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DeWalt is a name that needs no introduction in the world of power and hand tools. Here's how the top toolmaker is innovating ...

I’ve never been more alarmed about the state of our democracy. The U.S. is sliding toward authoritarianism faster than ever, while corporate media turns a blind eye. That’s why Common Dreams exists—to ...

Days after a 70-year-old Air Force veteran was among five people charged while protesting outside a suburban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, fellow veterans and others gathered ...

Isaach Reichman, Director Corporate Communications for Choose Chicago, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the tourism statistics from this summer. Reichman shares that there were more hotel bookings this ...

Big changes are coming to the Chicago Bears' offense when they return from their Week 5 bye. At least, that's what longtime team insider Brad Biggs is reporting. According to one of Biggs' sources, ...

The world is changing fast, and it’s forcing humans to constantly adapt how and where we live — or else. That’s the driving theme behind this year’s edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, which ...

HUDSON, Mass. — Sharp Tool, a leading name in saw blade and cutting tool solutions, has acquired Forrest Manufacturing, renowned for producing some of the highest-quality saw blades on the market.

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MONTGOMERY, Ill. (WLS) -- One woman says a windstorm in Montgomery caused a piece of a power line to rip through her house. She says the part just missed her while she and others were in the living ...

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