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104-year-old Chicago woman sets Guinness World Record as oldest person to skydive

A 104-year-old Chicago woman is hoping to be certified as the oldest person to ever skydive after making a tandem jump Sunday and landing 13,500 feet later at a northern Illinois airport

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Racist propaganda, antisemitic acts spiked in Illinois last year, report shows

“In some ways, we think that we live in Illinois and somehow we’re immune to this,” said David Goldenberg, the Midwest director of the Anti-Defamation League that issued the “Hate in the Prairie State” report.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois sues alternate electric supplier for ‘deceptive’ tactics that may have cost residents $15 million

The 50-page complaint filed Sept. 29 listed out instances in which some customers had their energy costs tripled; on average, the company’s rates were nearly double those offered by ComEd in 2020.

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5 died of exposure to chemical in central Illinois crash, preliminary autopsies find

Five people who were killed in a central Illinois crash involving a semitruck carrying anhydrous ammonia died from exposure to the caustic chemical, according to preliminary autopsies

The Independent UK

Pritzker presses Biden for more help as migrant buses double: ‘Illinois stands mostly unsupported against this enormous strain’

On a call with the White House on Sunday, the governor and Mayor Brandon Johnson warned that Chicago could receive as many as 1,250 migrants a day.

Chicago Sun-Times

Toxic gas from a tanker truck crash killed five people. Now, an Illinois town braces for more damage

A semi-truck crash had deadly consequences as thousands of pounds of anhydrous ammonia leaked onto an interstate in Illinois. Kelly Rissman reports

The Independent UK

Chicago woman, 104, skydives from plane, aiming for record as the world's oldest skydiver

A 104-year-old Chicago woman is hoping to be certified as the oldest person to ever skydive after making a tandem jump Sunday and landing 13,500 feet later at a northern Illinois airport

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Photos from the Bears’ Week 4 loss vs. Broncos

The Bears lost their 14th consecutive game with a Week 4 loss to the Broncos. Take a look at the action:

USA Today Sports Media Group

Why wait? Get renewable energy projects connected to the power grid

Somebody — probably Congress or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission — has to figure out how to get these projects up and running.

Chicago Sun-Times

Father, two children and two others killed in toxic tanker crash in Illinois are named

The crash and the subsequent anhydrous ammonia leak led to the deaths of five people on Friday night

The Independent UK

Registration now open for Illinois residents who own assault weapons

Under a new law that took effect earlier this year, residents in possession of assault weapons are required to submit an endorsement affidavit by Jan. 1, 2024.

Chicago Sun-Times

Two children among five killed after truck carrying anhydrous ammonia overturns in Illinois

A tanker carrying anhydrous ammonia, a poisonous gas, overturned and began leaking on Friday night in Illinois, killing five

The Independent UK

Five people killed in crash that releases leak of anhydrous ammonia

A tanker carrying anhydrous ammonia, a poisonous gas, overturned and began leaking on Friday night in Illinois, killing five

The Independent UK

5 dead after crash, chemical leak in downstate Teutopolis

About 500 people were being evacuated from the area of the crash in central Illinois due to an anhydrous ammonia leak.

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Truck accident in Illinois causes "multiple" deaths and an ammonia leak that leads to an evacuation

Federal regulators are investigating the crash of a semitruck carrying anhydrous ammonia in Illinois

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A truck crash in Illinois kills 5 and forces temporary evacuation over ammonia leak

The crash caused a large plume of anhydrous ammonia that caused dangerous air conditions in Teutopolis. Residents were later allowed to return to their homes after being evacuated.

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican hysteria over Chinese electric vehicle battery plant makes no sense

Elements of the far right have essentially claimed that Communists are using taxpayer funds to build some sort of spy base or to promote the Chinese Communist Party’s activities in Manteno.

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Senior citizens are the safest drivers on Illinois roads

The secretary of state is trying to permanently raise driver testing requirement from 75 years old to 79.

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Picture Chicago: 17 of the best Sun-Times photos from this week in news

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling was sworn in as the city’s top cop, United Auto Workers members went on strike in Illinois, and a 12-foot puppet of a Syrian refugee girl walked along Navy Pier.

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Wedding officiants, teaser profiles, and administrative animals.

Chicago Sun-Times

Clearer college financial aid offers promised by hundreds of colleges, including some in Illinois

Northern Illinois, Chicago State and Northeastern Illinois commit to new standardized financial aid offers. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern, University of Chicago haven’t signed on.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mast ahead in production in a surprisely good year for nuts

Mast production looks good across most of Illinois as we head into the opening of archery deer season on Sunday, Oct. 1; plus some notes leading into the archery opener.

Chicago Sun-Times

Veterans deserve a free education, no matter their discharge status

A client of mine took a weed gummy to help him sleep while he was battling with PTSD, a veterans’ lawyer writes. He received a general discharge and is no longer eligible to access the one thing he valued most: a free education.

Chicago Sun-Times

Black drivers are pulled over by police more, mostly for non-moving violations

In recent years, the share of Black drivers involved in traffic stops statewide has reached the highest level on record, a WBEZ/Investigative Project on Race and Equity investigation has found.

Chicago Sun-Times

Water discharge from Trump Tower into Chicago River continues to break rules, Illinois attorney general alleges

The Illinois attorney general’s office filed an amended complaint to a 2018 lawsuit accusing the hotel owners of continuing to skirt rules about water discharge into the Chicago River.

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