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Remember Q*bert? We hung out at an arcade with the Chicagoan who created ‘80s video games — here’s what he @!#?@ showed us

CHICAGO -- I met the Q*bert Guy in suburban Brookfield, Illinois, the other day.

Chicago Tribune

Famously shrewd, Michael Madigan has been indicted. But what did he actually say on tape?

CHICAGO — The long-awaited racketeering indictment of Michael Madigan runs some 106 pages, but anyone looking for a quote directly from the former House speaker’s mouth will have to wade through more than half the document before finding one.

Chicago Tribune

Facial recognition technology with global reach puts privacy in peril

Ubiquitous surveillance cameras could be used, possibly by bad actors, to identify people wherever they go.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Illinois’ top doctor Ngozi Ezike is being wooed to lead a Chicago health system

Sinai Chicago on the West and Southwest sides is looking to hire Ezike.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago outdoors: Illinois armadillos, backyard Cooper’s hawk, record smallmouth bass & northern pike

A note on how to report armadillos in Illinois, a well-photographed backyard Cooper’s hawk, and thoughts on Illinois-record smallmouth bass and northern pike are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times

Largest U.S. port running out of water

The proposed solution — a 31-mile-long pipeline draining Lake Michigan — is dividing residents of Joliet, Illinois

Salon

Iowa vs Illinois College Basketball Prediction, Game Preview

Iowa vs Illinois prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might - or might not - win on Sunday.

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Michael Madigan’s indictment adds corruption to crime and COVID as election-year issues for Democrats

The swagger that Illinois’ Democrats have displayed since taking full control of Springfield three years ago had already been tamped down by the political realities of confronting crime and COVID when corruption reared up as one more daunting campaign issue heading into this year’s elections.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois COVID-19 free fall still on as masks come off

Average daily cases fell 20% statewide in the days after Gov. J.B. Pritzker lifted the indoor mask mandate.

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. Senate Candidate Gary Chambers Visits Cannabis Dispensary In Illinois After Smoking A Blunt On Camera

Democrat Gary Chambers, who is seeking a U.S.

Benzinga

Don’t divert money out of federal program meant to lower prescription prices

Focus on finding ways to substantially reduce the number of pharmacy deserts in Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois gamblers are betting $156 a second on sports — and mobile registration could mean more

Nearly $9 billion has been wagered in Illinois in less than two years since sports betting was legalized. A new change to state law taking effect this weekend will make it easier for more people to put money down.

Chicago Sun-Times

Madigan’s Chinatown ‘scheme’

Since the former Illinois House speaker was indicted under a law that’s been used to go after mob bosses, the charges involving ComEd have gotten the most attention. But there’s another big piece of the case.

Chicago Sun-Times

In support of Ukraine, US governors cut economic ties with Russia

Outraged by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, governors and state lawmakers from both parties are seeking to impose economic sanctions of their own.

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Previewing and predicting the top sectional finals

Here are previews and picks of the very best in what will be a monster night of high school basketball in Illinois.

Chicago Tribune

Michael Madigan case a study of how Illinois’ cozy politics morphs into alleged crime

At its core, the alleged bribery scheme involving ex-Speaker Michael Madigan and utility giant Commonwealth Edison is an alarmingly familiar lesson on how often-cozy relationships between business leaders and politicians can catch the attention of federal prosecutors.

Tribune News Service

On Nutrition: Keep the weight off

L.K. from Illinois writes: "I read your articles weekly in The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus. I eat well and I cook at home. I’m 5-foot-5 and 167 years old. I exercise three times a week with Silver Sneakers and golf nine holes riding a cart. I have just…

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 12

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Chiefs had formal interview with Illinois OT Vederian Lowe at 2022 NFL Scouting Combine

We have our first reported formal interview at the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine for the #Chiefs with the team taking an interest in #Illini OT Vederian Lowe.

Benzinga

Volcon Ramps Up Dealership Expansion

Volcon Inc (NASDAQ: VLCN) said it has officially signed sixty dealerships as of March 3, 2022. The company began collecting dealer applications in North America in 2021 to showcase and sell its electric off-road vehicles. The company's dealers include Power Lodge with four locations in Florida and Minnesota, Mom's with nine locations across the…

Chicago Sun-Times

Dr. Ngozi Ezike served as steady medical guide for Illinoisans during pandemic

For the last two years, Dr. Ngozi Ezike stood her ground, unrelenting in relaying — sometimes in tears — how crucial it was to mask up, stay indoors and get vaccinated.

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Illinois vs Penn State Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Illinois vs Penn State prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might - or might not - win on Thursday.

Chicago Tribune

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan indicted on federal racketeering charges

CHICAGO — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, for decades the most powerful politician in the state, was indicted Wednesday on federal racketeering charges alleging his elected office and political operation were a criminal enterprise that provided personal financial rewards for him and his associates.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pritzker, Lightfoot, Durkin, other Democrats and Republicans weigh in on Madigan indictment

Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the allegations “a stark violation of the public’s trust” and said “Michael Madigan must be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.” But House Republican Leader Jim Durkin argued it’s “not just an indictment against Michael Madigan. It’s an indictment against…

Chicago Sun-Times

Day of reckoning finally comes for ‘The Madigan Enterprise’

It was a sweeping indictment that rolls up so much of what we recognize as longstanding, everyday Illinois politics (of the corrupt variety) and packages it into a racketeering conspiracy.

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