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The buzzing coming from the cicadas is expected to get louder as more insects emerge from the ground.
A man, 43, was shot in the neck about 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the 5000 block of North Winthrop Avenue. He is hospitalized in critical condition. The other man, 40, was grazed in the head and declined medical attention.
Illinois mistakenly overspent its latest round of funding and will run out of money for hundreds of programs that serve about 15,000 kids in Chicago. The programs' advocates encourage state lawmakers to intervene.
For tourists, Illinois is the place to be for the historic cicada emergence. The 17-year brood in the state's northern half and the 13-year brood in the southern part are set to converge near Springfield.