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Illinois Woman Duped Out of $318K in Elaborate Gold-Bar Scheme Involving Computer Hacks and a Sting Operation (opens the original)
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by Soph Levinson and William Mize, Saluki Local Reporting Lab; Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. BENTON — A 78-year-old southern Illinois woman was alarmed when a popup message appeared on her computer in April warning that it had been compromised. She Googled the number for Microsoft support and called the first option that appeared in her search results. The man on the other end of the line told her he was a supe
Chicago Announces Dedicated Bus Lane on Northbound Michigan Avenue (opens the original)
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A dedicated bus lane is coming to Michigan Avenue. The new 1.5-mile dedicated bus lane will be installed on northbound Michigan Avenue between Roosevelt Road and Wacker Drive in an effort to reduce delays along the downtown corridor, the city announced Wednesday. The Loop’s Michigan Avenue is one of the busiest areas in the CTA bus system, according to the city, with an estimated 22,000 bus riders traveling through the segment every weekday. An estimated 1,490 buses on 21 different routes are ex
Speed and Enforcement Are Top Issues Raised at Chicago Park District’s First Town Hall on Motorized Devices (opens the original)
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The Chicago Park District is grappling with a new Illinois law set to take effect Jan. 1 that governs the use of e-bikes and other micromobility devices such as e-scooters on roads and paths. Though the legislation was designed to create standardized statewide rules, it left an opening for park districts to further restrict use of the devices. In the city, where the Chicago Park District’s current code doesn’t even have a speed limit for old-fashioned human-pedaled bicycles, officials are weighi
US Can Deport the Leader of Wisconsin’s Largest Mosque on National Security Grounds, Judge Rules (opens the original)
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CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. can deport the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque — an outspoken advocate of Palestinian rights — on the grounds that he is a threat to national security, an immigration judge ruled Wednesday. Salah Sarsour was detained in Milwaukee in March by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. A federal judge ordered Sarsour’s release in June, saying he raised a “substantial” claim that the Trump administration was targeting him for speaking out against Israel and advo
Democrats Want a Blue Wave. New Hampshire Is Exhibit A for Why That May Not Happen (opens the original)
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HUDSON, N.H. (AP) — Five weeks before Election Day, Democratic enthusiasm is reaching a fever pitch. With Republicans struggling to overcome President Donald Trump’s low standing, Democrats are on the offensive in Republican strongholds like Texas and Florida, and even eyeing contests in deeper-red Kansas and Mississippi. Many Democratic leaders predict that the House majority is all but theirs, and that the Senate majority, almost unthinkable a year ago, is nearly in their grasp as well. In the
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