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Decaying Pillsbury mill in Illinois that once churned flour into opportunity is now getting new life

Pillsbury Mills was a groundbreaking, history-making flour mill in central Illinois for most of the 20th century

The Independent UK

Michigan State freshman point guard shot in leg while on holiday break in Illinois

A freshman point guard from Michigan State is recovering after he was shot while on holiday break near his hometown

The Independent UK

Speedy Northern Illinois Kicker Scored a TD, and College Football Fans Were Amazed

The Huskies reached into their bag of tricks for an epic surprise play in the Camellia Bowl.

Sports Illustrated

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The fight over public utility rate hikes in Illinois is far from over

Organized labor and the business community are demanding far more robust infrastructure spending, while the governor’s people point to very real cost considerations for consumers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois’ license plate ‘Naughty List’ highlights 2023’s most obscene, rejected requests

The “Naughty List” included plate requests for EATBUTT, WOOPASS, POOPSY and IOWASUX.

Chicago Sun-Times

Court Spots Vexatious Litigant Trying to Hide Under Pseudonym

From yesterday's order by Chief Judge Nancy Rosenstengel (S.D. Ill.) in Robe Probe v. McGehee: Two amorphous plaintiffs, Robe Probe John Doe, initiated this action on October 2, 2023, against various personnel of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois along with Judge John McGehee. {In the Complaint, Robe Probe…

Reason

Huge draft order changes highlight updated 3-round 2024 NFL mock draft

We have a lot of risers and fallers in this new three-round mock draft.

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2024 NFL Draft: The No. 1 overall pick for every team in the NFL

Who is the top prospect for every NFL team is they had the first pick?

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Homeless patients leaving hospitals need better care, so they don’t end up back on the street

Homeless individuals sometimes wait, on the street, for many days before a shelter bed becomes available, a nurse writes. Illinois needs a medical respite shelter program, like some other states have.

Chicago Sun-Times

IHSA announces that high school football district proposal has failed

Illinois high schools voted against the implementation of a district system for football the Illinois High School Association announced on Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

10 photos of the incredible Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce holiday lights display at an Illinois house

This Taylor Swift-themed holiday light display (with a Travis Kelce cameo) are amazing.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bears’ updated 53-man roster for Week 15 vs. Browns

Here's a look at the Bears' updated roster heading into their Week 15 game vs. Browns.

USA Today Sports Media Group

A nod to the Illinois Commerce Commission for preventing utility costs from soaring

Thursday, the ICC told ComEd it needs a better plan for ensuring its electric grid improvements are cost-effective.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rep. Blaine Wilhour of the Illinois Freedom Caucus has a primary fight on his hands

If nothing else, a barrage of union money aimed at Wilhour could divert “Eastern Bloc” resources away from their hoped-for battle against Rep. Dave Severin, Rich Miller writes.

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Holiday travel period to be one of the busiest in recent memory

About 5.9 million Illinoisans will travel more than 50 miles over the holidays. That’s 3.5% more people traveling than the same period last year.

The Guardian - US

US supreme court refuses to overturn Illinois assault weapons ban

Law was passed following Highland Park shooting in 2022, and has been challenged by gun shops and gun rights groups

Chicago Sun-Times

Elk coming and going makes history in Illinois

Bull elk with ear tag 357 wandered into Illinois and was killed on I-55 near Joliet to become the first confirmed wild elk around the Chicago area in nearly 200 years.

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Teen Plots Mass Shooting; Court Upholds Illinois Gun Ban

Teen charged for planning a mass shooting, Supreme Court refuses to halt Illinois's new law banning high-powered weapons. Legal battle ensues.

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Chicago man sues former employer, union for denying gender-affirming care: ‘I was shattered’

Morgan Mesi says Breakthru Beverage Illinois denied coverage of a bilateral mastectomy and hormone therapy, according to a complaint filed in federal court Thursday.

WEKU

To fight so-called book bans, some states are threatening to withhold funding

Illinois made a splashy announcement with their new law intended to protect libraries from book challenges by withholding funding. Other states are closely watching to see if they will follow along.

Chicago Sun-Times

State regulators pull plug on $1.5 billion rate hike sought by ComEd

A split decision from the Illinois Commerce Commission sends ComEd back to the drawing board for a plan that lines up with a clean energy law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker — and it means Chicagoans will see much smaller electric bill increases than expected in the new year.

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. Supreme Court again refuses to block Illinois’ assault weapons ban

The high court had been asked to issue an injunction that would have blocked the year-old law, which prohibits the possession, manufacture or sale of semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines.

The Independent UK

The Supreme Court refuses to block an Illinois law banning some high-power semiautomatic weapons

The Supreme Court has declined to put on hold a new Illinois law that would ban high-power semiautomatic weapons like the one used in the mass killing of seven people at a 2022 parade in a Chicago suburb

WEKU

Supreme Court leaves Illinois semiautomatic gun ban in place

Two lower courts have upheld the law, and Thursday's Supreme Court action marked the second time in six months that the justices have declined to intervene.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois NAACP president apologizes after likening migrants to ‘savages,’ rapists, burglars

Teresa Haley apologized Thursday, two days after comments she made surfaced in a video from a recent conference call of NAACP leaders.

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