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The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

The scramble to help newly arrived migrants, R. Kelly’s sentence and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a five-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

R. Kelly sentenced to one more year in prison for child pornography

The disgraced former R&B star is already serving 30 years for sex trafficking and racketeering. On Thursday, he was given one more year in prison for having made pornography with three children.

WEKU

DeSantis boycotts NBC over question

NBC's Andrea Mitchell said she was "imprecise" in saying DeSantis thinks "slavery should not be taught" in schools

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Chicago mayoral election takes place next week

Nine candidates are running for mayor of Chicago, Illinois on Feb. 28. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election will take place on April 4. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, first elected in 2019, is running for re-election.

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Nearing 100, Artist Laureate of Illinois Kay Smith says her passion for painting keeps her going

Smith was named a laureate along with five other recipients in 1994 by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois, for “contributions to the betterment of humanity that have been accomplished in or on behalf of the State of Illinois.”

Chicago Sun-Times

New Illinois law gives additional hope to youngest felons facing life in prison

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Nelson Morris was only 17 when he was arrested for a double murder that eventually doomed him to spend the rest of his life in prison, with no chance of parole.

Chicago Tribune

Overall deer harvest by Illinois hunters jumps nearly 8 percent

Illinois hunters harvested 158,010 deer during all 2022-23 firearm and archery seasons, up from 146,438 in ‘21-22.

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Lightfoot denies playing politics with police pension board

One week before the mayoral election, Lightfoot felt the need to personally deny explosive allegations by Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger to release book in October

The former Illinois Republican, one of two GOP House members who voted to impeach President Trump, will tell the story of the party’s takeover by extremists.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former US Rep. Adam Kinzinger to release book in October

The Illinois Republican who broke with his party two years ago after the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol has a book deal

The Independent UK

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visits Illinois as part of visit aimed at showing he’s pro-police

ELMHURST, Ill. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, exploring a 2024 bid for the White House, came to west suburban Elmhurst on Monday as part of a tour attacking Democrats for enacting “woke” policies that encourage crime and weaken law enforcement as he recruited police officers to move to the Sunshine…

Chicago Tribune

Protesters greet Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on visit to Chicago area: ‘Illinois is a place where we say gay. We’re proud of it.’

Ron DeSantis, mulling a GOP run for president, meets with law enforcement in Elmhurst and denounces ‘woke policies enacted by Leftist politicians’ in blue states and cities.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Supreme Court allows massive damages in biometric privacy cases but says lawmakers should weigh in

The Illinois Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated opinion on the state’s biometric privacy law Friday, leaving the door open for massive damages when companies are found to violate residents’ privacy rights but suggesting lawmakers revisit the issue.

Chicago Tribune

What states don't have bears – and can I even go hiking in them?

We do some digging and find out what hiking adventures are out there among the US states for the extra bear aware adventurer

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Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. Presidents and Chicago: 234 years of presidential connections

With parks, school, statues, expressways and even a water-pumping station named for them, there are many ties between the Windy City and the 45 men who have served as president of the United States.

Chicago Sun-Times

Stop the unauthorized sharing and sale of people’s health information

Individual users may have no idea that companies they never heard of know their heartbeats, the number of steps they take and other health data. A proposal in the Illinois Legislature would insure companies can’t get such information without a person’s consent.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why some ex-Illinois lawmakers convicted or accused of crimes get to keep their pensions

Illinois has paid out millions in pension payments to former legislators who have admitted criminal wrongdoing or are awaiting trial.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: How can we boost COVID-19 economic recovery? End the tourist visa backlog

There’s a good chance that Main Street in your hometown looks different from how it did three years ago, whether that’s in Illinois or elsewhere in the U.S. Perhaps your favorite restaurant has closed, or your barber never reopened after lockdowns. For communities whose economic success is tied to tourism…

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The Independent UK

Illinois poised to mandate paid leave for nearly all workers

East St. Louis-area hotel restaurant server and single mother of three Joan Van said she works doubles, sometimes triples, to make up the money when she or one of her children gets sick, or she needs to call out

Chicago Sun-Times

Polling Place: Should the sinking Bulls get into the Russell Westbrook business?

It might happen. What could go wrong?

WEKU

Did an F-22 shoot down an Illinois hobby group's small radio balloon?

A military spokesperson tells NPR that it's their understanding that the FBI has spoken to the hobbyist group in question.

Chicago Sun-Times

Investing in education is good for Illinois’ future

It’s good for kids, and the state, that Gov. J.B. Pritzker focused on education in his budget and State of the State speech.

Chicago Sun-Times

Federal judge denies motion to block Illinois assault weapons ban

The decision appears to be the first from a federal judge considering whether the ban comports with a U.S. Court Supreme decision.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois hobbyist group says its balloon went missing the same day U.S. military shot down unknown object over Alaska

The Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade has not confirmed that its balloon was the object taken down by a fighter jet.

ABC News

Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade loses transmission with pico balloon after US authorities down objects

A US hobby group says it lost track of its pico balloon over south-east Alaska on February 11, sparking speculation it could be one of the three benign balloons downed by authorities.

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