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Democratic Party of Illinois bids to make Illinois early presidential primary state

The Democratic Party of Illinois asked the Democratic National Committee to make Illinois one of the first presidential primary states in 2024.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois crows making a comeback, and there’s a surprising link to human health

West Nile virus infections soared in Illinois in the early 2000s in people and also among crows. Turns out that tracking the birds can help keep us safe. Here’s how.

Chicago Sun-Times

Boeing Will Shift Base To Arlington As It Seeks Closer Ties With Washington

Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) on Thursday said it would shift its corporate headquarters to Arlington, Virginia from Chicago, Illinois — a move that would help its senior management and other key members get closer to decision-makers at the White House.

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Chicago hosts May 14 abortion rights rally; abortion factor in Illinois Supreme Court race

The timing of the bombshell news about reversing abortion rights comes as early voting kicks off in Illinois on May 19.

Chicago Sun-Times

Audit faults LaSalle Veterans Home staff, public health department for COVID crisis response

Illinois Republicans were anxiously awaiting the 154-page report, which they said shows ‘when it comes to protecting our state’s most vulnerable’ Gov. J.B. ‘Pritzker is a failure.’ But the governor said, ‘I did hold people accountable, and I did fire people who are in those positions,’

Chicago Sun-Times

At the Races: Roe, Roe, Roe the vote - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

Illinois notches 5th credit boost in a year

The upgrade is the first the state has seen from Fitch since June 2000 — and it comes as Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who is running for reelection, hopes to prove to voters that the state is in better fiscal shape under his leadership.

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MariMed Closes Acquisition Of Illinois Craft Cannabis License, Here Is What You Need To Know

MariMed, Inc. (OTCQX: MRMD) has closed its acquisition of Green Growth Group, Inc.

Benzinga

Want free, at-home COVID-19 tests from pharmacies and insurers? It’s not always easy, despite requirements

CHICAGO -- Some Illinois residents say they’re still having trouble getting free at-home COVID-19 tests from pharmacies and insurance companies, more than three months after the White House began requiring insurers to cover them.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois Safe Haven advocates ‘starting to panic’ about Supreme Court eyeing abortion rights

Illinois’ Safe Haven laws have been in place for over 20 years, but advocates say some people still don’t know it exists — which endangers the lives of abandoned infants.

Chicago Sun-Times

Unheralded club basketball team Full Package opens eyes in Fort Wayne

Full Package is loaded with accomplished and impactful high school basketball players from this past season. They play hard, they play together and they will play college basketball at some level.

Chicago Sun-Times

If Roe falls, Illinois abortion providers plan for influx of 20,000 to 30,000 more patients traveling here each year. ‘We will fight for what little is left of abortion access’

CHICAGO — Chicago Abortion Fund Executive Director Megan Jeyifo was at a comedy show when a rapid-fire series of news alerts and text messages lit up her phone: A draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion leaked Monday indicated the majority of justices plan to overturn Roe v. Wade, threatening abortion rights…

Chicago Tribune

GOP primaries could signal direction of party’s earmarks stance

WASHINGTON — Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., secured nearly $11.6 million in earmarked projects for his constituents in the March omnibus appropriations law, from streetscape improvements in Gillespie to a new nursing school facility at Millikin University in Decatur.

Tribune News Service

GOP primaries could signal direction of party's earmarks stance - Roll Call

Republicans who support home-state earmarks are locked in primary fights against those who don't as the practice faces an uncertain future.

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Chicago Tribune

Dan Wiederer: Excitement, surprise, hope. The NFL draft delivered it all for the Bears.

CHICAGO — NFL draft weekend always has been about excitement, the unbridled kind Ja’Tyre Carter felt Saturday afternoon when an unidentified number from Illinois popped up on his smartphone. Carter knew this was his life-changing moment and didn’t care that he had no clue who was talking to him when…

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Republican candidates for governor see ‘hope for Illinois’ in expected reversal of Roe v. Wade

Most of the state’s Republican candidates for governor offered exuberant praise for the anticipated decision upending abortion protections — but the GOP establishment pick declined to weigh in on the political tripwire.

The Independent UK

Woman whose son was killed in tornado criticizes Amazon

The mother of a man killed when December when a tornado slammed into an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is speaking out against the company

Chicago Sun-Times

Abortion rights now loom as a key factor in Illinois politics in wake of Supreme Court leak

The potential of erosion or end of abortion rights boosts Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and could imperil GOP primary candidate Richard Irvin, who is not campaigning on his anti-abortion stance.

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Pritzker vows Illinois will remain ‘beacon of hope’ for women after leak of Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion

Abortion would be made illegal in 26 states, including neighboring Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin, if the landmark case is overturned, according to the Guttmacher Institute.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago-area react to pending Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision striking down abortion rights

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Twitter: “Hell no! In Illinois, we trust women. We cannot let their most profound and personal rights be violated.”

Reason

TV Station Must Turn Over Outtakes from Interviews for Use in Civil Case

From Gaines v. Chicago Bd. of Ed., decided Friday by Magistrate Judge Sheila Finnegan (N.D. Ill.); note that the result might have been different in other federal circuits, which do recognize journalist's privileges of varying strength: Plaintiffs Asia Gaines, for herself and as next friend of her minor child JC,…

USA Today Sports Media Group

Breaking down the Chargers’ undrafted free agent signings

Following their eight selections in the 2022 NFL draft, the Los Angeles Chargers signed 14 undrafted free agents.

Chicago Sun-Times

MLB Draft might provide enticing option for multisport Brother Rice star Jack Lausch

Besides being the brightest star on a team with serious Class 4A state title aspirations, he also is one of Illinois’ top prospects for the MLB Draft.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago weather: 3 tornadoes confirmed during Saturday night storms

CHICAGO — Saturday’s severe weather spurred at least three verified tornadoes in northern Illinois that have been confirmed by meteorologists at the National Weather Service’s Chicago office, agency officials said Sunday.

The Independent UK

Adam Kinzinger says Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘insane’ for declaring herself January 6 ‘victim’

‘When Marjorie Taylor Greene is confronted, she's all the sudden a victim and a poor, helpless congresswoman that's just trying to do her job — it’s insane’

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