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New census figures show Illinois’ population change was actually a modest gain, but experts say warning signs remain

CHICAGO — Brooke Landrum came to Chicago from Cincinnati in 2016 to attend Loyola University, and after graduation she decided to stay and settle into the bustling Lakeview neighborhood.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois primary polls: Sean Casten edge over Marie Newman; wide open race to replace Bobby Rush

Polls at this stage – especially for the crowded 1st district primary - are used by campaigns to test messages, name ID and figure out the politics of the electorate.

Chicago Sun-Times

Feds recorded Mike Madigan learning about secret payments to controversial ex-political aide, court records show

The ex-Illinois House Speaker was recorded on a wiretapped phone call in 2018 discussing with lobbyist confidant Michael McClain a plan to arrange secret payments to a close political ally who had been implicated in a sexual harassment scandal, newly released court documents show. Madigan has…

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Clean energy requires skilled, local workers

ComEd is expanding efforts to build Illinois’ clean energy workforce and will hire 500 new overhead helper and construction worker roles over the next three years.

Chicago Sun-Times

Woman dies a week after shooting on Dan Ryan Expressway at 47th Street

State troopers responding to the shooting found the woman, 25, with injuries considered life threatening, fire officials and Illinois state police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gov. Pritzker, Illinois delegation scrambling to grab federal dollars ‘owed’ due to census goof

The Census Bureau bungle deprives Republicans of a main attack line: blaming Pritzker and Democrats for Illinois population loss — since, it turns out, the population grew.

Chicago Sun-Times

Too many eagerly accepted wildly erroneous census undercount in Illinois

The Census Bureau admitted last week that it had screwed up Illinois’ decennial headcount, and the state actually grew by about 250,000 people.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Eight Illinois counties hit high risk level for COVID-19 — and Cook County’s not far behind

Cases have been on the rise statewide since mid-March, or a few weeks after Gov. J.B. Pritzker lifted his indoor mask mandate.

Chicago Sun-Times

Enough with the political ads

I am still waiting for the candidate who vows to restrict campaign ads to 60 days prior to the election. That is the candidate I will vote for.

Chicago Sun-Times

Watch Rivian CEO Demonstrate The R1S SUV's Utility In New Video

The two-minute video appears to be shot with a phone by RJ himself on the factory floor in Normal, Illinois, and focuses on the trunk and rear seats of the R1S.

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Armadillos have arrived in downstate Illinois and are heading north

CHICAGO — Every now and then the Illinois Department of Natural Resources puts out a public request for sightings of armadillos, anywhere in the state: Folks, if you see something, say something. And periodically, yes, they do get a handful of reports of armadillos, scattered here and there. But when…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Biden’s trip to Chicago highlights the deeper problems in Democratic leadership

In Joe Biden’s America, life is not easy. For those of us who call Illinois our home, it’s not hard to see how Democrat policies have negatively affected our lives — even more so than our families who live in neighboring states.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois undercounted in 2020 census, actually grew to 13 million — largest population ever

A U.S. Census Bureau report released Thursday shows rather than losing population, Illinois gained more than 250,000 residents between 2010 and 2020. That’s roughly the equivalent of not counting anyone in Aurora — Illinois’ second largest city — and the entire city of Decatur.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois man convicted of giving son rifle he used to kill 4

An Illinois man faces up to three years in prison after being convicted of illegally giving his son an assault-style rifle he later used to shoot and kill four people in 2018 at a Waffle House in Tennessee

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Abortion-friendly states prep for more patients if Roe falls

Reproductive rights advocates are planning to open new abortion clinics or expand the capacity of existing ones in states without restrictive abortion laws

Chicago Sun-Times

Early vote kickoff spotlights voter confusion in new Illinois congressional districts

In-person early voting starts May 26 in Chicago; June 1 for suburban Cook residents; and on Thursday for voters in Lake, DuPage, Will, Kane counties and other parts of Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Not been a great time for romance,’ with the fewest marriages in the United States since 1963

Forty-six states, including Illinois, reported declines in marriage rates in 2020, according to the CDC. Only Montana, Texas, Alabama and Utah saw increases.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Ghost’ busters: Illinois becomes first state in Midwest to ban untraceable do-it-yourself ‘ghost guns’

The Illinois law requires all firearms, including 3D-printed guns, to have serial numbers. Ghost guns are largely untraceable because they lack such identifying numbers.

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‘Night Sky’ a flawed sci-fi series worth seeing for the chemistry of two great actors

J.K. Simmons and Sissy Spacek star as a small-town Illinois couple with a mysterious portal in the tool shed.

Chicago Sun-Times

Knowing jack about skipjack herring turns into a pending Illinois record, plus the Stray Cast

Travis Strickland caught the pending Illinois-record skipjack herring, in part because he knew what he had.

Los Angeles Times

Bill Shaikin: Nationals fired scout for refusing COVID vaccine. He's now selling cars — and suing.

LOS ANGELES — In 1984, Joe Maddon was the manager of the Peoria Chiefs, a team that played in a cozy Illinois ballpark located next to an agricultural research center. The minor leagues were, shall we say, a little more informal in those days.

Chicago Sun-Times

Valencia airs first TV ad in Illinois secretary of state race, taking potshots at Giannoulias

Democrats across the nation are hoping to use the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that could signal the overturning of Roe v. Wade to bring voters to the polls. That’s a trickier strategy for Valencia in the secretary of state’s race.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois is far from social equity in cannabis market

If legislators give social equity legislation the attention it deserves, Illinois can begin to fulfill the promises of equity and justice.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois stops Carvana sales over delays with registrations, titles

Carvana’s license to operate in Illinois was suspended after consumer complaints. The Illinois Secretary of State’s office said some buyers are waiting four to six months for proof of vehicle ownership.

Chicago Sun-Times

Put red light camera companies under the microscope

Attorney General Kwame Raoul should investigate the manner of compensation of red light camera companies throughout the Chicagoland suburbs and Illinois.

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