Gas prices in the Midwest are significantly higher than the rest of the nation this year, according to AAA's Fuel Gauge Report. But this remains a big driving holiday -- with nearly 2 million Chicagoans expected to be driving and 31 million people driving across the nation. Because of the high congestion, the State Police issued a safety report Thursday morning.
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The number of naturalizations in the U.S. has grown over the past years. With a recent Senate Judiciary Committee vote, 11 million more immigrants are closer to a path of citizenship. For legal immigrants, it’s a route that, for some, takes years, money, time and persistence. Immigrants say the process is worth the benefits.
The McDonald’s Corporation held its annual shareholders meeting in Oak Brook Thursday. One of the hottest topics was the menu. Today McDonald’s offers 145 different items on its menu, up from 85 items only five years ago. Is this super-sized menu getting away from the company’s core vision – “to be the world’s best quick service restaurant experience?”
Cirque Shanghai: Dragon's Thunder is back at Navy Pier for the summer and Medill Reports gets a special look at the science behind some of the acts.
A recent study found that it’s a lack of exposure to selective colleges and their alumni that prevents many high-achieving, low-income students from attending these schools. One Chicago-area program is hoping to buck that trend, providing eligible students with academic and college counseling services and scholarships for all four years of high school.
Women may one day be able to find out if they are at risk for postpartum depression from the battery of blood tests completed during early pregnancy. New research released this week said in a small study, women who were more sensitive to hormonal changes were more likely to develop depression after giving birth.
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Skateboarding and inline skating have become wildly popular as both recreational pastimes and extreme sports. But in Evanston, skateboarders and skaters still face restrictive laws and societal disapproval for practicing their sport.
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While the Midwest has the highest gas prices in the country, Illinois drivers remain undeterred.
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"Nearly 30 years ago, I was a young man sitting where you are now," U.S. District Judge John Lee tells a crowd of candidates for citizenship.
