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Two people who agreed to split the Mega Millions jackpot have claimed the prize

The Illinois Lottery said the $1.337 billion prize for the July 29 drawing was claimed by two people who wish to remain anonymous. They chose a lump sum payment of $780.5 million.

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Amid mounting pushback, Illinois drag queens push forward

For the last four years on the third Sunday of every month, drag queen Ginger Forest heads to Jerry’s Sandwiches in Lincoln Square just in time for brunch. She’s there to put on a show.

Chicago Tribune

Naturalization ceremony in Daley Plaza results in 63 new U.S. citizens

“This is the first step in achieving most of the goals I’ve set for myself,” said Sharon Celestine, 20, who came to Chicago from Nigeria.

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Jury awards Illinois woman $363M in suit over plant's gas

A jury has awarded $363 million to a woman who alleged that a now-shuttered suburban Chicago plant that sterilized medical equipment exposed residents to a toxic industrial gas and gave her breast cancer

The Independent UK

State Sen. Emil Jones III hit with federal bribery charges tied to red-light camera investigation

The son of former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr. is also charged with lying to the FBI.

Chicago Sun-Times

One more football game for Rep. Rodney Davis - Roll Call

Is it ‘easier to play in the NFL’ than serve in Congress? This Illinois Republican weighs in ahead of his final Congressional Football Game.

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The persistent problem of preschool expulsions

Illinois enacted a law in 2018 aimed at curbing preschool expulsions. Progress has been made, but racial disparities in expulsions persist, a UIC expert says.

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Editorial: Teaching students to scrutinize online fact from fiction

Anew Illinois law allows high schools to teach media literacy to students in all subjects. In case skeptics are tempted to portray this as some kind of underground conspiracy to indoctrinate kids, it’s exactly the opposite. There’s no agenda here other than to arm young people with better tools to…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

What’s at stake in Illinois, now that Indiana has made most abortions illegal

Indiana has joined surrounding states that also have abortion restrictions. In Illinois, we expect to see an additional 20,000 to 30,000 extra patients travel to our state for abortion care in the next year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jury says Sterigenics should pay $363 million to Illinois woman for exposing her to cancer-causing ethylene oxide

Sterigenics, its parent company and a corporate predecessor should pay $363 million in damages for exposing a Willowbrook, Illinois, woman and thousands of others to cancer-causing ethylene oxide pollution, a Cook County jury decided Monday.

Chicago Tribune

Data centers booming in Illinois with addition of $2.5 billion site planned for former United Airlines headquarters

Construction has begun at the site of the former United Airlines headquarters in Mount Prospect, Illinois, with recent demolition at the property clearing the way for the creation of a $2.5 billion data center campus expected to launch in 2024.

Chicago Tribune

An Illinois man is serving a life sentence for 6 grams of cocaine. He is fighting to be freed

CHICAGO — Michael Lightfoot is 66 years old. He survived prostate cancer. He has grandchildren and great-grandchildren who love him. He has health problems and doesn’t think he has that much time left.

Chicago Tribune

No simple solution to helping voters in jail cast ballots

Each election cycle, thousands of eligible voters are effectively disenfranchised because they sit in a jail cell.

Tribune News Service

How Jacob Grandison went from having one college offer to playing for Duke basketball

College basketball became a young man’s sport at Duke over the past decade, as a parade of one-and-done players starred for the Blue Devils then moved on to NBA riches.

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Chicago outdoors: Little blue heron, Illinois swamp rabbits, St. Louis canyon, Wisconsin fall color

A lifer sighting of a little blue heron, a quote on Illinois swamp rabbits, an observation of St. Louis Canyon, and the start of Wisconsin fall color are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Tribune

Vice President Kamala Harris rallies with fellow Democrats in Chicago over abortion rights as midterms near

CHICAGO — Less than two months before the midterm elections, Vice President Kamala Harris rallied a welcoming crowd of abortion-rights supporters in Chicago on Friday where she heralded Illinois Democrats for playing key roles in pushing for reproductive rights and pushed voters to make their voices heard on Nov. 8.

Chicago Tribune

Allstate auto insurance rates jump 14% in Illinois. State Farm is up more than 8%. Both companies say inflation is to blame

Allstate raised auto insurance rates by 14% in Illinois last month, dramatically outpacing the national average and the inflation rate. State Farm wasn’t far behind, increasing rates by more than 8% for Illinois drivers in August.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nearly 200,000 Illinoisans have received the updated COVID booster

In Chicago, 65% of the doses administered to date have gone to white residents.

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Vice President Harris lauds Illinois as model for nation on protecting abortion rights: ‘This is the home of hope and change’

In her fourth trip to Illinois since taking office, the vice president warned that reproductive rights are under assault across the nation. “And so we need you to get the vote out this November because truly, truly, this election, I do believe will determine the future of not only your…

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5 Bold predictions for the Bears primetime matchup vs. Green Bay

From Darnell Mooney getting back on track, to Kyler Gordon forcing a turnover, here are our bold predictions for Bears vs. Packers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Picture Chicago: The Sun-Times’ photos of the week

Illinois takes in immigrants sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Bears beat the 49ers in a rain-soaked season opener in our best photos of the week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cannabis courses being offered by more Illinois colleges as sales of legal marijuana and hemp products grow

The University of Illinois and 11 community colleges statewide — more than ever — are offering courses to prepare students for jobs in the cannabis industry.

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Chicago Sun-Times

Pritzker lifts final classroom COVID-19 mitigation, ending testing requirement for unvaccinated school workers

After lifting the statewide school mask mandate at the end of February and lifting vaccination requirements on college campuses earlier this summer, the Democratic governor called it the latest part of his plan “to carefully unwind the state’s COVID-19 executive orders.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas Gov. Abbott sends asylum seekers here to sow chaos, but Illinois is better than that

We currently have a group of asylum seekers staying at one of our hotels in Countryside.

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