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Villa Park man charged with throwing rocks at Pritzker’s Gold Coast home, leaving letters at the residence

Adam A. Dabash, 38, was charged with stalking and criminal damage to property. A judge ordered him released on electronic monitoring despite prosecutors’ request that he be detained.

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Chicago fishing: Shoreline salmon, counting to 1,000 and fall announces itself

Shoreline salmon on southern Lake Michigan continue to lead the sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, but fall fishing truly arrived with the arrival of real fall weather and Vince Oppedisano reaches a cool mark.

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Pritzker says Illinois ‘unequivocally stands’ with Israel in battle with Hamas

The governor, who is Jewish, on Tuesday acknowledged that there are “peace-loving Palestinians, and we must honor them,” but he called Hamas an “Iranian-backed army of murderers.”

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Is Unemployment Taxable? A State-by-State Guide

The federal government taxes unemployment benefits. But is unemployment taxable in your state?

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Toddlers with developmental delays are missing out on help they need. It can hurt them long term

American babies and toddlers with disabilities are entitled to publicly funded therapies known as Early Intervention, since all U.S. states and territories accept federal funding for this program

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Chicago’s Jewish, Palestinian communities react to violence in Israel: ‘They just want peace’

At least 200 people were killed and hundreds wounded in Israel, while 198 were dead in a retaliatory strike on the Gaza Strip that wounded at least 1,610 more, authorities reported.

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Bally’s temporary casino at Medinah Temple nets $6.7 million and 80,000 visitors in first few weeks

Figures released by the Illinois Gaming Board suggest the city’s first casino could fall behind initial city revenue projections this year — but they also hint at why it could become the most popular in the state.

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A tanker crash, a poison plume and five lives lost: Horror in the heart of American farmland

A perfect storm of events last Friday led to a massive gas spill in rural Illinois, which resulted in five deaths and five more victims airlifted to area hospitals. Sheila Flynn details the terror brought on by the night’s disaster — and small communities’ tough questions as loved ones continue…

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A sucker for respecting native fishes

Catches of redhorse suckers on the Fox River by Vince Oppedisano led to a chance to talk about respect for suckers and other less-acclaimed native fish with Olaf Nelson, founder of moxostoma.com.

Chicago Sun-Times

Car insurers are way off-base in charging 70-year-old drivers more just because of their age

Why do automobile insurance companies in Illinois get away with charging someone 70 more than a person 60 regardless of driving record and claims history?

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Bears pay tribute to ‘ultimate Bear’ Dick Butkus after his death aged 80

Born in Chicago, Butkus played his entire football career in the state of Illinois.

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5 bold predictions for Bears vs. Commanders

From Teven Jenkins rotating at guard, to Darnell Mooney's revenge, here are our bold predictions for Bears vs. Commanders.

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Secret recordings cite ties between Berrios relative, Chicago mobster: ‘Jimmy and Frank were good friends’

Prosecutors revealed secretly recorded conversations Wednesday as they sought a prison sentence of more than five years for James T. Weiss, convicted this year of bribing two Illinois lawmakers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois kickstarts funding to state prison libraries with $420K in grants

Each of the state’s 28 prisons will receive $15,000 for books, magazines and other supplies, the first time they’ve received public funding of any kind in six years.

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Associated Press Illinois high school football rankings for Week 7

The latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.

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Weed Is Legal in Illinois. Police Searched His Car Anyway.

An officer conducted the search of Prentiss Jackson's vehicle after claiming he could smell "a little bit of weed." It ultimately resulted in a lengthy prison term.

Chicago Sun-Times

Embattled DCFS director Marc Smith announces resignation

The news comes a week after a blistering report from the Illinois auditor general highlighting delays in reporting child abuse to other authorities, protecting children allegedly abused and finding placements for kids.

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Chicago Bears Stock Exchange: Who’s up, who’s down entering Week 5?

Let's take a look at the players whose stock is rising and falling in this week's edition of the Chicago Bears Stock Exchange.

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Downstate man gets 4 1⁄2 years for assaulting officer on Jan. 6, still faces murder charges in Skokie woman’s death

The case against Shane Woods, of downstate Auburn, began as one of the more serious cases against an Illinois resident stemming from the Capitol attack.

Chicago Sun-Times

Temp worker advocates hail Illinois law that promises equal pay

The Temp Worker Fairness and Safety Act aims to prevent ‘permatemping,’ where an employer keeps a temp worker indefinitely, by requiring that employers pay temps similar wages as direct hires after 90 days on the job.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hate crimes in Illinois are up. Fight back against the propaganda that fuels them.

It’s not illegal for hate groups to spread their message via leaflets or protests, and that’s happening far more often these days, an Anti-Defamation League report found. It’s important to stop their rhetoric before it leads to harm.

Chicago Sun-Times

McCarthy ousted as speaker — how House members from Illinois voted

The three Illinois Republicans in the House, Mary Miller, Darin LaHood and Mike Bost, voted to keep McCarthy as speaker. All 14 Democrats from Illinois voted to remove him.

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Banned any books lately?

Book banning is on the rise; Illinois has a law against it, but individuals get around the law with their own personal book bans.

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Chicago fishing: Heat may disrupt start of C&R trout season in Illinois

Fishing through the fall heat, including a possible delay in the early C&R trout season in Illinois, leads this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Bally’s casino at Medinah Temple will ‘secure Chicago’s fiscally strong and vibrant future,’ Johnson says

Johnson helped cut the ceremonial ribbon Tuesday at Medinah Temple, which is expected to take bets for the next three years while a bigger permanent casino is built in River West.

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