Head to Pritzker’s Desk

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State Sen. Laura Fine, D-Glenview, speaks in favor of her bill to limit the ability of insurance companies to deny coverage or steer individuals toward lower cost, and sometimes less effective, treatments. (Peter Hancock / Capitol News Illinois)

The Illinois House gave final approval Saturday to a pair of bills that limit the ability of insurance companies to deny coverage or steer individuals toward lower cost, and sometimes less effective, treatments and medications, strategies sometimes referred to as “utilization management.”

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State Sen. Laura Fine, D-Glenview, speaks in favor of her bill to limit the ability of insurance companies to deny coverage or steer individuals toward lower cost, and sometimes less effective, treatments. (Peter Hancock / Capitol News Illinois)

State Lawmakers Pass 250 Bills, Including Measure Targeting ‘Legacy’ Admissions at Public Universities

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The Illinois State Capitol is pictured in Springfield. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Amid the flurry of legislation was a measure prohibiting state universities from admitting students based on familial and donor ties, an expansion of the ban on sales of e-cigarettes to minors and a bill prohibiting stores from stocking alcoholic beverages near non-alcoholic lookalikes.

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The Illinois State Capitol is pictured in Springfield. (Jerry Nowicki / Capitol News Illinois)

Week in Review: ShotSpotter Debate; Legislative Session Wraps Up in Springfield

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Chicago City Council bucks the mayor and votes to keep ShotSpotter. And it’s a wrap — almost — on the legislative session in Springfield.

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Bill Banning Illinois From Aiding Other States’ Investigations Into Abortion Services Clears General Assembly

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State Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, speaks on the Senate floor in favor of her bill to ban authorities in Illinois from aiding another state’s investigation of people coming to the state for reproductive health care. (Peter Hancock / Capitol News Illinois)

The bill is one of several responses Illinois lawmakers have passed in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 2022 that overturned Roe v. Wade. It came in response to legislative efforts in other states to ban or severely limit access to abortion services.

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State Sen. Celina Villanueva, D-Chicago, speaks on the Senate floor in favor of her bill to ban authorities in Illinois from aiding another state’s investigation of people coming to the state for reproductive health care. (Peter Hancock / Capitol News Illinois)

Chicago Police Intend to Be More ‘Judicious’ in Canceling Officers’ Days Off as City Announces Summer Safety Plans

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(Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

Mayor Brandon Johnson, speaking Friday at the Chicago Cultural Center, joined Chicago police Supt. Larry Snelling and other department leaders to unveil the city’s summer safety plans ahead of Memorial Day weekend.

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(Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)