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Pritzker administration to lay off workers and reduce operations at downstate Choate facility • US Sen. Tammy Duckworth pushes legislation to close ‘challenge’ for riders with disabilities
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Friday, July 24, 2026

Endeavor’s Northwest Community Hospital gains approval for $175M cancer and neurological care center

Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital hopes to move forward with plans to build a new, $175 million cancer and neuroscience center.

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Pritzker administration to lay off workers and reduce operations at downstate Choate facility

Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration is significantly reducing staffing at a long-troubled downstate center for people with mental health issues and developmental disabilities, state and union officials said Thursday.

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US Sen. Tammy Duckworth pushes legislation to close ‘challenge’ for riders with disabilities

Dozens of Metra and CTA stations are inaccessible for riders with disabilities, records show. “It is a real challenge,” explained U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a veteran who uses a wheelchair after losing both legs in the Iraq War.

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Ford recalls more than half a million Broncos due to engine fire risk

Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than half a million Broncos because a wiring harness in the engine compartment can short circuit and increase the risk of fire.

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Canada is ready to celebrate new bridge to US amid tariff troubles with Trump

Officials are gathering Friday in Ontario to take delight in a new U.S.-Canada bridge over the Detroit River.

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Old Fashioned Candies celebrating a half century sweetening the west suburbs

Old Fashioned Candies has been a sweet staple in Berwyn since moving from Chicago in 1976 and now the grandkids are set to work there.

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Gas, groceries and back-to-school items likely to spike with higher oil prices

Companies that produce and sell fresh food, school supplies and anything that gets shipped using fuel reported cost impacts from an earlier spike in energy prices.

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Officials expect WNBA Live fan fest at McCormick Place to host 30,000 during All-Star weekend in Chicago

WNBA Live, the fan fest of the league’s All-Star Game, has had a “great transformation” since its debut in Chicago in 2022. This year’s event runs through Saturday at McCormick Place.

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