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Illinois lawmakers end session without addressing a Chicago Bears stadium

(TCS) — The Chicago Bears will have to wait on public assistance for a new stadium project. The Illinois legislature, which ended spring session early Wednesday, won’t act on anything regarding a new Bears stadium until this fall at the earliest, if at all. The Bears unveiled the project in April with a $4.7 billion price tag, which included a domed stadium and surrounding infrastructure. Illinois taxpayers would be asked to cover about $2 billion.

Rare cicada emergence expected to occur in 2024

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — In a couple of months, the 2024 cicada emergence will be underway across very specific areas of the United States. This year will be particularly rare in that two different broods will be emerging almost simultaneously for the first time in 221 years, according to AccuWeather. What are cicadas?Many species of cicadas live underground for years at a time before emerging in mass quantities believed to be a defense mechanism to outnumber predators.

'They want to silence us,' witness says about real purpose of Ohio special session

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Here’s the realpolitik on the Ohio legislature’s special session: Not a soul showed up to testify about what was supposed to be the session's main purpose, ordered on Thursday by Gov. Mike DeWine. The session's main purpose was to tweak the state’s filing deadline so President Joe Biden’s name could appear on the November ballot.Several people instead appeared before the House Government Oversight Committee to talk about a companion bill designed to bar foreign contributions to statewide issue campaigns in Ohio.

At least 9 people injured after mass shooting outside Ohio bar, police say

OVER-THE-RHINE, Ohio (WKRC) — At least nine people were injured after a mass shooting in Ohio early Sunday morning, police said. Officers were called to the scene outside a Cincinnati bar, Mr. Pitiful's, around 1:30 a.m. to disperse a large disorderly crowd. While they were trying to clear the area, police say two groups got into an altercation. At least two people involved allegedly pulled out guns and started firing.