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Fossil fuel divestment is a step Illinois pension funds must take

Climate change is already affecting the very air we breathe and the people and places that we love. That’s why it is time for the state to take further action to combat the climate crisis.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Bears Stock Exchange: Who’s up and who’s down entering Week 3?

Here are the Bears players who raised and lowered their stock this week.

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A couple were wanted for the murders of an Illinois family of four. Then they died in a fiery Oklahoma car wreck

Nathaniel Huey Jr, 31, was considered a suspect and Ermalinda Palomo a person of interest in the shooting deaths of Alberto Rolon, 38, Zoraida Bartolomei, 32, their two boys. Faiza Saqib explains what we know about the pair

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Ex-NFL star Sergio Brown and his mother went missing. Police say she was murdered and he has yet to be found

As details about 73-year-old Myrtle Brown’s murder begin to emerge, authorities in Maywood, Illinois, continue searching for her son, former NFL player Sergio Brown. Andrea Blanco reports

The Independent UK

Suspect in Illinois family-of-four’s murder suddenly ‘switched’ and ‘acting suspiciously’ before killings

Woman who lived with quadruple murder suspect said he ‘started becoming suspicious’ a few months ago

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A family of four was fatally shot in a sleepy Illinois town. Now their suspected killer is dead

The Rolon-Bartolomei family were found dead in their home on Sunday. Days later, a man and woman sought in their murders was found dead in Oklahoma. Faiza Saqib reports

The Independent UK

Rivian Adds Dual-Motor Large Pack R1T EVs To Inventory

The dual-motor powertrain has been developed and is manufactured in-house by Rivian at its factory in Normal, Illinois, as opposed to the quad-motor setup that’s built by Bosch.

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Biden administration offers migrant crisis help: Speeds work visas for Venezuelans looking for jobs in Chicago, other cities

Gov. J.B. Pritzker applauded the decision: “Since day one of this humanitarian crisis, I have heard one thing from migrant families and their advocates — they want to build better lives and work.”

Chicago Sun-Times

“Hillbilly Elegy” senator hardens block on a confirmation vote for new U.S. attorney in Chicago

Sens. Dick Durbin and Chuck Schumer sharply criticized both Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, who has been preventing a vote on April Perry and three other U.S. attorney nominees, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., who has been holding up military promotions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Associated Press Illinois high school football rankings for Week 5

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

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Suspect in murder of family of four outside Chicago found dead states away in Oklahoma

Nathaniel Huey Jr., 31, of Streamwood, Illinois, and an unnamed woman were identified as persons of interest in the slayings

The Independent UK

50 as the magic mark in muskie fishing

Matt Sopron caught his first 50-inch muskie from the Fox Chain O’Lakes and Jerry Borst caught his personal-best muskie, a 53 in Canada, to illustrate the power of the 50-inch mark in muskie fishing.

Chicago Sun-Times

A family of four and their three dogs were fatally shot in a quiet Illinois town. The suspect was found dead days later

The Rolon-Bartolomei family were found dead in their home on Sunday. Days later, the person of interest police sought in their murders was found in Oklahoma, Faiza Saqib reports

The Independent UK

Deaths of four members of Illinois family ‘not a random act’, police say

Officials reverse earlier position that killings were murder-suicide after two adults and their two children found dead in Romeoville

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Ex-NFL star Sergio Brown and his mother went missing. Police say she was murdered and he has yet to be found

As details about 73-year-old Myrtle Brown’s murder begin to emerge, authorities in Maywood, Illinois, continue searching for her son, former NFL player Sergio Brown. Andrea Blanco reports

The Independent UK

Sergio Brown missing - updates: Ex-NFL player tracked to Mexico after new Instagram video

Sergio Brown has posted Instagram videos after his mother Myrtle was found dead in Maywood creek and he went missing

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Illinois police say family of four shot dead in Illinois home were ‘targeted’ – as killer remains at large

Two adults, two children and their three dogs found dead from gunshot wounds in Romeoville, Illinois

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Illinois just became the first state to fully abolish cash bail

Other states like California, New York, and New Jersey have rolled back cash bail practices previously

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Sergio Brown posts second strange video about Finding Nemo while ‘missing’ after mother’s death

The posts come days after Myrtle Brown’s body was found ina creek behind her home in Maywood, Illinois

The Independent UK

Missing ex-NFL player Sergio Brown seen in second bizarre video after mother found dead: Latest updates

Brown’s mother Myrtle was found dead by homicide near her home in Maywood, Illinois

Chicago Sun-Times

40 years ago, Illinois recognized the collective bargaining rights of teachers

Republican Gov. Jim Thompson led the way for the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act in 1983. The law requires school districts to recognize and bargain with education labor unions, the head of the Illinois Education Association writes.

The Independent UK

Ex-NFL star Sergio Brown and his mother went missing. Police say she was murdered and he has yet to be found

As details about 73-year-old Myrtle Brown’s murder begin to emerge, authorities in Maywood, Illinois, continue searching for her son, former NFL player Sergio Brown. Andrea Blanco reports

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois becomes first state in nation to eliminate cash bail: Here’s how it will work

It’s been two years since the Pretrial Fairness Act was passed, but questions remain about who will be jailed and who will not.

Chicago Sun-Times

The stakes are high as Illinois ends cash bail

As the Pretrial Fairness Act is implemented, the public needs and deserves transparency about its impact. Some activists fear judges may turn to electronic monitoring, but as long as judges follow the law, we see no grounds for complaint.

The Independent UK

Centuries after Native American remains were dug up, a new law returns them for reburial in Illinois

Illinois officials and Native Americans whose ancestors called the state home hope a new state law will speed the recovery and reburial of their relatives' remains unearthed over the past two centuries

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