Want to own Illinois’ very first automobile license plate? It’s on auction now The “No. 1” plate was issued by the City of Chicago in 1904. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 26, 2022
10 Players to watch in Bears’ final preseason game vs. Browns Here are 10 players we're keeping an eye on when the Bears take the field this preseason one last time before the regular season begins. USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 26, 2022
Winner of $1.34bn Mega Millions lottery hasn’t claimed prize after a month A single ticket purchased at an gas station in Des Plaines, Illinois, won the gigantic sum The Guardian - US · Aug 26, 2022
Wyoming vs. Illinois: Game Preview, How To Watch, Odds, Prediction The Wyoming Cowboys head to Champaign to face the Illini. Here's how to watch and what to watch for. USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 26, 2022
Powerful Politicians Fighting For Cannabis: A Hyatt Family Billionaire Is In Strong Company Regulations are a huge problem for the US cannabis industry as marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, forcing those involved to work around the many hurdles. Fortunately, more and more influential people are joining the effort to help bring about change. We call them friends of the industry. Benzinga · Aug 26, 2022
A rare, first-of-its kind Chicago license plate is up for auction Before Illinois took over the issuing of license plates, Chicago made plates from thin, stamped aluminum. Of those, the first-ever made is expected to sell for upwards of $4,000. WEKU · Aug 26, 2022
Heidi Stevens: Darren Bailey keeps calling Chicago a hellhole. I call it humanity. State Sen. Darren Bailey, Republican candidate for governor of Illinois, is holding firm to his assertion that Chicago is a hellhole, a designation he first bestowed upon us during a May primary debate, when he called the city, to be precise, “a crime-ridden, corrupt, dysfunctional hellhole.” Tribune News Service · Aug 26, 2022
Biden officials in Illinois this week: Labor Sec. Walsh, Ag Sec. Vilsack, UN Amb. Thomas-Greenfield Biden administration officials are criss-crossing the nation in August to highlight President Joe Biden’s accomplishments in advance of the November elections. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 25, 2022
AP preseason 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 · Aug 24, 2022
In climate jobs era, here’s what Inflation Reduction Act means for Illinois workers This new climate jobs stimulus will tip the scales and help us tackle the climate crisis while beginning to reverse 40 years of wage stagnation and widening racial inequality. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 24, 2022
Invasive spotted lanternfly has swarmed across the East Coast and been seen in Indiana. Could it be coming here next? The beautiful inch-long bug sucks the sap out of grapes, hops and other fruits. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 24, 2022
Snap's Illinois privacy lawsuit settlement could net residents some cash The lawsuit alleges that Snapchat's filters violated Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act. Input · Aug 24, 2022
Complete week-by-week 2022 Big Ten football schedule The complete week-by-week Big Ten football schedule to get you ready for the start of the 2022 college football season. Which game are you looking forward to the most? #B1G USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 24, 2022
Sizing up the coho this year on southern Lake Michigan and considering some history Coho salmon in southern Lake Michigan appear to be noticeably large this year. That includes one caught across the Wisconsin line off Kenosha that would have tied the Illinois record, all of which leads to some dabbling in history. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 24, 2022
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022 2nd ex-prison guard convicted in inmate beating death A former Illinois prison guard could face life in prison after a jury found him guilty of violating the civil rights of a 65-year-old inmate who died after correctional officers beat him in a lockup more than four years ago
Chicago Tribune · Aug 23, 2022 Snapchat parent reaches $35 million biometric privacy class-action settlement in Illinois Illinois residents who use Snapchat may be eligible for payouts of between $58 and $117 in a class-action privacy settlement reached this month by the app’s parent company, Snap Inc.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 22, 2022 Top Illinois Dems should return campaign cash from pharma companies implicated in opioid crisis If they seriously need the money, they need to give up their job representing their constituents because it would seem like they are only in it for the money.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 22, 2022 Putting price on carbon emissions is the best way to reduce greenhouse gases The newly passes first comprehensive climate legislation in our nation’s history is a bold step. Now take the next one.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 22, 2022 A converted RV offers a new hope for fighting opioid deaths in the city’s hardest-hit areas The mobile center — one of just 2 approved for operation in Illinois — offers a new treatment that could transform narcotics care for users on the West Side.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 19, 2022 High school football preview: The top 10 running backs A four-star prospect and a pair of teammates are among the area’s top running backs.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 19, 2022 Pharma funds Illinois pols, ‘Sister Jean’ turns 103, Honest Chicagoans talk Air and Water Show 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 · Aug 19, 2022 Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, other pols keep taking money from pharma companies implicated in opioid crisis The Oak Park Democrat continues to accept campaign money from Johnson & Johnson, 1 of 4 companies paying $26 billion to settle suits accusing them of fueling the crisis. He’s not the only Illinois official doing so.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 19, 2022 CPS still wants mandatory COVID-19 shots for kids but can’t require them unless state OKs that Illinois requires K-12 students to provide proof of vaccination against a dozen diseases but not the coronavirus.
Chicago Tribune · Aug 19, 2022 Illinois, behold: Your 700-pound state fair butter cow is here The Illinois State Fair’s butter cow is back in all its creamy glory.
Chicago Tribune · Aug 19, 2022 Illinois gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey resumes calling Chicago a ‘hellhole’ at state fair’s GOP day SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Darren Bailey, who had tempered his criticism of Chicago since winning the Republican nomination for governor, returned to calling the state’s largest city a crime-ridden “hellhole” Thursday in playing to a downstate crowd during the GOP’s annual day at the Illinois State Fair.