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Options Technology setting the standard for global capital markets industry
Supporting over 600 clients worldwide, the company delivers high-performance trading infrastructure and cloud services to many of the world’s leading financial institutions. But it is not only about technology. Options is equally committed to...
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STEM Minute | SKATE for Girls program teaches math, ice skating
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Wand - Illinois
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - It is not often that fourth through eighth grade girls get the chance to learn about math and science from college students. But a program called SKATE for Girls, run by a student at the University of Illinois, helps kids...
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Scientists Have Finally Uncovered What’s Behind Long COVID’s Most Taxing Symptom
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Yahoo News
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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." REMEMBER COVID? PLENTY of people have already moved past the lockdowns, social distancing, and other protective measures. But for people with long...
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Researchers win Nobel for explaining innovation-driven economic growth
STOCKHOLM — Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how innovation creates new products and promotes economic growth and human welfare even as it leaves old businesses in the...
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Art Institute of Chicago names Kit Maxwell chair for applied arts of Europe
Dr. Christopher (Kit) Maxwell has been appointed as the Chair and Eloise W. Martin Curator of Applied Arts of Europe at the Art Institute of Chicago. Maxwell steps into this role following the retirement of Ellenor Alcorn. Maxwell joined the Art...
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Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime
Illinois veto session preview: Federal issues top of mind as lawmakers seek transit, energy solutions
A bill to help the Chicago Bears move to Arlington Heights is still not a priority for lawmakers. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Violent protests, legally questionable immigration raids and the deployment of National Guard troops without the governor’s...
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Capitol News Illinois | Veto session preview: Federal issues top of mind as lawmakers seek transit, energy solutions
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The News Gazette - Illinois
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SPRINGFIELD — Violent protests, legally questionable immigration raids and the deployment of National Guard troops without the governor’s approval will be at the forefront of state lawmakers’ minds when they return to Springfield today. “Lawyers...
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Letter to the editor: ICE raids in Chicago are a symptom; the shutdown is the catalyst
Dear editor, In political science, there is a distinction between crisis and failure. A crisis tests a system’s resilience; failure means that the test has become the norm. I fear we are slipping from one to the other. We are now ten days into a...
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Indian Consulate in Chicago Marks World Heart Day with Landmark Conference on Heart Disease in Indians
Chicago: The Indian Consulate in Chicago observed World Heart Day on Tuesday with a landmark conference spotlighting the growing epidemic of heart disease among Indians—a crisis claiming lives at younger ages and lower body weights than in most...
Owner: Prashant Shah
How Kathryn Kauffman Found Her Fit in Manufacturing Engineering
The “Her Stories: Adventures in STEM” blog series is a collection of stories about 20 women in science and engineering fields, written by members of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Pre-College Engagement and Support (PCES) Committee. These...
Owner: Karen Horting
Scientists discover surprising health impact of simple walk in park: 'More efficient and stronger'
"You didn't even need to like or enjoy the nature walk." by Christine DulionOctober 13, 2025 If you've ever thought a walk in the park might clear your head, you're not alone. New findings from various researchers reveal that time spent outdoors...
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US Chicago Tribune Northwestern University professor shares Nobel Prize in Economics
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Yahoo News
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A Northwestern University professor has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his historical studies on sustained economic growth through technological progress. Joel Mokyr, who has taught economics and history at Northwestern for...
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Illinois legislators poised to grapple with trains, insurance and the Bears
SPRINGFIELD — While Illinois continues to battle the Trump administration over deploying National Guard troops, the nuts-and-bolts world of state government will keep on turning in the capital as lawmakers head back to potentially tackle high...
Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Hughes & Co. Invests in Curvo-BroadJump Merger
Hughes & Co. has invested in a merger between Curvo and BroadJump, according to a news release. Curvo and BroadJump are healthcare data and supply chain technology companies. Hughes & Co., founded in 2011 and based in Chicago, seeks control and...
Owner: Aviva Cuyler
Historic Ford assembly plant transformed for biomedical research
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Civil Engineering - Virginia
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By T.R. Witcher Like many American cities in the years before World War I, Pittsburgh had developed its own fledgling automobile industry. The city boasted the first 24-hour drive-in gas station in the nation, a development that helped kick-start...
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Illinois legislators poised to grapple with trains, insurance and the Bears
SPRINGFIELD — While Illinois continues to battle the Trump administration over deploying National Guard troops, the nuts-and-bolts world of state government will keep on turning in the capital as lawmakers head back to potentially tackle high...
Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
2 Illinois universities make list of best in U.S. for 2026
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NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
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Two Illinois universities have been named among the best in the U.S. in a new ranking. Finance website Wallethub released its list of the best colleges and universities for 2026, naming both Northwestern University and the University of Chicago in...
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Economics Nobel prize won by researchers who showed how science boosts growth
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Nature
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The 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize for Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded to three researchers who have shown how technological and scientific innovation, coupled to market competition, drive economic growth. One half of...
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Car crashes into American Science & Surplus store in Geneva
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CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois
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A car crashed into the American Science & Surplus store Monday afternoon in Geneva in Chicago's far western suburbs. Store employees confirmed the car crashed into the building shortly after 1 p.m. No one was injured, including the driver, who...
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Sister Jean, beloved Loyola college basketball chaplain and Chicago icon, dies at 106
Sister Jean, beloved Loyola college basketball chaplain and Chicago icon, dies at 106 CHICAGO (RNS) — Sister Jean was inducted into the Loyola Ramblers Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017. The school erected a memorial for her outside the train stop...
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