O’Fallon had abandoned property on its hands. Habitat for Humanity found use for it
Habitat for Humanity has acquired a city lot where a condemned house had been demolished to build a new home, its 12th in ...
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NYC will eventually have to abandon part of its water supply if it keeps getting saltier
The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City’s vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to decades of road salt being spread near the system — and they will eventually have ...
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‘Trooper’s Law’ passed by Florida Senate
Trooper’s Law, inspired by the Florida dog abandoned during Hurricane Milton evacuations and rescued by a Florida Highway ...
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2 NASA astronauts return to Earth after an unexpectedly long mission in space
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were on the International Space Station more than nine months, despite ...
They Restored an Abandoned Church and Turned It Into a 30-Unit Apartment Building
A developer and their design team expanded the 1910 structure with a metal-clad box, creating a mix of flats that add housing ...
How life changed when Illinois' pandemic lockdown began five years ago — here's what you told us
It’s been almost five years since Gov. JB Pritzker issued a stay-at-home order to try to curb the spread of COVID-19. We ...
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Illinois bill would let homeowners claim abandoned properties through court
Illinois lawmakers are proposing the Blight Mitigation Act, which would allow homeowners to claim ownership of abandoned ...
Rockford’s deteriorating Singer Mental Health Center could be torn down under Illinois budget proposal
The abandoned Singer Mental Health Center in Rockford could soon be torn down as part of a proposal in Gov. Pritzker's FY2026 ...
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Trump isn’t alone in his geopolitical aspirations. Some in Illinois and Oregon want change too
May 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Claire Rush) The Indiana Statehouse is seen May 5, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his State of the State and budget ...
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Purdue's Trey Kaufman-Renn alleges racist slurs directed at family at Illinois
In a statement, Illinois apologized to Purdue and said it was looking into the incident. Trey Kaufmann-Renn: 'I told (my brother) afterward, that's something I would fight over." (This story was ...
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The Unsung Catholic Sisters Who Care for Abandoned Children
but orphanages have also cared for children who were abandoned or removed from unsafe homes. Sal Di Leo recounted his time at the Guardian Angel Home of Joliet, Illinois, in his autobiographical ...