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Replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day — completely, Illinois coalition urges

Les Begay, co-founder of the Indigenous Peoples Day Coalition of Illinois, said he doesn’t want to share the holiday with Columbus anymore.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ill. Republican governor nominee Darren Bailey joins — but doesn’t publicly acknowledge — Donald Trump Jr. at downstate event

MARION, Ill. — Stumping for votes in conservative southern Illinois, Republican governor hopeful Darren Bailey took the same stage as Donald Trump Jr. on Saturday night, with the former president’s son encouraging those in attendance to back Bailey while Bailey stuck to his campaign speech and didn’t publicly acknowledge the…

Chicago Tribune

Uihlein kicks in $13.9 million more to defeat Pritzker; $1 million to oppose union rights amendment

GOP mega donor Uihlein’s campaign cash is being used to oppose Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker — not promote Republican nominee Darren Bailey.

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Georgia retakes No. 1 spot in AP Top 25; Illinois joins rankings

Illinois improved to 5-1 by beating Iowa and landed in the poll for the first time since Oct. 16, 2011 — 178 polls.

Chicago Sun-Times

In the fight for the US House, one of the most important battles is in northwest Illinois

ROCKFORD, Ill. — The front line of this year’s fierce fight for control of the U.S. House of Representatives cuts straight through the river cities and rural communities of the 17th Congressional District in northwestern Illinois.

Chicago Tribune

Flag football pursuing varsity status in Illinois

To take a sport from emerging to varsity-level, leagues need to have 10% of IHSA member high schools participating, which equates to about 80 schools. The IHSA Board also considers other factors like officiating, facilities and support from participating schools’ athletic directors.

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Another man arrested after slaying of 1 cop, wounding of 2nd

Illinois State Police say another person has been arrested in connection with the killing of one police officer and the wounding of another at a northern Illinois hotel in late December

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Early voting opens, law enforcement discuss the police response in Highland Park 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.

Chicago Sun-Times

The rise and fall of another Chicago political dynasty — the 34th Ward Democrats

“We were in the same political family,” former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. says. “We were able to elect a county commissioner, we were able to elect state reps, senators — and it all came out of that organization.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican gubernatorial candidate in Illinois mocked for avoiding abortion question

The Republican candidate for governor has also compared abortion to the Holocaust.

The Independent UK

Auto review: S-class smackdown — Mercedes EQS EV vs. GLS SUV

JOLIET, Illinois — Mercedes is the pinnacle of European luxury, and the S-class is the summit of Mercedes.

Tribune News Service

$2,700 ambulance bill pulled back from collections

Peggy Dula is as surprised as she is relieved. The 55-year-old resident of St. Charles, Illinois, had been fighting a $2,700 ambulance bill for nearly a year. Now, the amount she owes from her September 2021 car wreck appears to be zero.

Tribune News Service

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and GOP challenger Darren Bailey trade insults and interrupt each other in first televised debate

NORMAL, Ill. — Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican challenger Darren Bailey engaged in a chippy first face-to-face broadcast debate Thursday night, as each man frequently interrupted the other with claims of lies, deception and hypocrisy.

Chicago Tribune

‘Liar,’ ‘liar,’ debate sparks fire: Pritzker, Bailey accuse one another of lies, hypocrisy, being danger to Illinois

The high-stakes showdown — roughly a month ahead of the election — covered abortion, guns and crime; Pritzker’s handling of the pandemic, and the state’s financial ledgers. But the fast — and at times scattershot — pacing often left viewers without answers about where the candidates stood on those…

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Chicago homeowners welcome energy-efficient upgrades in green push

With a new $3 million grant, nonprofit Elevate is targeting 100 low-income homes over two years, replacing natural gas appliances with electric units as Illinois phases out fossil fuels that contribute to climate change.

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Workers rights amendment would be good for public budgets

By growing wages, increasing revenues, reducing government assistance costs and relieving pressure on tax rates, the Workers’ Rights Amendment is a valuable policy tool for our state.

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AP Week 7 Illinois high school football rankings

The latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.

Chicago Tribune

Tyson Foods will move about 500 corporate employees in Chicago and suburbs to Arkansas headquarters

Meat processor Tyson Foods will move about 500 corporate employees based in its Chicago office and Downers Grove, Illinois, innovation center to its Springdale, Arkansas, world headquarters, the company said in a news release Wednesday.

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‘Act of defiance’: US advocates launching mobile abortion clinic

Planned Parenthood says Illinois mobile clinic to address rising demand among people in US states where abortion banned.

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Iowa vs Illinois Prediction, Game Preview

Iowa vs Illinois game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 6 game on Saturday, October 8

Chicago Tribune

Rivian production accelerates in third quarter. Illinois plant on pace to build 25,000 EV trucks this year

Startup EV manufacturer Rivian accelerated production by 67% in the third quarter, with more than 7,300 electric trucks rolling off the line at its Normal, Illinois plant.

Benzinga

Rapper Vic Mensa Talks Weed: 'Before I Ever Sold A Rap, I Sold An Eighth'

After an almost two-decade-long affair with the plant, Chicago rapper, actor and activist Vic Mensa has launched a legal, equity-focused cannabis company of his own, 93 Boyz.

The Independent UK

Planned Parenthood plans mobile abortion clinic in Illinois

Planned Parenthood officials have announced plans for a mobile abortion clinic, a 37-foot RV that will stay in Illinois but travel close to the borders of adjoining states that have banned abortions since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade earlier this year

Chicago Tribune

Planned Parenthood launching a mobile abortion unit in southern Illinois as number of out-of-state patients skyrockets

CHICAGO — Planned Parenthood is launching a mobile abortion unit in southern Illinois to help reach out-of-state patients and decrease wait times, as more states ban or severely restrict terminating a pregnancy.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pumpkin farms in Illinois and elsewhere adapt to improve soil, lower emissions

Farmers are adopting regenerative techniques designed to reduce emissions, attract natural pollinators like bees and butterflies and improve the health of the soil.

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