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No Democratic National Convention repeat for Chicago in 2028

By Dan Petrella and Jake Sheridan
Aug 20, 2026 1:19 pm - The Democratic National Convention will not return to Chicago in 2028, dashing hopes for the first United Center repeat since the Michael Jordan-era Bulls and delivering an election-year loss to Gov. JB Pritzker.
College cyclist from the north suburbs, teammate killed and 7 injured in Tennessee car crash

Aug 20, 2026 7:07 am - HAMPTON, Tenn. — Two members of a university cycling team were killed and seven others were injured Wednesday when a car collided with a group of riders in northeastern T...
Stellantis ups investment to $800 million at idled Belvidere plant to build new Jeep Cherokee in 2029

By ROBERT CHANNICK
Aug 17, 2026 3:43 pm - Stellantis announced Friday it is upping its investment in the idled Belvidere plant to $800 million, retooling it with its latest manufacturing platform to build the next generation Jeep Cherokee.
Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in Illinois

By DAVE COLLINS
Aug 13, 2026 11:36 am - A Powerball ticket sold at a gas station in western Illinois was the sole winner of the $1 billion jackpot, ending a three-month drought without a top-prize victor.
How to regulate data centers in Illinois at the center of latest proposal

By John Lippert and Jeremy Gorner
Aug 08, 2026 2:12 pm - Even as a political backlash against data centers mushrooms across the U.S., a broad consensus on how to regulate them is emerging in Springfield, according to key corporate, labor and environmental lobbyists.
Pritzker signs bills allowing state to review insurance rate hikes

By Peter Hancock
Aug 04, 2026 4:51 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that will give the Illinois Department of Insurance authority to review and approve rate changes for homeowners and automobile policies.
Illinois Prisoner Review Board denies early release for deputy convicted of killing unarmed Black woman

By PETER HANCOCK
Jul 31, 2026 1:38 pm - The Illinois Prisoner Review Board voted unanimously Friday to deny former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson’s application for compassionate release. He is serving a 20-year sentence for second-degree murder for the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey.
Family targeted in mass shooting that left 5 dead in Illinois, police say

Jul 13, 2026 11:44 am - Five people were killed in a “targeted mass shooting” against a family in southwestern Illinois, police said.
A cunning colonel, perilous march and British missteps: How Illinois helped shape the outcome of the American Revolution

By Marni Pyke
Jul 02, 2026 7:17 pm - Virginian George Rogers Clark and a band of frontiersmen captured strategic Illinois territory 248 years ago and changed history. Illinois may not have been the front line of the Revolutionary War, but it played a ‘pivotal role’ in the success of the fledgling United States.
‘A real farm crisis’: Illinois farm bankruptcies rise for 3rd straight year

By TARA SUN
Jun 29, 2026 11:20 am - Family farm bankruptcies surged 46% nationwide in 2025. In the Midwest, filings jumped 70%. In Illinois, they rose 55%. Total farm debt is forecast to hit a record $624.7 billion in 2026, as overhead costs like land rent and interest keep climbing. Farmers bought a record 2.54 million crop insurance policies in 2025. But when the guaranteed revenue floor falls below production costs, farmers lose money on every bushel.

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