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The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Bears’ updated 53-man roster for Week 8 vs. Chargers

Here's a look at the Bears' updated roster heading into their Week 8 game vs. Chargers.

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Autoworkers and Stellantis reach tentative contract deal to end strike: AP sources

The deal includes a new vehicle for a now-idled factory in Belvidere, Illinois, which the company had planned to close.

Chicago Sun-Times

UAW and Stellantis close to tentative agreement in Illinois

Negotiators will outline terms to local union officials on Saturday, including reopening automaker’s Belvidere plant, sources say

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Illinois can help small businesses avoid retirement savings crisis

State law now requires most small businesses to offer a retirement savings plan option. The deadline for the Illinois Secure Choice program is Nov. 1.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois sheriff says cop signed up for Oath Keepers but now renounces the extremist group

The Stephenson County sheriff says Chief Deputy Andrew Schroeder’s association with Oath Keepers was “brief” and that he is an “exemplary” cop. Other officials in the county remain concerned.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nursing home industry gives big to Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, who goes to bat for it on bid for tax breaks

Harmon’s campaign funds have gotten nearly $2 million from a nursing home trade group. He’s supporting legislation that would provide millions in property tax relief for nursing homes in Cook County.

Chicago Sun-Times

Experiencing notable waterfalls around Illinois and Indiana

Placing timing Indiana’s tallest free-flowking waterfall (Willamsport Falls) right with experiences of significant waterfalls in Illinois.

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Lawmakers, keep moratorium on new nuclear power plants in Illinois

The claim of benefits of small modular reactors are fantasies. Turning to nuclear energy will mean more radioactive waste along with other problems, and will not help our state fight climate change.

Chicago Sun-Times

Assistant in Pritzker’s emergency agency quits amid questions over pay that peaked at $48K a month

Between February and August, the executive assistant accounted for $240,761.30 in billings — double the salary of her boss, Alicia Tate-Nadeau, during that period.

Chicago Sun-Times

After Lewiston shooting, Americans must insist on laws to limit AR-15 style weapons in civilian hands

What’s needed is a long-term, united battle for a federal ban on murderous weapons of war, something most Americans support. Meanwhile, given the current climate in Congress, a similar effort is needed in state capitals.

Chicago Sun-Times

Grand jury indicts Illinois man on hate crime, murder charges in attack on Muslim mom, son

A grand jury in Illinois has indicted a man who is accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian-American woman and her son

The Independent UK

PHOTOS: Best images from Thunder’s 124-104 win over the Bulls

Here are the best photos from the Thunder's 124-104 win over the Bulls:

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Final Associated Press Illinois high school football rankings for 2023

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

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-NFL star Sergio Brown charged with his mother’s murder

The former NFL safety was held in custody after his flight from Mexico to California earlier this month and had been awaiting extradition to Illinois

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Illinois man who pepper-sprayed pro-Palestinian protesters charged with hate crimes, authorities say

A man who prosecutors say pepper-sprayed pro-Palestinian protesters in Illinois has been charged with hate crimes and aggravated battery

Chicago Sun-Times

Three freshmen high school basketball players already showing star potential

Illinois needs young, bright, uber-talented players with upside. The good news is they’re here.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois among 33 states suing Meta, alleging its platforms have harmed kids

The Menlo Park, California-based company formerly known as Facebook is accused of ensnaring youths “while misleading the public about the risks of social media.”

The Independent UK

Illinois mother recuperates after Palestinian American boy killed in attack police call a hate crime

A Palestinian American woman whose 6-year-old son was killed in what police are calling a hate crime in a Chicago suburb is asking the public to “pray for peace” as she recuperates from her injuries

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Congress can take steps to help avert a shortage of family doctors

Thousands of family physicians left the workforce in 2022. Congress can help avert the shortage, especially in underserved communities, by investing in federal programs such as the National Health Service Corps and teaching health centers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago fishing: New Chicago bait shop, trout opener, shoreline salmon/trout

The opening of a Bridgeport Bait and Tackle, the opening days of fall trout in Illinois and ongoing salmon and steelhead action on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

Chicago Sun-Times

He was a star football player. Then he was detained by a state trooper with extremist ties.

The Oath Keepers’ membership rolls included an Illinois state trooper, a campus cop for the University of Illinois Chicago and an officer in a village known as “America’s First Black Town.”

The Independent UK

Autopsies confirm 5 died of chemical exposure in tanker crash

Autopsies have confirmed that five people who died when a chemical tanker overturned in central Illinois last month died from exposure to caustic anhydrous ammonia fumes

Chicago Sun-Times

Young girl celebrates first deer

Alexa Tazelaar, 9, starts off Buck of the Week (Deer of the Week, in this case) with her first deer, taken on opening day of Illinois’ youth season.

Chicago Sun-Times

Give nuclear energy a chance to help end carbon pollution in Illinois

A Chicago-based volunteer with Citizens’ Climate Lobby urges Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch to put the nuclear moratorium bill on the agenda during the veto session that starts Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pritzker urges residents to unite ‘across religions, across ethnicities to renounce hatred’ and ‘alarming increase’ in hate crimes

Illinois has seen an “alarming increase” in anti-Arabism, Islamophobia and antisemitism, the Democratic governor said, noting “online hatred has skyrocketed” on social media and mosques, synagogues and places of worship are being targeted across the country.

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