At least 100 people died from gunfire over the past three years and at least 500 were wounded, according to data obtained from a sample of police depa
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His name was Devon McClyde and he was 16 years old when he was caught in the crossfire of an argument while playing basketball one evening in a local
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Live cockroaches crawling out of the blade of the vegetable slicer. Unlabeled chemicals being stored next to drink lids. Employees not washing their
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Local health officials inspect food service facilities for compliance across nearly four dozen health and safety items – including critical violations
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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has slashed its staff almost in half over the past 15 years, resulting in less monitoring of environmenta
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Nearly 50 years ago, Illinois became the first state in the nation to adopt a comprehensive Environmental Protection Act. The act, passed in 1970,
Read MoreChina imported more than $130 billion in U.S. commodities in 2017, according to U.S. Import and Export Merchandise trade statistics. Earlier this m
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More than 100 Illinois pesticide retailers reported the weed killer dicamba drifted and damaged soybeans even when it was sprayed in good conditions,
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A store selling meat that wasn’t inspected by the USDA. Molded fruit about to be served in a bar. A sewage back-up into a restaurant. These w
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After Monsanto introduced Roundup Ready corn and soybeans in the mid-1990s, the use of glyphosate skyrocketed. Currently, more than 90 percent of f
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