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Around a year into the pandemic, Into It. Over It. main man Evan Weiss got a message from UK musician and recording engineer Simon Small. Weiss knew Small casually. They’d met in the 2010s at Fest, an ...

While lawmakers in Springfield are still debating legislation for an autonomous vehicle pilot project, Waymo is testing its cars on Chicago streets. The state’s regulatory framework is unclear, but ...

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The histories of some pieces of land in Chicago are well-known. The Thompson Center in the Loop stands on the former site of the Sherman House Hotel. The Chicago Police Belmont Area Headquarters and ...