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Union Pacific could prepare Leeds Industrial Park for new freight warehouses after a devastating 2021 fire at the former ...

Milwaukee County Zoo visitors who miss Chalupa — the giant Pacific octopus who was humanely euthanized at the beginning of 2024 — will be thrilled to meet the zoo's new arrival. Flurry ...

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With no shortage of demand for their products, the Gleemans and their associates tapped into several sources for illicit alcohol, taking advantage of St. Paul’s position as a regional railroad ...

Work crews grind up railroad ties near a business park and neighborhood in North Lawndale. Neighbors complain about the odors and the dust. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share Wilfred Dowdell ...

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Snow had moved into the Great Lakes area Wednesday evening, dumping snowfall at rates of 0.5-1.0 inches per hour across the evening commutes in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Detroit. According to the ...