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Student Profile: AJ Horkan, BA/MPP Class of 2025

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“Every person in the Harris community is my teammate. We’re not competing against each other; we’re competing against these massive issues.”

Debate lives up to the hype

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WATCH PARTIES held across Illinois were high energy, but it’s not clear whether any minds were changed.

‘There’s only bad options’: expert says city hiring freeze is the best of the worst

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A municipal finance expert says Mayor Brandon Johnson's plans for a citywide hiring freeze could go a long way towards closing an expected billion dollar budget shortfall, especially this year.

Americans’ inflation-adjusted incomes rebounded to pre-pandemic levels last year

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming the biggest price spike in four decades to restore most Americans’ purchasing power.

Presidential debate Tuesday, here's what you can expect

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Declining bat population is increasing infant mortality in US, says new study; Here's the strange connection

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The study found that the reduction in insectivorous bats, vital for pest control, caused a 31% rise in pesticide use.