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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in Seattle in a June 2014 file image. In a press release Thursday, Amazon announced it is planning to build a second, equal headquarters in another city. (Ken Lambert/Seattle Times/TNS)

‘Babies Before Bezos’: Union protests $2 billion for Amazon bid amid child care cuts

By John Byrne | Chicago Tribune
November 2, 2017
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Where to park during eclipse weekend

By Brian Munoz
August 17, 2017
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IDOT warns southern Illinois motorists to watch for hazardous driving conditions

By Staff report
January 12, 2017
Gov. Bruce Rauner gives a thumbs up after giving his first speech as governor on Monday Jan. 12, 2015 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Rauner moves to dump 29 political hires from Blagojevich, Quinn eras

By Monique Garcia | Chicago Tribune
September 2, 2016
Jodi Witthaus, a visually impaired graduate student in social work from Centralia, stands with her guide dog Nika while waiting to cross South Lewis Lane on Sunday after walking down East Grand Avenue from her apartment at Aspen Court. The intersection is the site for a proposed roundabout, which she said can be a hazardous obstacle for pedestrians to cross. “I got my dog for independence,” Witthaus said. “If they don’t do [the roundabout] right, that completely wipes away my independence.”

Construction of Grand Avenue roundabout raises concerns

By Anna Spoerre, @annaspoerre
February 22, 2016
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