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Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin says he tested positive for COVID

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and was in quarantine with what he described as minor symptoms

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Editorial: Indiana’s existing abortion laws are in sync with moderate Hoosiers. Leave well enough alone

Anyone seeking an abortion in Indiana faces a variety of hurdles.

Chicago Tribune

Google will be new occupant of Chicago's iconic, controversial James R. Thompson Center

CHICAGO — Google has agreed to buy the soon-to-be-renovated James R. Thompson Center in heart of the Loop, a victory for Chicago’s central business district and for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker as he seeks reelection and fends off criticism over recent high-profile corporate departures.

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Suspect in Chicago July 4 shooting indicted on 117 felonies

Robert E Crimo III indicted on 21 counts of first-degree murder, 48 of attempted murder and 48 of aggravated battery.

Al Jazeera

Rescue our beloved and endangered monarch butterflies

Pesticides, the loss of food sources and the loss of habitat are a triple threat for monarchs, the state insect of Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

These Doctors Want Marijuana Illegal Again; This State Broke A Cannabis Tax Revenue Record; Medical Hemp Gets A Green Light

Thai Doctors Seek To Suspend Cannabis Decriminalization

Benzinga

Par on Illinois bullfrogs gives a feast fit for the king of Calaveras County

A night of frogging for bullfrogs results in a feast fit for the king of Calaveras County; plus the Stray Cast.

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Editorial: Gov. Pritzker, no more meddling for expedient purposes

Having a billionaire governor has, on balance, been good for Illinois.

Chicago Tribune

Armadillos In Chicago? This Southern Animal Is Migrating North

Armadillos have been traveling up rivers and streams to the Midwest in recent years.

Zenger

Darren Bailey declines to answer questions on Trump, Jan. 6 panel and censuring Adam Kinzinger

SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Darren Bailey saw an endorsement from Donald Trump as key to winning the Republican nomination for governor, traveling to the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach in April to make his case.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Democrats pitching 2024 convention present picture of unity to national party despite tension over leadership battle

CHICAGO — Illinois’ top Democrats gathered on a Fulton Market venue stage Tuesday in an attempt to present a unified front to national party officials reviewing Chicago’s 2024 presidential convention bid, masking an intensifying battle over control of the state Democratic Party.

Chicago Tribune

Activists want Pritzker to shut down youth detention centers in Illinois

The group also wants the governor to end funding for a planned sixth juvenile justice center in Lincoln, where the Lincoln Developmental Center stood before being closed in 2002.

Chicago Sun-Times

Monkeypox cases in Illinois surpass 300 as big summer festivals approach

Health officials look to raise awareness ahead of large outdoor events like Lollapalooza and Market Days.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Democrats display united front — at least on hopes Chicago will host 2024 convention

DNC Chair Jaime Harrison’s visit to Chicago comes as U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly faces opposition as chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois, with advisers to Gov. J.B Pritzker and Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch recruiting state Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez, D-Cicero, to replace her.

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Labor shortage drives fierce competition in Chicago hospitality industry, with cash promises and on-the-spot job offers

When a manager from a short-staffed Chicago-area restaurant skulked into Lucca Osteria in Oak Brook, Illinois. on a recent Friday with a fistful of cash, the brazen poaching of workers seemed straight from the pages of Nelson Algren.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker out of isolation after testing negative for COVID

CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has tested negative for the coronavirus after spending five days in isolation, he announced on Twitter.

The Guardian - UK

How we met: ‘I found her on Facebook after 40 years and it felt like coming home’

Steve, 59, and DeSande, 55, were close at high school in Illinois, but lost touch after graduating. Four months after they reconnected, they got married

Chicago Sun-Times

More Illinois voters will have choices on the ballot this November

The general election on Nov. 8 is projected to have at least 82 contested statehouse races, the most in 24 years. The goal should be for voters to see a contested ballot for every statehouse contest.

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Illinois abortion providers see demand, wait times rise a month after Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade

That’s as surrounding states restrict abortion rights “So we have waves of people then trying to find out: Where can I go?” says Melissa Grant of Carafem, whose Skokie clinic has seen in-person visits rise by 130% over 2021.

Chicago Sun-Times

Car insurers’ pandemic windfalls prompt a response in Springfield, with consumer-minded reforms planned

State Sen. Jacqueline Collins, D-Chicago, wants Illinois to regulate car insurance rates and require other consumer protections. The state insurance department wants more information for the public.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois Gov. Pritzker gave Democratic governors’ group $24 million to fund ads that helped nominate his GOP opponent

CHICAGO — In addition to spending more than $62 million en route to an easy win in the June primary, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker also gave $24 million to the Democratic Governors Association, which then spent millions on TV ads encouraging Republicans to vote for his favored GOP challenger, state…

Chicago Sun-Times

Democratic Party of Illinois chair Kelly faces rival recruited by Pritzker team, state House speaker

State. Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez, D-Cicero, told the Sun-Times Friday she is seeking to oust U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., as the chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

Time to exhale? State regulators finally pass around new batch of pot dispensary licenses

The long-awaited new licenses are the first new ones to be issued by Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration since marijuana was legalized in 2019 and sales started in 2020.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mayor signs plan to help St. Louis women get abortions, bucking Missouri attorney general

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones signed a bill Thursday morning putting $1 million toward helping women get abortions in Illinois, kicking off another legal battle with the state.

Chicago Sun-Times

As monkeypox cases near 200 in Chicago, Pritzker pushes feds for more vaccines to slow the spread

In Chicago, where 86% of the state’s cases are being reported, a second dose of the two-part vaccine is being delayed for some as the city awaits more doses.

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