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Illinois Supreme Court takes up accelerated appeal of ruling that struck down state ban on high-powered guns

CHICAGO — The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to an accelerated hearing schedule for the state’s appeal of a downstate judge’s ruling that struck down a state ban on certain high-powered semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity ammunition magazines.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois Facebook users to receive second payment in biometric privacy lawsuit settlement

A second check of just over $30 was issued at the end of February to those who cashed initial settlement payments of $397, part of a $650 million compensation fund.

Chicago Sun-Times

Woman finds her husband's mummified corpse eight months after he went missing

Jennifer Maedge reported her husband Richard, 53, from Illinois, US, missing on April 27 last year after he phoned her to say he was leaving work early

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Wife finds husband’s mummified remains in closet of their home eight months after reporting him missing

‘I was looking for a tote of Christmas ornaments, and that’s when I discovered him,’ wife says

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Bears 2023 free agency preview: Did Armon Watts show enough to come back?

Armon Watts was a popular waiver claim last August. Did he do enough in his one year in Chicago to warrant coming back?

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When it comes to smog, Cook County in Illinois is the worst neighbor in the country, EPA finds

CHICAGO — When it comes to lung-damaging smog, Chicago and the rest of Cook County are the nation’s worst neighbors.

Chicago Tribune

Wife finds her husband's mummified corpse eight MONTHS after he went missing

Richard Maedge, 53, from Illinois, US, was reported missing back in April 27 last year after his concerned wife Jennifer came back to their family home and couldn't find him

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Commentary: Climate change poses financial risks. Why would officials want investors to ignore that fact?

Institutional investors, be they state treasurers managing funds for public safety and education or asset managers running mutual funds, are responsible for protecting and growing other people’s hard-earned savings.

Chicago Tribune

Father of Nashville Waffle House shooter gets 18 months

An Illinois man has received an 18-month prison sentence after being convicted of illegally giving his son an assault-style rifle he later used to kill four people at a Waffle House in Tennessee

The Independent UK

Illinois leads nation in applications for student debt relief

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could derail hopes of canceled student debt for 1.5 million Illinois residents.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Too many are dying’; drug companies’ opioid settlement to help Chicago aid drug users

Heather O’Donnell of the Chicago social services agency Thresholds says the money is “an opportunity to really build up substance use care.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Taking aim at gun safety in Illinois invites tragedy

Lawmakers and others should not seek to undo laws meant to protect people from gun violence.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois judge strikes down state's ban on high-powered guns

CHICAGO — A downstate judge on Friday struck down the ban on high-powered firearms and high-capacity ammunition magazines that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law earlier this year, a ruling the Illinois attorney general’s office immediately appealed to the state Supreme Court.

Chicago Tribune

Ukrainian Jews Reflect On Their Arrival In The State Of Illinois Since The Start Of The War

Ukrainian Jews who have settled in Illinois since war began & a report that the state has been largely pro-Ukraine.

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Johnson and Vallas advance to mayoral runoff in Chicago

Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas advanced from a nine candidate field in the Feb. 28, 2023, general election for mayor of Chicago, Illinois, to an April 24 runoff.

Chicago Sun-Times

Founding fathers didn’t own AR-15s or large capacity magazines, Pritzker and Raoul argue in defense of ban

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed the brief to answer challenges to the assault weapon ban, arguing the nation’s founding fathers owned guns that could only shoot a single shot before reloading — proving assault weapons weren’t in “common use” at the time.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White endorsing Vallas for mayor

The endorsement from a man who four times got more votes than any other statewide candidate could give Vallas a major boost in his efforts to get the 20% of the Black vote strategists say he needs to win the April 4 mayoral runoff.

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Chiefs updates from DB/ST prospect media availability at NFL Scouting Combine

From meetings with the #Chiefs to interesting quotes and notes, here are the latest updates from DB/ST media availability at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine.

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Illinois is leading the way to finalize the Equal Rights Amendment

Politicians and organizations are leading the way for official recognition of the ERA, which was ratified in 2020.

Chicago Tribune

A battle simmers in Illinois over plans to pipe in and store millions of tons of planet-warming carbon dioxide underground

CHICAGO — On a subfreezing day in January, John Feltham drove his two-seat Kawasaki utility vehicle over neatly furrowed fields glistening with snow. There were deer and coyote tracks, black crows flapping against a powder blue sky, and signs everywhere of Feltham’s deep roots in this fertile land.

Tribune News Service

Democrats divided over strikes by teachers, principals

Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently signed a bill allowing Chicago school principals to unionize and possibly go on strike. But Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, also a Democrat and in an equally liberal state, said just the other day she opposes legislation that would explicitly permit teachers to strike.

Chicago Sun-Times

To treat severe mental illness, Illinois should allow supervised use of ‘magic mushrooms’

The Illinois CURE Act would allow individuals to try a new alternative form of treatment that is safer and potentially more effective in treating their symptoms.

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Stellantis Puts Illinois Plant On Pause Before Potentially Closing It

The UAW said the decision will not stand.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago-style pizza icon sells its frozen division

Romeoville, Illinois-based Great Kitchens Food Co. has acquired Uno Foods’ frozen and refrigerated pizza brands as the iconic deep dish chain focuses on expanding its franchise restaurants.

Chicago Sun-Times

John Lausch announces resignation as U.S. attorney for Northern District of Illinois

The role of interim U.S. attorney will fall to Morris Pasqual, the office’s first assistant U.S. attorney. A search is underway for a successor to Lausch.

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