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Four states to end school mask mandates

Governors or agencies in four states announced they would end their school mask mandates on Feb. 7

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Illinois has a teacher shortage. Veteran teachers, step up to help train the rookies.

Think of the future of the profession and consider mentoring a student teacher. If we don’t start giving these students opportunities, we won’t have enough teachers to staff our schools.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Cannabis Sales Drop 15% QoQ In January After Record-Breaking 2021

After hitting a record in December of $140 million, Illinois adult-use cannabis sales plunged 15% to $117.3 million in January. Still, it’s a year-over-year increase of 32%.

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When revisionist history is turned into truth

Calling the Jan. 6 riots "legitimate political discourse," as the censure of Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger and Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney does, is nothing more than a willful denial of reality.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois vs Purdue Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Illinois vs Purdue prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might - or might not - win on Tuesday.

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Ruling on Illinois school mask mandate throws districts into chaos

CHICAGO — A judge’s recent ruling that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 mask mandate was authorized illegally prompted chaos and confusion Monday morning at school districts across Illinois, as increasingly volatile battles over virus mitigation strategies further divided communities and forced some schools to cancel classes.

Chicago Tribune

Afternoon Edition: Feb. 7, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Illinois AG targets smash-and-grab crime with new legislation

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the Illinois Retail Merchants Association unveiled a draft bill on Monday that would create a new criminal charge — organized retail crime — and make it easier for prosecutors to investigate and enforce it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illini move up to No. 13 in new AP Top 25 poll. Where are they on my ballot?

And if the Illini win at No. 3 Purdue on Tuesday, will they be ranked above or below the Boilermakers next week?

Chicago Sun-Times

As another wave of Afghans arrives in Chicago, volunteers say more help is needed

Since last fall, more than 1,890 Afghans have made Illinois their new home, and another wave is expected to arrive in the Chicago area in February, officials say.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘A liar, a charlatan and the most fragile ego of anyone I’ve met’: Kinzinger says Trump was worst president US ever had

Illinois Republican hopes his newborn son will be proud of his work on the January 6 select committee

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Fire Breaks Out Inside Rivian Factory, Crews Extinguish It

A Rivian vehicle caught fire inside the company's automotive factory in Normal, Illinois, on Friday. Only one Rivian vehicle was damaged, and no one was hurt.

InsideEVs

Chicago-based lender stymied by state cap on interest rates

Consumer advocates suspect Opportunity Financial, or OppFi, is fighting back against the limit of 36% on loan interest, but the company isn’t discussing its lobbying aims.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ford Halting Mustang Mach-E Production This Week Amid Chip Crisis

Production will be suspended at plants in Michigan, Illinois and Mexico, and cut at factories in Kansas City, Dearborn, Kentucky, Louisville and Oakville.

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RNC censure of Kinzinger, Cheney could backfire for Illinois Republicans

The conservative National Review found the censure wording "political malpractice of the highest order coming from people whose entire job is politics."

Chicago Sun-Times

This You Gotta See: Bulls-Suns, a Blackhawks restart and a huge Illinois-Purdue rematch

The Illini are on the road again — and loving it.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Illinois Football Schedule 2022: 3 Things To Know

Illinois football schedule. The 2022 schedule with 3 things to know

Chicago Sun-Times

Keep fiscal responsibility in Illinois’ next budget

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $45.8 billion budget now goes to the Legislature, which should protect the responsible parts of the spending plan.

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Masks will stay on in CPS classrooms despite downstate judge’s ruling against mandates

The Illinois Attorney General’s office has already filed an emergency stay aiming to pause the temporary restraining order suspending mask mandates.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois ruling favors parents who object to governor's school mask mandate; state seeking appeal

CHICAGO — Thousands of students at scores of school districts across the state may no longer be required to wear a mask in the classroom, with an Illinois judge ruling Friday that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 mandate was authorized illegally.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago outdoors: Dropping antlers, turkey harvest, eagles on dead deer, Sam Snead/golf/hunting/fishing

A buck halfway to dropping his antlers, bald eagles on dead deer, Illinois’ turkey harvest by bowhunters, and Sam Snead on golf, hunting and fishing are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times

Downstate judge prohibits school districts from requiring masks in classroom

Under Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow’s temporary restraining order, several other COVID-19 mitigation measures enacted by Gov. J.B. Pritzker were deemed "null and void."

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican gubernatorial candidate Sullivan taps former Ives campaign aide Murphy as running mate

The other four contenders in the crowded GOP gubernatorial primary have already firmed up their tickets, allowing them to begin circulating the petitions required to get them on the ballot. "It takes time to vet candidates," Sullivan said of the delay.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pritzker’s budget proposal: Great, but we’ll see how long the fiscal bliss lasts

If we slide into recession, then Illinois could wind up right back where it started: in a very deep hole.

Los Angeles Times

RNC votes to censure GOP members of Jan. 6 probe, moves closer to debate withdrawal

Republican National Committee members passed a resolution on Friday to formally censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois over their work on a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in an unprecedented rebuke of sitting members of Congress.

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