What to know about Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods and rising tensions • As microplastics pollute every corner of the Great Lakes, scientists push governments to combat threat
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| | | | | Hundreds of registered nurses at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago plan to again go on a one-day strike as they try to reach their first contract with the hospital’s new owner Prime Healthcare. | | | | | President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on scores of Canadian imports kicked in over the weekend. Here’s what to know. | | | | | Plastics just keep getting smaller, and potentially more harmful to humans, fish and wildlife. Even the most remote areas of the Great Lakes aren’t spared. | | | | | Oak Lawn Mayor Terry Vorderer and Alsip fire Chief Tom Styczynski support security foggers to prevent gaming terminal burglaries. | | | | | Sports talk radio WSCR-AM 670 fired Mike Mulligan and Marshall Harris without explanation. What we know — and what we hope to hear on a new Score. | | | | | Former Chicago Bulls guard and executive John Paxson and his wife, Carolyn, on July 14 sold their three-bedroom, 3,089-square-foot town home in Northbrook for $995,000. | | | | | A group of about eight local activists are fundraising $10,000 for legal counsel to represent community members and fight back against Project Rise. | | | | | Paul’s Family Restaurant, one of the oldest family-owned and -operated businesses in Elgin, is celebrating its 65th anniversary. | | | | | The research is unusual because it captures cognition during daily life rather than relying on a person’s memory or a single office test by using the ubiquitous mobile technology. | | | |
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