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Pritzker signs school cellphone ban to avoid student distractions
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed SB 2427 into law, which bans cellphones in public schools statewide. The goal of the new law is to remove distractions from classrooms. The law requires school districts to develop and implement a "bell-to-bell" policy, restrictin...
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Expected street, sidewalk closures for Lollapalooza 2026
Lollapalooza is once again set to take center stage in Chicago's Grant Park, with street and sidewalk closures in place for one of the city's biggest festivals. From July 30 to Aug. 2, the annual extravaganza will feature more than 170 performers, including the likes of Lord...
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CBP: China Drug Bust at O'Hare
(CHICAGO) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team at O'Hare International Airport seized a shipment containing 10,412 tablets and 2,144 vials of unapproved medications, human growth hormones, and steroids. This shipment originated f...
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Pritzker signs school cellphone ban to avoid student distractions
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday signed SB 2427 into law, which bans cellphones in public schools statewide. The goal of the new law is to remove distractions from classrooms. The law requires school districts to develop and implement a "bell-to-bell" policy, restrictin...
5h ago
Expected street, sidewalk closures for Lollapalooza 2026
Lollapalooza is once again set to take center stage in Chicago's Grant Park, with street and sidewalk closures in place for one of the city's biggest festivals. From July 30 to Aug. 2, the annual extravaganza will feature more than 170 performers, including the likes of Lord...
5h ago
CBP: China Drug Bust at O'Hare
(CHICAGO) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team at O'Hare International Airport seized a shipment containing 10,412 tablets and 2,144 vials of unapproved medications, human growth hormones, and steroids. This shipment originated f...
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Chicago is finally getting an official Italian Beef Festival and it debuts next week
Italian beef fans, get ready to celebrate: Chicago is getting its first ever Italian Beef Festival (finally). The annual Jeff Fest in Jefferson Park is officially rebranding, and the inaugural Chicago Italian Beef Fest will take over Jefferson Memorial Park from Friday, July...
Jul 28, 2026
White Sox add Muneshot Sushi Push-Pop to concessions menu in honor of Japanese rookie slugger
"Buy me some peanuts ... and sushi pops?" In an alternate world, one in which the writers of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" didn't attend their first-ever baseball game until going to Rate Field this weekend, these may have been the lyrics we sang to seren...
Jul 28, 2026
BBB Warns of Lolla Ticket Scam
(CHICAGO) -- The Better Business Bureau says the public should be on high alert for phony ticket websites, fake "Wait Lists," and dead wristbands. These scams not only stop you at the gate but steal your hard-earned cash. "The frenzy for last-minute Lollapaloo...
Jul 28, 2026
