Tax season to get underway, most returns due April 18
CHICAGO (AP) – Tax filing season begins Monday for people filing federal and Illinois returns.
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Chicago schools change COVID data tracking raising questions
CHICAGO (AP) – The nation’s third-largest school district has quietly changed how it tracks COVID-19 cases, raising questions about transparency.
Chicago girl, 8, dies after being struck by stray bullet
CHICAGO (AP) – Police say an 8-year-old girl who died after being shot in the head by a gunman targeting someone else on Chicago’s Southwest Side has been identified.
Drew Peterson’s hearing on murder conviction appeal delayed
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) – A hearing on a motion seeking to dismiss former Chicago-area police sergeant Drew Peterson’s 2012 conviction for killing his third wife has been delayed.
Army Corps to spend $732M on Mississippi River lock upgrade
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The U.S. Army Corps will spend $732 million to expand a congested lock and dam in Missouri. Federal officials said adding a second lock in Winfield, Missouri, will reduce travel time for barges