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An Abe Lincoln photo made during his 1858 ascendancy has been donated to his museum in Illinois

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has obtained an original 1858 photograph of the future president with an interesting backstory

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With federal shutdown looming, what does it mean for Chicago and the state?

The clock is loudly ticking toward an Oct. 1 deadline. If the shutdown happens, the impact will reverberate across the city and Illinois.

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Chicago fishing: Early shoreline coho reports and other seasonal signs are coming in

Several signs of the season lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

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Breaking down the top 12 high school basketball players in the state’s Class of 2024

With so much upheaval in the class, it’s time for an updated ranking of the top dozen college prospects in the Class of 2024.

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Climate crisis demands quick action to bring carbon capture technology to Illinois

This fall, our state’s elected leaders must pass legislation that allows carbon capture sequestration projects to move forward safely, the head of the Illinois Manufacturer’s Association writes.

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Ex-NFL star Sergio Brown and his mother went missing. Police say she was murdered and he has yet to be found

As details about 73-year-old Myrtle Brown’s murder begin to emerge, authorities in Maywood, Illinois, continue searching for her son, former NFL player Sergio Brown. Andrea Blanco reports

The Independent UK

Chicago outdoors: Bike etiquette to a red-tailed hawk doing God’s work on a squirrel

Strong thoughts on bike etiquette, a photo of a red-tailed hawk doing God’s work on a squirrel and an Illinois high school angler topping a skills event are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Illinois inspired the idea behind Biden’s green jobs corps. Now, Illinois needs to get on board.

President Biden created the American Climate Corps to send money to states that created green jobs programs for young people. Yet Illinois, which first inspired the idea, is sitting on the sidelines.

Chicago Sun-Times

Many Illinois counties don’t have the resources to meet demands of SAFE-T Act

These counties want more more to implement the act, and the state should probably start a conversation about how dozens of small Illinois counties can effectively govern in a modern society, Rich Miller writes.

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ICF announced the next class of the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame

The Illinois Conservation Foundation announced its latest class for the Illnois Outdoor Hall of Fame, to be inducted next spring.

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Too few dying and disabled inmates being released? Victims’ families might disagree.

It’s important to understand that a majority of the convicts seeking relief under the state’s compassionate release law took the life of a son, daughter, mother or father, former Illinois House Majority Leader Jim Durkin writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago police investigated over alleged sexual misconduct with asylum seekers

Reports that an officer allegedly impregnated an 18-year-old and another had ‘sexual contact with an underage female migrant’

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Pritzker’s signature climate law has seen slow progress on clean energy, green jobs promises

The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, signed by the governor, set a timeline for phasing out fossil-fuel energy sources by 2050.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fossil fuel divestment is a step Illinois pension funds must take

Climate change is already affecting the very air we breathe and the people and places that we love. That’s why it is time for the state to take further action to combat the climate crisis.

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Chicago Bears Stock Exchange: Who’s up and who’s down entering Week 3?

Here are the Bears players who raised and lowered their stock this week.

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A couple were wanted for the murders of an Illinois family of four. Then they died in a fiery Oklahoma car wreck

Nathaniel Huey Jr, 31, was considered a suspect and Ermalinda Palomo a person of interest in the shooting deaths of Alberto Rolon, 38, Zoraida Bartolomei, 32, their two boys. Faiza Saqib explains what we know about the pair

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Ex-NFL star Sergio Brown and his mother went missing. Police say she was murdered and he has yet to be found

As details about 73-year-old Myrtle Brown’s murder begin to emerge, authorities in Maywood, Illinois, continue searching for her son, former NFL player Sergio Brown. Andrea Blanco reports

The Independent UK

Suspect in Illinois family-of-four’s murder suddenly ‘switched’ and ‘acting suspiciously’ before killings

Woman who lived with quadruple murder suspect said he ‘started becoming suspicious’ a few months ago

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A family of four was fatally shot in a sleepy Illinois town. Now their suspected killer is dead

The Rolon-Bartolomei family were found dead in their home on Sunday. Days later, a man and woman sought in their murders was found dead in Oklahoma. Faiza Saqib reports

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Rivian Adds Dual-Motor Large Pack R1T EVs To Inventory

The dual-motor powertrain has been developed and is manufactured in-house by Rivian at its factory in Normal, Illinois, as opposed to the quad-motor setup that’s built by Bosch.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden administration offers migrant crisis help: Speeds work visas for Venezuelans looking for jobs in Chicago, other cities

Gov. J.B. Pritzker applauded the decision: “Since day one of this humanitarian crisis, I have heard one thing from migrant families and their advocates — they want to build better lives and work.”

Chicago Sun-Times

“Hillbilly Elegy” senator hardens block on a confirmation vote for new U.S. attorney in Chicago

Sens. Dick Durbin and Chuck Schumer sharply criticized both Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, who has been preventing a vote on April Perry and three other U.S. attorney nominees, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., who has been holding up military promotions.

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Associated Press Illinois high school football rankings for Week 5

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

The Independent UK

Suspect in murder of family of four outside Chicago found dead states away in Oklahoma

Nathaniel Huey Jr., 31, of Streamwood, Illinois, and an unnamed woman were identified as persons of interest in the slayings

Chicago Sun-Times

50 as the magic mark in muskie fishing

Matt Sopron caught his first 50-inch muskie from the Fox Chain O’Lakes and Jerry Borst caught his personal-best muskie, a 53 in Canada, to illustrate the power of the 50-inch mark in muskie fishing.

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