Bucktown man arrrows a good buck on opening day in southern Illinois Mark Kelly arrowed a good buck on opening day of archery season in southern Illinois. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 13, 2022
Transit advocates criticize new regional transportation plan featuring expressway expansion The updated plan adopted on Wednesday called “On To 2050 Plan” builds on the plan first released in 2018 — the agency is required by federal law to develop a list of major transportation projects every four years for northeastern Illinois. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 13, 2022
AP Week 8 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 Sun-Times · Oct 12, 2022
Check fraud spikes: Chicago sees jump in checks stolen from mailboxes, ‘washed’ and cashed for thousands of dollars Midge Laurin mailed a $30 check that was intercepted, rewritten and cashed to someone else for $9,475. The scheme leaves many victims struggling for months to recover their losses. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 12, 2022
Editorial: We endorse J.B. Pritzker for Illinois governor When he was elected governor of Illinois in 2018, J.B. Pritzker was blissfully unaware of the COVID-19 crisis that would dominate his first term. As anyone with a loved one in a retirement home knows, the state’s response was far from perfect, and history will judge that Illinois public schools… Chicago Tribune · Oct 12, 2022
To fight deadly opioid addiction, let’s stop investing in failed war on drugs The definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Illinois must chart a new course. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 12, 2022
Minnesota vs Illinois Prediction, Game Preview Minnesota vs Illinois game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 7 game on Saturday, October 15 USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 11, 2022
Chicago fishing, Midwest Report: Fall trout opener Saturday and nearshore salmon and trout The opening of Illinois’ fall trout season Saturday and the continuing nearshore trout and salmon fishing on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 11, 2022
Capitol Lens | Legs up - Roll Call Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Chaika and Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth display their prosthetic legs Tuesday in Silver Spring, Md. Roll Call · Oct 11, 2022
Bowl Projections: SEC Shuffle in the CFP, and Illinois Moves Up Alabama’s lackluster showing against Texas A&M means there’s a new SEC representative in our projected College Football Playoff. Plus, watch out for the Fighting Illini! Sports Illustrated · Oct 11, 2022
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 · Oct 10, 2022
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 · Oct 10, 2022
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. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 10, 2022
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 · Oct 9, 2022
Chicago Tribune · Oct 9, 2022 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 Sun-Times · Oct 8, 2022 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.
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022 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
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 7, 2022 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 · Oct 7, 2022 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.”
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022 Republican gubernatorial candidate in Illinois mocked for avoiding abortion question The Republican candidate for governor has also compared abortion to the Holocaust.
Tribune News Service · Oct 7, 2022 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 · Oct 7, 2022 $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.
Chicago Tribune · Oct 7, 2022 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 Sun-Times · Oct 7, 2022 ‘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…
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 6, 2022 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.