As the spotlight settles on each of them, that person unspools a monologue, a candid account of their origins, their desires and dreams, their galaxy of excuses and explanations.
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Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
The actual economy is damaged by the money leaving the state to gambling companies, as well as by the time and money lost by Illinoisans that could have served their actual desires instead of their addiction.
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