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June 29, 2017View email in browser
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Rauner, Madigan talk 'compromise' while doing little

Compromise is proving to be a rhetorical tool to help sell the idea that the other side is to blame if no budget deal is reached by a Friday deadline. Despite the fallout that will accompany such a failure, there's little to indicate a resolution will be reached by then.
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Illinois Lottery stops selling Powerball tickets after lawmakers fail to cut deal

Cash-strapped Illinois has begun turning off one of its most lucrative cash spigots as a casualty of an unprecedented budget stalemate.
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Will Tiger Woods golf course displace South Shore Nature Sanctuary?

South Shore residents and park advocates are concerned that a nature area along Chicago's South Side lakefront could be partially displaced to make room for the new Tiger Woods golf course.
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U.S. sets new visa rules under Trump travel ban: Grandparents, grandchildren are out, siblings are in

The U.S. government set new criteria for visa applicants, including refugees, from six mostly Muslim countries.
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Editorial: Last-minute reprieve from a Toni Tax? Judge could block Cook County's larcenous soda levy

A judge will hear arguments Thursday about whether to allow the county's penny-an-ounce tax on sweetened beverages to kick in July 1 as planned.
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Chance affirms that black boys are worth fighting for

Dahleen Glanton: In a city where black boys are under siege, Chance the Rapper shines like a beam of light as an activist for justice, a voice of reason and a vivid reminder that young black men are worth fighting for.
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Returning to Taste, Carbon Live Fire still fighting fallout from food poisoning outbreak

A year after the biggest food poisoning case in Chicago in almost a decade, Carbon Live Mexican Grill says it's still being hurt by the fallout.
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Cubs strike right tone in muting Miguel Montero

David Haugh: The Cubs did the best thing for their up-and-down season in designating Miguel Montero for assignment, drawing the line between public candor and criticism of teammates.
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