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Zillow ordered to pay $1.9 million in copyright case

A federal judge this week ordered Seattle-based Zillow to pay nearly $2 million as the result of a copyright infringement case from an Illinois-based photography company.

Tribune News Service

Former Illinois inmate loses latest effort to convince federal prison officials to approve gender confirmation surgery

Cristina Nichole Iglesias says she’s been trying for years to have the surgery, even filing a federal lawsuit.

Chicago Sun-Times

Celebrity chef Rick Bayless says omicron will devastate restaurant industry without federal relief: ‘Nobody knows what to do at this point.’

For 35 years, celebrity chef and restaurateur Rick Bayless has packed his Frontera Grill on New Year’s Eve, an annual tradition for scores of longtime customers at the acclaimed Mexican restaurant in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.

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Hooks, habitat, muskies: Updating the muskie-tracking study at Shabbona Lake and the broader study

Illinois professor Cory Suski brings some updates on the muskie-tracking study at Shabbona Lake and the broader study it is part of.

Chicago Sun-Times

Outrage as gunmaker models kid’s gun on AR-15: ‘Just like mom and dad’s’

Illinois-based gun manufacturer says the rifle ‘operates just like Mom and Dad’s gun’

The Independent UK

He was sent to prison for murder. Then his identical twin confessed

Kevin Dugar claimed his innocence for years. A letter he received while incarcerated changed everything

The Guardian - US

Omicron’s exponential rise followed by ‘exponential decay,’ but COVID deaths keep mounting

The surge is still being felt sharply in intensive care units across Illinois, which are still 88% full. And with four days left in the month, the state has suffered almost as many COVID deaths in January (2,651) as it did over the previous three months combined (2,941).

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At the Races: SCOTUS focus - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns around the country, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in this At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

This week in history: Emily Taft Douglas goes to bat for bookworms

The Chicago-born politician, who died Jan. 24, 1994, served just two years in the U.S. House of Representatives, but she focused on bringing greater access to libraries in her short tenure.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rivian Ramping Up Production After Near-Weeklong Pause For Fixes, Improvements: Report

Rivian Automotive Inc (NASDAQ: RIVN) is ramping up output at its Normal, Illinois plant after a near-weeklong production pause earlier this month, Bloomberg News

Benzinga

Commentary: An Illinois judge reversed a rape verdict. The victim and her advocates didn’t stay quiet

Quincy, the county seat of Adams County in downstate Illinois, is a quiet town. Here residents vote conservative, prize neighborliness and don’t raise voices. Controversy isn’t courted.

Chicago Tribune

Immigration groups outline plans for upcoming state reforms

In a virtual event, immigration groups in Illinois said they will push state elected leaders to expand economic and health care benefits for immigrants.

Chicago Sun-Times

UIC to join the Missouri Valley Conference

UIC joins Belmont University and Murray State as newcomers to the conference for the 2022/23 academic year and will be the fourth Illinois school in the conference.

Chicago Sun-Times

2022 College Football Schedules and Scores By Teams: All 131 Schools

2022 College Football Schedules By Teams. The schedules and scores for all 131 schools.

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Illini alone in first in Big Ten after beating Michigan State

Illinois played without Cockburn and Curbelo.

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Omicron still ominous: ‘Rapid decrease’ in most COVID-19 metrics stirs hope, but Illinois death rate sparks flashbacks

While deaths "still are quite high" in Chicago at a rate of about 19 per day, other numbers suggest relief could be on the way, Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said.

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Top GOP donors pony up for Richard Irvin in governor’s race — but Ken Griffin not yet among them

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin put his first round of cash to use with a television ad portraying himself as a law-and-order candidate who "shut down the riots" as mayor amid 2020 civil unrest in Aurora, claiming he "called in the guard" to quell looting — although in reality, that power…

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Chicago area advocates seek release of the last remaining immigrants in custody in Illinois

A recent federal court order allowed a new law in Illinois to move forward, which calls for local entities to end existing contracts that previously allowed local jails to house people facing deportations.

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Wind chill of minus 25 possible Tuesday night as temps plummet to season’s lowest

A wind chill advisory is in effect from 8 p.m. Tuesday to noon Wednesday in northern Illinois.

Chicago Tribune

Nearly 10,000 women traveled from out of state to have an abortion in Illinois in 2020 — a 29% increase

CHICAGO — Nearly 10,000 women traveled from out of state to have an abortion in Illinois in 2020, a roughly 29% increase compared with the previous year, according to the most recent Illinois Department of Public Health data available.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lawmakers’ pet projects should have to pass public scrutiny

The state’s $45 billion in capital projects through the Rebuild Illinois initiative in 2019 included $4 billion in pork-barrel projects that were slipped in without any public input, the BGA reported.

Chicago Sun-Times

Two years — and five surges — after Illinois’ first COVID-19 case, latest metrics ‘headed in the right direction’

Although patients hospitalized with COVID-19 remained high at 5,238 occupied beds — a daily total reached last year on only a handful of days — it still meant 2,100 fewer patients hospitalized with the virus than when Illinois hit its record high on Jan. 12.

Chicago Tribune

Complaints about long-term care in Illinois are usually dismissed. One woman’s case sheds light on how the system works

CHICAGO — One morning in March 2021, at a nursing home in Evanston, resident Velta Saint registered an alarmingly low 44% oxygen level in her blood. Normal levels range from 95% to 100%, and one study recommends hospitalization for any patient with a reading below 90%.

The Guardian - US

Florida man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Ocasio-Cortez and Pelosi

Paul Vernon Hoeffer, 60, also pleads guilty in federal court to threats against Kim Foxx, a prominent district attorney in Illinois

Chicago Sun-Times

Cook County records 14,000th COVID-19 death as state sees third highest daily caseload

The state has averaged 107 deaths per day over the past week, a stretch that saw Cook County lose a total of 425 residents to the virus — the worst week since mid-November 2020.

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