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Chicago’s elite university undertakes sweeping budget reductions amid $288 million shortfall
The Times of India
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Image credit: (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) The University of Chicago is confronting one of the most significant financial challenges in recent years, as escalating costs, shrinking revenue streams, and long-term structural deficits converge to threaten...
Chicago Bike the Drive 2025 set for Sunday of Labor Day weekend | See route, closures
ABC 7 Chicago - Illinois
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August 29, 2025
Friday, August 29, 2025 7:44PM Chicago Bike the Drive 2025 is set for the Sunday of Labor Day weekend on DuSable Lake Shore Drive. See the route and closures. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Labor Day weekend in Chicago is full of fun, including Bike the Drive...
Illinois man charged in DUI crash that killed passenger
WRSP - Illinois
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GALATIA, Ill. (WICS) — The Saline County State’s Attorney’s Office has charged Jacob C. Ahrens, 21, of Ridgway, Illinois, with multiple felonies following a fatal crash. Ahrens faces two counts of Aggravated Driving While Under the Influence of...
Illinois DOGE Deep Dive: Chestnut Health Systems
McLean County Times - Illinois
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August 29, 2025
Mark D. Godley, Senior Advisor at Chestnut Health Systems | chestnut.orgMark D. Godley, Senior Advisor at Chestnut Health Systems | chestnut.org Chestnut Health Systems, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform...
Chicago prepares for Trump's possible deployment of National Guard
Times LIVE
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“Mr President, do not come to Chicago. You are neither wanted here nor needed here,” he said. CHICAGO CRIME Trump has justified his decision by painting a bleak picture of crime in Chicago, calling it a “disaster”. Illinois Republicans have echoed...
Illinois Extension to Host Inaugural Stormwater Leadership Summit
Around Ptown - Illinois
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August 29, 2025
To address this, University of Illinois Extension is bringing together leaders to develop collaborative solutions. The inaugural Stormwater Leadership Summit will take place on Thursday, September 25th at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The daylong...
Argonne Researchers Give Presentations at Data Management Conference
HPCwire
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August 29, 2025
Talks on data management, artificial intelligence and more at the International Conference on Scalable Scientific Data Management (SSDBM). Aug. 29, 2025 — Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory participated in...
Chicago murals: River North painting celebrates childhood, nature and wonder
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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August 29, 2025
Mexican artist Carlos Alberto was home in Guadalajara City when he got a call from folks he knew at Street Art for Mankind, a nonprofit that commissions large-scale murals around the world to inspire social change. A London muralist had a family...
Potentially radioactive shrimp sold at Mariano's, other stores in Illinois and Indiana
ABC 7 Chicago - Illinois
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August 29, 2025
CHICAGO -- More companies are recalling tens of thousands of packages of imported shrimp sold at Mariano's, Kroger and other U.S. stores, including in Illinois and Indiana, because they may contain radioactive contamination, according to federal...
Ceremony marks opening of two science research institutes in Chicago
U Chicago News - Illinois
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the Aug. 27 opening of two new science research institutes in which the University of Chicago is a partner: the National Institute for Theory and Mathematics in Biology and the National Science Foundation Simons AI...
US airports embrace biometric, digital IDV technology to improve travel efficiency
Biometric Update
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August 29, 2025
The aviation industry is becoming a victim of its own success: As travel numbers rise, airports are coming under severe pressure to process an increasing number of people. The solution is more investments in technology, says air transportation...
Despite Crisis Training for Mental Health Emergencies, Many Chicago Police Officers Still Resort to Force
MindSite News
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August 29, 2025
This story is part of Policing the Vulnerable, a package of stories reported and produced in collaboration with Medill Investigative Lab-Chicago, the Invisible Institute and South Side Weekly. Every day in 2024, Chicago police officers were...
Shadow Arrests: Chicago Police Make Growing Use of Forced Psychiatric Hospitalization
South Side Weekly - Illinois
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August 28, 2025
On a gloomy Sunday afternoon in Chicago, Sgt. Andrew Dakuras hopped out of his patrol car in front of a downtown highrise and strolled into the elevator, finishing a text as the doors closed. He rode up to the 31st floor, exited and stopped at the...
Western Illinois vs Illinois Prediction, Picks & Odds for August 29 — College Football Week 1
Covers
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Photo By - Imagn Images. Kaden Feagin of Illinois. Western Illinois is set to take on No. 12 Illinois on Friday at Memorial Stadium in one of the 11 matchups on tap tonight. The Fighting Illini seem poised to put on a strong showing after their...
Slog AM: Vance Is Ready to Take Over if Trump Dies, White House Prepares to Invade Chicago, Friend of Peter Thiel to Head CDC
The Stranger - Washington State
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August 29, 2025
A Case for Layers: Today will be partly sunny with a high near 82. Tonight, we’ll drop into the low 60s. Same story on Saturday, Sunday, and Labor Day. WA Lawmakers Speak Out Against Firefighter Arrests: Yesterday, ICE agents hauled off two...
Illinois high school football final scores, results — August 28, 2025
Sports Illustrated - New York
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August 29, 2025
The 2025 Illinois high school football season began Week 2 action Thursday night and High School On SI has a list of final scores. Bergen Catholic (NJ) 22, East St. Louis 21 Byron 63, Rock Falls 0 Curie 46, Johnson 6 Evergreen Park 26,...
The World’s Largest Solar Plant is Rising in Tibet. It’s So Vast It’s the Size of Chicago
ZME Science
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August 29, 2025
Aerial view of solar panels at Gansu Dunhuang Solar Park in Dunhuang, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province of China. Credit: VCG China is building a ‘city of mirrors’ on the roof of the world. High on the Tibetan plateau, solar panels stretch across the...
Illinois DOGE Deep Dive: Northwestern University
North Cook News - Illinois
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August 29, 2025
Amy Falls, chief investment officer at Northwestern University | Official websiteAmy Falls, chief investment officer at Northwestern University | Official website Northwestern University, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public...
Illinois DOGE Profile: Habitat For Humanity Of Champaign County
Chambana Sun - Illinois
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August 29, 2025
Habitat For Humanity Of Champaign County, Building/Campus | https://cuhabitat.org/Habitat For Humanity Of Champaign County, Building/Campus | https://cuhabitat.org/ Habitat For Humanity Of Champaign County, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives...
Inside Saint Xavier University—an Illinois DOGE Profile
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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August 29, 2025
Saint Xavier University, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public funding to perform services also offered by the state, was approved to receive a $10,250 grant in FY2024, according to passed legislation data extracted from the...