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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services, awarding the plaintiff $3 million in damages. After more than 40 hours of deliberation across nine days, Califo
Several beloved breweries across the Chicago area have shut off their taps or announced that they’ll be doing so soon. The announcements have surviving brewers on guard, and a few said they are looking at everything from better-than-average food to live events to stay afloat. But Chicago is still a
Chicago’s human relations commissioner has resigned to protest what critics contend was an attempt by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration to whitewash a long-awaited report that was supposed to focus solely on antisemitism. Johnson’s relationship with many Jewish leaders has been strained ever si
The White Sox finalized their Opening Day roster Wednesday ahead of their final workout in Milwaukee before kicking off their season Thursday at American Family Field. Days after the surprise acquisition of catcher Reese McGuire, the team designated backstop Korey Lee for assignment along with infie
La alcaldesade Broadview, suburbio al oeste de Chicago, está pidiendo al gobierno federal que cierre un centro de detención de inmigrantes “de facto” que fue el epicentro de protestas —y respuestas violentas por parte de agentes federales— que envolvieron al pequeño suburbio el otoño pasado. La alca
If the NFL has to use replacement referees this season, it wants to be prepared. That’s why one of the five playing rules proposals that will be considered at next week’s NFL Annual Meetings is for the league’s officiating department to be able to correct “clear and obvious mistakes” made in the mom
While speaking at the global energy conference in Houston, the Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner laid out her vision for her country's oil industry as U.S. companies remain hesitant to get involved there.
A delivery robot shattered the glass of an Old Town bus shelter Tuesday in the second such incident of its kind. Video captured the moments after the robot, belonging to Coco Robotics, damaged the bus shelter near the intersection of Larrabee Street and North Avenue. The shelter was repaired by Wedn
Lanes reopened after scraps of sheet metal that slid off a semi truck during a crash with a car caused extensive delays on the Kennedy Expressway Wednesday morning on the Northwest Side. Around 6:50 a.m., state troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash at Kostner Avenue near the split with the Edens
The playroom almost closed twice in 2024 due to lack of business. Owner Vanessa Ávalos said health issues are behind her decision to close now.
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The Cook County state's attorneys office is training some of its staff to bolster prosecutions of crime on the CTA. A new internal transit crime task force will train more than 30 prosecutors and provide guidance on seeking court orders to restrict defendants from accessing parts of the CTA, accordi
Officials approved the change after hearing from speakers who argued it would hamper the state’s economy and push immigrants to work without licenses in the black market.
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