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Pritzker moves to make abortion more accessible to people in prisons

In removing fees and promising access, Illinois joins a handful of states providing abortions for incarcerated people.

Chicago Sun-Times

Even if there is a red wave in Illinois, in Senate race, Dem Duckworth holds lead over GOP’s Salvi

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth heads to the Tuesday vote leading Republican Kathy Salvi in two key metrics, polls and fundraising.

Chicago Sun-Times

Missouri Marijuana Legalization, New Jersey Home Grow, Pot Taxes In Hawaii, Weed Sales In Illinois

Marijuana Legalization In Missouri: Black Leaders Divided Over Ballot Measure

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Would-be minority pot entrepreneurs say state rules are scaring off investors

Regulations for businesses who got licenses in Illinois ‘social equity’ lottery make it hard to raise cash, panelists at a City Club luncheon said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Valuable Lincoln artifacts are taken from a Springfield museum as feuding with a not-for-profit intensifies

The fate of 1,500-plus artifacts, including some tied to Lincoln’s murder, is unclear as a foundation pulls items out of a state Lincoln museum.

Chicago Sun-Times

No. 14 Illinois, Michigan State heading in opposite directions

Illinois ranks No. 1 in scoring defense (8.9 points per game), total defense (224.5 yards per game) and passing efficiency defense (77.9).

Chicago Sun-Times

All candidates for Cook County Commissioner District 13 in Illinois complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Cook County Commissioner District 13 in Illinois — Josina Morita (D) and Andrew Border (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run…

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Man charged with making death threats against Republican candidate for governor in Illinois

The caller is facing felony charges for threatening a public official

The Independent UK

Michigan State vs Illinois Prediction Game Preview

Michigan State vs Illinois game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 10 game on Saturday, November 5

USA Today Sports Media Group

New health care facility going up on Southwest Side will be home to geriatric program

Construction has begun on a new Esperanza Health Center in Brighton Park that will host one of Illinois’ first federally-qualified PACE programs

Chicago Sun-Times

Bears hosted 1st girls flag football championship in Illinois. Officials want to make the game an IHSA-sanctioned sport by 2024.

CHICAGO — Kenwood Academy High School senior Kennedy Scott started tossing around the football with her twin brother in 2021 when he was getting ready to play tackle football for Urban Prep Academy.

Chicago Tribune

President Biden, Vice President Harris headed to Chicago area to stump for Democrats in closing days of campaign

CHICAGO — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will both make appearances in the Chicago area in coming days to try to shore up Democratic congressional candidates’ election chances in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Chicago Tribune

Avalanche of mail hitting Illinois voters, but funding behind partisan ‘newspapers’ not disclosed

The publishers of controversial newspapers with heavy political messaging targeting Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker are able to avoid disclosure requirements covering campaign committees.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois AG sues to stop Jewel-Osco parent Albertsons from paying $4 billion dividend

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has sued grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, which announced in October they plan to merge, over a nearly $4 billion payment scheduled to go out to Albertsons shareholders in November.

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Proud Boys member from Illinois pleads guilty to assaulting officers in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

An Aurora, Illinois, man who is an admitted member of the far-right group Proud Boys pleaded guilty Wednesday to using a flagpole to assault officers trying to hold back the violent mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, then later bragged in a text message that he’d…

Chicago Tribune

Northwestern performs first heart transplant in Illinois using ‘heart-in-a-box’ device

For the first time in Illinois, surgeons have successfully taken a heart that stopped beating inside a patient and transplanted it into another person with the help of a new, science fictionlike device.

The Independent UK

State attorneys general sue to block Albertsons' $4B payout

The attorneys general of California, Illinois and the District of Columbia are suing Albertsons to stop the grocery chain from paying nearly $4 billion to its shareholders

Chicago Tribune

Another Chicago-area corporate HQ hitting the road as auto parts supplier Tenneco plans move to Michigan

Lake Forest, Illinois-based auto parts manufacturer Tenneco is the latest Chicago-area company to announce it is hitting the road, with plans to shift its headquarters to Michigan.

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Proud Boy from Aurora bragged he ‘bonked 2 cops,’ pleads guilty to Jan. 6 role

James Robert Elliott is the only known member of the Proud Boys from Illinois charged in connection with the Capitol riot. He admitted his membership in the group as part of his plea Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Anti-Pritzker PAC tries to suppress the Black vote in Chicago, Biden plans visit to Illinois and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Reason

Illinois Voters Asked Whether To Give Government Unions Veto Power Over Laws They Don't Like

Amendment 1 would grant public workers collective bargaining power over just about anything that affects them, ignoring the will of voters and lawmakers.

Chicago Tribune

How a national book-banning trend erupted at a suburban Chicago library, with pushback aimed at LGBTQ materials

It all started with one parent’s complaint about a book in the children’s section of the Lincolnwood, Illinois, library this summer.

Chicago Tribune

Billionaire Gov. Pritzker uses trust to skirt contribution limits in Illinois Supreme Court races

CHICAGO — Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker is using his personal trust fund to circumvent contribution limits in two races that will determine whether his party maintains its 4-3 majority on the Illinois Supreme Court.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pritzker gives shoe leather and big bucks to Democrats running for state’s top court — but GOP says he’s skirting the law

Pritzker gave $500,000 each to the candidates from his campaign fund — and another $500,000 to each from a personal trust fund. Republicans accuse him of skirting limits he himself signed into law. But the Illinois State Board of Elections says the contributions are allowed.

Chicago Tribune

Madigan skips arraignment as lawyers enter plea of not guilty on new AT&T conspiracy charges

CHICAGO — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan didn’t say a word during his first arraignment on federal racketeering charges in March.

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