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The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Numbers tell Illinois’ dismal COVID story, early voting begins and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Chicago Sun-Times

3 years, 4 million cases, more than 36,000 deaths: Numbers shape Illinois’ dismal COVID-19 story

Statewide death toll now is nearing 37,000 — roughly the equivalent of wiping out the population of Calumet City. Chicago area accounts for nearly half the deaths — about 8,000 in the city, over 7,500 in suburban Cook County.

Chicago Sun-Times

Commentary: Rail remains the safest way to ship materials — despite the derailment in Ohio

Every hour of every day, the items we need to live our daily lives are being transported by our nation’s interconnected transportation system. Rails, roads, rivers and runways are all used to haul just about everything we touch. In Illinois, we are uniquely positioned as the railroad hub of the…

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Twitter reacts to Bears signing TE Robert Tonyan

The Bears are signing former Packers (and Illinois native) TE Robert Tonyan to a one-year deal. Here's how Twitter reacted:

USA Today Sports Media Group

Illinois is funding ‘what works’ for public schools, but there’s still more to be done

The state’s ‘evidence-based formula,’ created in 2018 with bipartisan legislation, is sending more money to under-resourced schools, including some Downstate schools. But Illinois is behind schedule on providing the full funding the legislation calls for.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rick Kogan: It may be only rock ‘n’ roll but Blagojevich was back in the spotlight for a few songs at a Chicago club

CHICAGO — Beer was flowing, the band was playing, people danced and in the audience sat a former governor of Illinois at a table with his wife, ready to rock ’n’ roll.

Chicago Tribune

ComEd bribery trial kicks off, Johnson and Vallas backpedal public safety comments and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Over 100 FBI recordings will be played at ComEd trial, but defense claims jurors will hear no hard evidence of bribery

The opening statements Wednesday kicked off the highly anticipated trial of Madigan confidant Michael McClain, ex-ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker and onetime City Club President Jay Doherty.

Chicago Sun-Times

Woman who found missing husband's mummified corpse in closet 'noticed mystery smell'

Richard Maedge, 53, from Illinois, US had been missing for eight months until his corpse was found by his wife in a closet at their "hoarder home" after a "sewer-like" smell

Daily Mirror

'Boneless wing' or 'chicken nugget'? Buffalo Wild Wings sued for false advertising

An Illinois man is launching a class-action lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings for false advertising, alleging the restaurant's boneless wings are not actually chicken wings at all.

Tribune News Service

The curiosities of a freak crappie caught in northern Illinois

Kyle Tepper caught a freak crappie in the Chain O’Lakes area that looks like something from far southern Illinois or Mississippi. The catch gives the chance to splash around the oddities of crappies in Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

Commentary: Illinois can hold rogue actors in gun industry accountable under Consumer Fraud Act

Rogue gun manufacturers and dealers who negligently or recklessly sell firearms in Illinois must be held accountable to more effectively reduce gun violence in our communities. To do so, policymakers need to clarify the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, or Consumer Fraud Act, to ensure that the…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The overlooked reason reparations make sense in California and elsewhere

Californians are weighing in publicly on the idea of reparations to Black Americans, with the state’s Reparations Task Force set to report their recommendations by July 1. This initiative builds on smaller-scale efforts, such as in my hometown of Evanston, Illinois, which in 2021 became the first U.S. city to…

Los Angeles Times

Mandatory paid time off: 'a strain' for Illinois business

Doug Knight’s family has owned Springfield amusement park Knight’s Action Park since 1930, and the park has seen its share of economic ups and downs

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Judge allows secret ComEd recordings to be released, emergency COVID benefits end for SNAP recipients and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Chicago Tribune

EPA plans to limit toxic forever chemicals in drinking water for the first time

CHICAGO — Water utilities will be required to routinely test for toxic forever chemicals, and spend billions upgrading treatment plants to filter them, under the first-ever national limits intended to protect Americans from widespread threats to human health and the environment.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Supreme Court justices press lawyers from both sides about provision of SAFE-T Act that would abolish cash bail

The provision was to go into effect Jan. 1 under the wide-ranging criminal justice reform bill, but it was challenged by last-minute lawsuits by roughly 60 sheriffs and state’s attorneys.

The Independent UK

Family Feud contestant charged with murdering wife in Illinois

Nurse Becky Bliefnick, 41, found dead in her home on 23 February after failing to collect her three sons

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "The Story of Beauharnais v. Illinois," by Prof. Samantha Barbas (Buffalo)

Just published as the first article in volume 2, issue 2 of the Journal of Free Speech Law, and available here; here's the Introduction: What harms are caused by hate speech? How can we assess those harms? Does hate speech lead to violence? Do racial, ethnic, and religious groups have…

RideApart

Kawasaki Hits The Road Again With 2023 Good Times Demo Tour

Kawasaki announces dates for its 2023 Good Times Demo Tour, visiting cities in Florida and Illinois during the spring months.

Chicago Sun-Times

Five days paid leave guaranteed for Illinois workers under law signed by Pritzker

Starting next year, workers will begin to earn paid leave on their first day at a rate of one hour of leave for every 40 hours worked, up to 40 hours of paid leave for the year.

The Independent UK

Illinois enacts mandatory paid leave 'for any reason'

Illinois will become one of three states to require employers to offer paid time off for any reason

Chicago Sun-Times

Program for suicidal kids struggles amid a youth mental health crisis, ComEd bribery trial spotlights Madigan and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Chicago Sun-Times

Tax rule change will strengthen Illinois cannabis entrepreneurs

Now is the time to make these important, common-sense changes that will set up the industry and its members for success well into the future.

Chicago Sun-Times

Five things to know as the Safe-T Act goes before the Illinois Supreme Court

On Tuesday, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments that will determine the future of cash bail in the state.

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