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ComEd bribery case — which shook Illinois politics to the core — goes into the hands of jurors next week

The jury will have a mountain of evidence to sort through. Jurors heard from about 50 witnesses over five weeks, saw piles of emails and heard a cache of secret FBI recordings that form the backbone of the feds’ case.

Chicago Sun-Times

A new leaf: Legal assistance to expunge pot convictions goes unused across Illinois

Three years after pot was legalized, legal aid groups have been surprised by the small number of residents seeking out help clearing marijuana arrests from their records.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Mayor-elect Johnson pledges 'smart' fight on crime

Chicago’s mayor-elect is attempting to dispel the often-contentious relationship between the nation’s third-largest city and the rest of Illinois

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After too many close losses in 2022, Illini have spent the offseason in finishing school

Being better at that — finishing — has been in Illinois coach Bret Bielema’s mind all offseason. If he has had one thing driving himself and one prevailing message to his staff and players, that’s it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor-elect Johnson pitches unity to state legislators in Springfield: ‘Our challenges are not that unique’

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson said he didn’t come to Springfield to “dictate” what Chicago needs when it comes to public safety dollars. “How do I call myself a collaborator and then I’m dictating?” Johnson asked reporters. “These are ongoing conversations.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Keep Illinois after-school programs afloat

Programs that serve thousands of students are at risk of losing funding because of a state mixup. Lawmakers should, make sure programs, and kids, don’t lose out.

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Free money! Illinois Facebook users could be eligible for another payment: Here’s how to apply

Parent company Meta has settled a data privacy lawsuit involving Cambridge Analytica for $750 million. Anyone who’s used Facebook in the past 16 years can file a claim.

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Wrestler sucker punches opponent after loss as police launch probe

A sucker punch resulting in a broken nose following the conclusion of a youth wrestling match in Illinois is reportedly being investigated by police with the lack of sportsmanship being condemned online

Daily Mirror

With Brandon Johnson at the helm, big shifts are ahead for Chicago Public Schools

CHICAGO — After beating eight other candidates to become Chicago’s next mayor, buoyed by more than $2 million in support from the Chicago Teachers Union, Brandon Johnson will take the helm of Chicago Public Schools with his inauguration May 15 — embarking on a four-year term that will see Illinois’…

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Lotteries are a regressive tax. Why do progressive governors support them?

As states look to generate more revenue in an inflationary economy, along with the risk of a recession, progressive governors like J.B. Pritzker of Illinois who advocate for progressive income taxes also support one of the most regressive taxes: lotteries. This sort of “taxation” increases revenue without the stigma associated…

Chicago Tribune

Illinois family of four missing since February found 1,500 miles from home

The Lutz family was found alive and well in Arizona

The Independent UK

Illinois assault weapons ban withstands appeal in federal court

A Chicago federal court denied a request by Robert Bevis, a firearms store owner in Naperville, to block the ban while he appeals a Virginia ruling that found the ban to be “constitutionally sound.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Lions held a pre-draft visit with Illinois DB Jartavius ‘Quan’ Martin

Martin doesn't get the attention of Devon Witherspoon but a fantastic Combine workout helped elevate his profile

USA Today Sports Media Group

Illinois family of four missing since February found 1,500 miles from home

The Lutz family was found alive and well in Arizona

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Illinois teams up with Indiana and Michigan in an effort to land $1.25 billion to build a clean hydrogen hub

A coalition based in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan has taken the next big step in its bid to obtain up to $1.25 billion in federal funding for a regional clean hydrogen hub intended to reduce planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions.

Chicago Sun-Times

To protect our health and environment, limit use of toxic ‘forever chemical’ PFAS

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are everywhere, including in some of our drinking water and in cosmetics, and 97% of people carry PFAS in their blood. Illinois legislators are working on proposals to limit PFAS use.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Illinois could lead the Midwest’s remote-work boom with small policy changes

The pandemic ushered in many changes to American life, to the degree that the tax changes it brought were not initially at the forefront of taxpayers’ minds. But with remote work seemingly here to stay, taxpayers are now having to grapple with the fact that while remote work offers new…

Chicago Tribune

Illinois first lady M.K. Pritzker appointed to committee charged with the preservation of the White House

CHICAGO — Just days after President Joe Biden selected Chicago to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, his administration said Friday that Illinois’ first lady M.K Pritzker has been appointed to serve on the Committee for the Preservation of the White House.

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Abortion drug limits outside Illinois would further strain providers here, activists say

Court maneuvers to restrict medication abortions will bring even more demand for Illinois procedures, activists at Friday rally in Chicago warn.

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Illinois should ban cruel practice of declawing cats

Declawing is inhumane, a veterinarian writes, and already banned or considered unethical in most of the world.

WEKU

U.S. charges El Chapo's sons and other Sinaloa cartel members in fentanyl trafficking

Members of the Mexican cartel are facing several charges involving fentanyl trafficking, weapons and money laundering in New York, Illinois and Washington, D.C.

Tribune News Service

After convention loss, Georgia Dems stress state’s importance to party

CHICAGO — At the site of this city’s victory lap after winning the Democratic National Convention, national party Chair Jaime Harrison confessed that a family member wanted him to forgo Chicago in favor of Georgia’s capital for the big event.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Democrats find their Eden for 2024 national convention

The state of Illinois recently lost three Fortune 500 companies, and its population has declined by more than 100,000 residents in the past two years. Meanwhile, its largest city is a poster child for rampant crime and a failing public education system.

Chicago Sun-Times

Small business borrowers in Illinois need more protection from predatory lending

A common reality for small businesses is thinking you’re paying one price for your loan, and instead realizing, sometimes too late, that your actual Annual Percentage Rate (APR) is in fact in the triple digits.

Chicago Sun-Times

As the NRA meets in gun-friendly Indiana, new Illinois and federal laws aim to restrict weapons sales

But the next step must involve strengthening gun laws from coast to coast.

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