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  • Legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote.
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national/world
  • Maywood honored a man who spent a month searching for the body of a little boy he never knew.
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local
  • Few Illinois public schools have "safe rooms" to protect students, despite having as many tornadoes a year as Oklahoma.
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iteam, chuck goudie
  • The search for survivors and the dead is nearly complete in the Oklahoma City suburb that was smashed by a mammoth tornado, the fire chief said Tuesday. The storm killed at least 24 people, including at least nine children, and injured over 200.
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  • While some board members say a few of the 54 schools may be saved, it is not likely to be many.
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news
  • On Tuesday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel talked about the fight to close schools and why he's determined to move ahead.
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local, sarah schulte
  • Diane Sawyer is seen on the ABC World News set.
  • ABC will present an expanded World News with Diane Sawyer on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, with special coverage of the Oklahoma tornado damage.
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station info
  • Hardly any Illinois public schools have reinforced "safe rooms" to protect students from tornadoes, even though Illinois has nearly as many tornadoes each year as Oklahoma.
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news
  • Six men who say they were victims of former Jesuit priest Donald McGuire settle their sex abuse lawsuit for nearly $20 million.
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local, leah hope
  • Penny Pritzker
  • Both of Illinois' senators are now supporting Penny Pritzker's nomination as secretary of commerce.
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politics
  • The Red Cross in Chicago is preparing to mobilize to send help to the tornado region. People who wish to make a donation to support the Red Cross response to the disaster in Oklahoma can visit redcross.org or call 1-800-REDCROSS.
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news
  • Several organizations are gearing up to send relief to the Oklahoma tornado victims. People who wish to make a donation to support the Red Cross response to the disaster in Oklahoma can visit redcross.org or call 1-800-REDCROSS.
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local, karen jordan
  • Cloudy with showers likely on Wednesday.
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7-day forecast, jerry taft
  • Watch Jerry Taft's 7-day outlook.
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  • Matthew Boban
  • A Joliet man is in custody for allegedly mugging two elderly women in grocery stores before crashing a stolen car into a semi, police say.
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local
  • An Iowa letter carrier has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for sending dud pipe bombs with threatening letters signed ''The Bishop.''
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local
  • Six men who say they were victims of former Jesuit priest Donald McGuire settle their sex abuse lawsuit for nearly $20 million.
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news
  • Have you ever taken off the cover of your grill after a long, cold winter and thought, what a mess? Now a company will take care of the cleanup for you.
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news
  • Opening statements have begun in the murder trial of James Ealy, the man accused of strangling Mary Hutchison during a 2006 robbery at a Lindenhurst Burger King.
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local, michelle gallardo
  • man sprays down grill
  • Have you ever taken off the cover of your grill after a long, cold winter and thought, what a mess? Now a company will take care of the cleanup for you.
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mathie, frank mathie
  • Opening statements have begun in the murder trial of James Ealy, the man accused of strangling Mary Hutchison during a 2006 robbery at a Lindenhurst Burger King.
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news
  • Charges are pending against a northwest Indiana man accused of attacking an off-duty police officer outside Planned Parenthood.
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indiana news
  • At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and over 200 were injured in the EF-5 tornado that struck Moore, Okla. on Monday.
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news
  • At least 24 people were killed, including at least seven children, and over 200 were injured in the EF-5 tornado that struck Moore, Okla. on Monday.
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news
  • Many people are wondering what can be done to protect yourself from a tornado like the one that leveled Moore, Oklahoma. Using reinforcement in building construction is one solution.
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local, eric horng
  • sign at roseland hospital
  • Roseland Hospital will lay off 13-percent of its staff due to financial problems.
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  • Some comfort dogs from the Chicago area will head to Moore, Oklahoma, to help survivors cope.
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local
  • The reality is that no school is tornado-proof, but schools can be built stronger. That has been the practice for a generation in Plainfield.
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news
  • The reality is that no school is tornado-proof, but schools can be built stronger. That has been the practice for a generation in Plainfield.
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local, paul meincke
  • Schaumburg Village Trustee Frank Kozak and his wife, Char, are recovering after they were injured in the Oklahoma tornado.
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local
  • The monstrous tornado in Oklahoma has not only been disturbing to adults, but experts say it's a perfect example of violent weather that can affect a child's mental well-being.
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healthbeat
  • The Samsung Galaxy S4 is seen in this file graphic.
  • Consumer Reports has crowned the Samsung Galaxy S4 as the best smartphone on the market.
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consumer