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Illinois no longer requiring masks in health care facilities, though many may continue mandating them

CHICAGO — Illinois will no longer requiring masking in all health care facilities, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office announced Monday.

Chicago Tribune

Doubling up to make it a Fish and Fowl of the Week

Lucas Galat doubled up on opening day of Illinois’ youth waterfowl hunt in the north zone.

Chicago Sun-Times

BNSF loses first case to go to trial under Illinois’ biometrics privacy law

In what is believed to be the first jury verdict related to Illinois’ strict biometrics privacy law, a $228 million judgment has been entered against BNSF Railway in a class-action lawsuit over the railroad’s collection of fingerprint data.

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Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Illinois voters don’t want Pritzker or Biden to run for president – but they’d take either over Trump

Illinois voters aren’t as sour on President Joe Biden as other voters across the nation, but they are just as unenthusiastic about another four years of the Delaware Democrat as they are about Gov. J.B. Pritzker making a run for the White House.

Chicago Sun-Times

DeSantis migrant flights may continue, records suggest, including to Delaware and Illinois

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration may keep flying migrants from the border to Democratic states using Florida taxpayer money, according to newly released public records.

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GOP US Senate candidate’s name left off some ballots in rural Illinois county in now-corrected error

CHICAGO — Election officials in a small Illinois county southwest of Peoria printed the wrong name of the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate on several hundred ballots, forcing the officials Wednesday to keep the ballots separate from all others being cast in the Nov. 8 general election.

Chicago Tribune

AT&T Illinois fined for effort to illegally influence ex-Speaker Michael Madigan as new charges against him revealed

CHICAGO — Telephone giant AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine as part of a federal criminal investigation into the company’s illegal efforts to influence former House Speaker Michael Madigan, according to court records made public Friday.

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Madigan faces new charge, Pritzker tops Bailey downstate in new poll, Chris Rock opens Chicago residency and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

8 takeaways from the Bears’ pitiful loss to the Commanders

Thursday's performance against Washington was one of the worst losses in recent memory for the Bears. Here are our takeaways from the game.

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AT&T charged with trying to illegally influence Illinois ex-Speaker Michael Madigan

CHICAGO — AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine as part of a federal criminal investigation into the company’s illegal efforts to influence former House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Chicago Tribune

AT&T Illinois to pay $23M to settle federal probe

Federal prosecutors say AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine to resolve a probe into its alleged illegal efforts to influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan

The Independent UK

Feds expand case against Madigan to include scheme with AT&T Illinois, which will pay $23 million fine

Two major utilities serving Illinois residents have now been charged as a result of the years-long investigation that swirled around Madigan. The probe ended his reign as the longest-serving statehouse speaker in the nation and led to the original racketeering indictment filed against him earlier…

Chicago Sun-Times

Expect more EV charging stations as states tap into federal dollars

When Colorado Department of Transportation officials recently learned that their plan to expand a network of electric vehicle charging stations across the state had gotten federal approval, it was welcome news.

Tribune News Service

PHOTOS: The top images from the Commanders’ Week 6 win over the Bears

Check out some of the best pictures from Washington's Thursday night win over the Bears.

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Best photos from the Bears’ Week 6 loss vs. Commanders

The Bears suffered another demoralizing loss, this one a 12-7 defeat by the Commanders on Thursday night. Take a look at the action here:

Chicago Tribune

The scariest town in Illinois does not exist. But you can visit in ‘Halloween Ends’

CHICAGO — Haddonfield, Illinois, does not exist.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Pritzker’s ‘coattails’ pull other, lesser-known statewide Democrats along for the ride

Democrats hold strong leads in the races for Illinois secretary of state, attorney general, comptroller and treasurer, according to the poll. “Absolutely, I do think it’s a coattail effect with Gov. Pritzker,” one voter said.

Chicago Sun-Times

That check you mailed? Be alert — it could get “washed” and cost you thousands.

Check fraud has soared in Illinois, and victims often end up waiting for weeks or months to have their stolen money reimbursed. There are steps you can take to protect yourself. The Postal Service can do more, too.

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For Asian Americans, their moment in Illinois politics was a ‘long, long time’ coming

CHICAGO — Randy Jue shuffled through a heap of papers on the desk inside his Bridgeport business until unearthing a detailed map of Chicago’s 11th Ward, where he spotted opportunity.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bucktown man arrrows a good buck on opening day in southern Illinois

Mark Kelly arrowed a good buck on opening day of archery season in southern Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

Transit advocates criticize new regional transportation plan featuring expressway expansion

The updated plan adopted on Wednesday called “On To 2050 Plan” builds on the plan first released in 2018 — the agency is required by federal law to develop a list of major transportation projects every four years for northeastern Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

AP Week 8 Illinois high school football rankings

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

Chicago Sun-Times

Check fraud spikes: Chicago sees jump in checks stolen from mailboxes, ‘washed’ and cashed for thousands of dollars

Midge Laurin mailed a $30 check that was intercepted, rewritten and cashed to someone else for $9,475. The scheme leaves many victims struggling for months to recover their losses.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: We endorse J.B. Pritzker for Illinois governor

When he was elected governor of Illinois in 2018, J.B. Pritzker was blissfully unaware of the COVID-19 crisis that would dominate his first term. As anyone with a loved one in a retirement home knows, the state’s response was far from perfect, and history will judge that Illinois public schools…

Chicago Sun-Times

To fight deadly opioid addiction, let’s stop investing in failed war on drugs

The definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Illinois must chart a new course.

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