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Winter Storm Causes 100-Car Pileup in Illinois

GizModo VR

Icy and snowy weather across the Great Plains and Midwest caused a huge car pileup on Interstate 39 in Illinois yesterday. There were more than 100 cars and semi trucks strewn across several hundred yards of the highway. Read more.

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Sweeping Illinois Clean Energy Bill Also Bails Out Nuclear Power

GizModo VR

Illinois passed one of the most aggressive clean energy bills in the country on Monday, in a rousing success for environmental advocates that, unusually, also bails out some of the state’s biggest sources of clean power: nuclear energy. Read more.

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EON Reality and Illinois Institute of Technology Partner for Knowledge Metaverse Hub

EON Reality

The partnership will begin with new EON-XR solutions for Illinois Institute of Technology. By utilizing the solutions to teach immersive and interactive lessons using lifelike 3D models, Illinois Institute of Technology can provide the best possible academic experience for those on their campus as well as those studying remotely.

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Google Might Owe You Money for Your Face if You Live in Illinois

GizModo VR

The tech company has settled for $100 million following a class action lawsuit in Illinois over data privacy concerns from users of the Google Photos app. Google took another hit today. Read more.

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Illinois Man Turns Down Treatment After Bat Bite, Dies a Month Later From Rabies

GizModo VR

A Illinois man had the unfortunate distinction of becoming the first case of human rabies seen in the state in almost 70 years, health officials reported this week. Unfortunately, like most sick victims of rabies, the man did not survive. He had turned down preventive treatment a month earlier. Read more.

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You Can Now Donate Blood While Immersed In Mixed Reality

VRScout

To help quell this growing shortage, Abbot Laboratories, a medical device and healthcare company based out of Illinois, United States, has teamed up with Blood Centers of America to release a new mixed reality experience designed to attract younger donors while providing a fun and relaxing experience while in the chair.

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Two VR arcades open in Illinois 

Hypergrid Business

Two virtual reality arcades, Immersion Arcade and IVirtex opened in June in Illinois, offering players the chance to play games on the HTC Vive headsets. Immersion Arcade costs $10 for 15 minutes, and up to $60...