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Court Spots Vexatious Litigant Trying to Hide Under Pseudonym

From yesterday's order by Chief Judge Nancy Rosenstengel (S.D. Ill.) in Robe Probe v. McGehee: Two amorphous plaintiffs, Robe Probe John Doe, initiated this action on October 2, 2023, against various personnel of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois along with Judge John McGehee. {In the Complaint, Robe Probe…

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Huge draft order changes highlight updated 3-round 2024 NFL mock draft

We have a lot of risers and fallers in this new three-round mock draft.

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2024 NFL Draft: The No. 1 overall pick for every team in the NFL

Who is the top prospect for every NFL team is they had the first pick?

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Homeless patients leaving hospitals need better care, so they don’t end up back on the street

Homeless individuals sometimes wait, on the street, for many days before a shelter bed becomes available, a nurse writes. Illinois needs a medical respite shelter program, like some other states have.

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IHSA announces that high school football district proposal has failed

Illinois high schools voted against the implementation of a district system for football the Illinois High School Association announced on Tuesday.

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10 photos of the incredible Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce holiday lights display at an Illinois house

This Taylor Swift-themed holiday light display (with a Travis Kelce cameo) are amazing.

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Bears’ updated 53-man roster for Week 15 vs. Browns

Here's a look at the Bears' updated roster heading into their Week 15 game vs. Browns.

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A nod to the Illinois Commerce Commission for preventing utility costs from soaring

Thursday, the ICC told ComEd it needs a better plan for ensuring its electric grid improvements are cost-effective.

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Rep. Blaine Wilhour of the Illinois Freedom Caucus has a primary fight on his hands

If nothing else, a barrage of union money aimed at Wilhour could divert “Eastern Bloc” resources away from their hoped-for battle against Rep. Dave Severin, Rich Miller writes.

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Holiday travel period to be one of the busiest in recent memory

About 5.9 million Illinoisans will travel more than 50 miles over the holidays. That’s 3.5% more people traveling than the same period last year.

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US supreme court refuses to overturn Illinois assault weapons ban

Law was passed following Highland Park shooting in 2022, and has been challenged by gun shops and gun rights groups

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Elk coming and going makes history in Illinois

Bull elk with ear tag 357 wandered into Illinois and was killed on I-55 near Joliet to become the first confirmed wild elk around the Chicago area in nearly 200 years.

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Teen Plots Mass Shooting; Court Upholds Illinois Gun Ban

Teen charged for planning a mass shooting, Supreme Court refuses to halt Illinois's new law banning high-powered weapons. Legal battle ensues.

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Chicago man sues former employer, union for denying gender-affirming care: ‘I was shattered’

Morgan Mesi says Breakthru Beverage Illinois denied coverage of a bilateral mastectomy and hormone therapy, according to a complaint filed in federal court Thursday.

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To fight so-called book bans, some states are threatening to withhold funding

Illinois made a splashy announcement with their new law intended to protect libraries from book challenges by withholding funding. Other states are closely watching to see if they will follow along.

Chicago Sun-Times

State regulators pull plug on $1.5 billion rate hike sought by ComEd

A split decision from the Illinois Commerce Commission sends ComEd back to the drawing board for a plan that lines up with a clean energy law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker — and it means Chicagoans will see much smaller electric bill increases than expected in the new year.

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U.S. Supreme Court again refuses to block Illinois’ assault weapons ban

The high court had been asked to issue an injunction that would have blocked the year-old law, which prohibits the possession, manufacture or sale of semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity magazines.

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The Supreme Court refuses to block an Illinois law banning some high-power semiautomatic weapons

The Supreme Court has declined to put on hold a new Illinois law that would ban high-power semiautomatic weapons like the one used in the mass killing of seven people at a 2022 parade in a Chicago suburb

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Supreme Court leaves Illinois semiautomatic gun ban in place

Two lower courts have upheld the law, and Thursday's Supreme Court action marked the second time in six months that the justices have declined to intervene.

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Illinois NAACP president apologizes after likening migrants to ‘savages,’ rapists, burglars

Teresa Haley apologized Thursday, two days after comments she made surfaced in a video from a recent conference call of NAACP leaders.

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Man walks free from jail 35 years after wrongful conviction for murder of boy

Brian Beals was convicted in 1988, following the death of the child and the injuring of his mother in Chicago’s Englewood area

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Illinois Halts Construction of Migrant Shelter Due to High Levels of Arsenic, Lead and Mercury

Chicago is now considering new plans to house migrants after the state shuttered its proposed 2,000-person shelter

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Father of July 4th Illinois parade shooting suspect released early from jail for good behavior

The father of the suspect in a deadly 2022 Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago has been released early from jail after serving part of a 60-day sentence for sponsoring a firearm application for his son

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A chance to ponder a darter among other catches from the Fox River

An unknown fish, which turned out to be a logperch, was on the exhaustive list of fish Vince Oppedisano caught from the Fox River this year.

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Everyone can play a role in preventing suicide

Newly released data show that nearly 50,000 Americans died by suicide last year. The national suicide rate of 14.3 deaths per 100,000 people hit its highest level since 1941.

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