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. USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 21, 2023
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? USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 20, 2023
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 · Dec 19, 2023
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 · Dec 19, 2023
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 · Dec 18, 2023
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 · Dec 17, 2023
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 · Dec 17, 2023
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. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 16, 2023
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. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2023
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 The Guardian - US · Dec 15, 2023
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. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2023
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. Top News · Dec 15, 2023
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. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2023
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. WEKU · Dec 14, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 14, 2023 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 · Dec 14, 2023 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 · Dec 14, 2023 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 · Dec 14, 2023 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 · Dec 14, 2023 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.
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023 Man walks free from jail 35 years after wrongful conviction for murder of boy Brian Beals was convicted in 1988, following the death of the child and the injuring of his mother in Chicago’s Englewood area
Latin Times · Dec 13, 2023 Illinois Halts Construction of Migrant Shelter Due to High Levels of Arsenic, Lead and Mercury Chicago is now considering new plans to house migrants after the state shuttered its proposed 2,000-person shelter
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023 Father of July 4th Illinois parade shooting suspect released early from jail for good behavior The father of the suspect in a deadly 2022 Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago has been released early from jail after serving part of a 60-day sentence for sponsoring a firearm application for his son
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 13, 2023 A chance to ponder a darter among other catches from the Fox River An unknown fish, which turned out to be a logperch, was on the exhaustive list of fish Vince Oppedisano caught from the Fox River this year.
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 13, 2023 Everyone can play a role in preventing suicide Newly released data show that nearly 50,000 Americans died by suicide last year. The national suicide rate of 14.3 deaths per 100,000 people hit its highest level since 1941.
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023 Highland Park shooting suspect to represent himself at murder trial Seven people were killed and dozens more wounded in mass shooting at 2022 Fourth of July parade in Illinois