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Kroger closing multiple stores in August 2025 across 4 states: See full list of locations

Kroger plans to shut 60 stores across the US by 2026. Closures span chains like Harris Teeter and Mariano’s in over 10 states ...

Illinois launches DNA pilot program connecting Black people with their African roots

The Illinois Family Roots Pilot program is expanding across the state after launching in June with 250 kits. A program ...

Today in Chicago History: Bernie Sanders — then a University of Chicago student — arrested during South Side protest

Chicago police officers carry Bernie Sanders, 21, to a police wagon from a civil rights demonstration at West 73rd Street and South Lowe Avenue in August 1963. He was charged with resisting arrest, ...