Articles filed under Illinois
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First Illinois native to be beatified: 10 things to know about famed TV host, evangelist Fulton SheenSep 20, 2026 3:56 pm - The priest rose from humble beginnings on a central Illinois farm to commanding the airwaves of national radio broadcasts and primetime television shows that enthralled millions — including one little boy in the same state who would become pope.
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15 residents filed complaints against Homeland Security for Midway Blitz alleging mistreatment by agentsSep 18, 2026 9:37 am - Over a dozen U.S. citizens and legal residents submitted administrative complaints to the Department of Homeland Security for alleged harms committed by agents amid Operation Midway Blitz, attorneys representing them announced Thursday. The complaints are the first step in the process of eventually filing a federal tort suit, though the agency has six months to investigate and respond before lawsuits can be filed.
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Illinois and Chicago sue Trump over looming rule making it harder for immigrants to get green cardsSep 17, 2026 12:42 pm - Chicago and Illinois are filing legal challenges to a Trump administration rule set to take effect Friday that would give the federal government broader power to deny green cards to immigrants who receive welfare benefits — the latest legal clash between the White House and Democratic leaders Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson.
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‘Huge step forward’: Illinois inches closer on battery storage, solar goalsSep 15, 2026 9:15 am - Illinois regulators conducted the first battery storage procurement event required by energy legislation that became law this year. More battery storage is needed if the state is to meet its decarbonization goals while keeping ratepayer bills down.
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Public defense reform advances as Illinois moves to hire statewide public defenderSep 12, 2026 2:00 pm - In the latest step of a yearslong process toward public defense reform in Illinois, the state supreme court this week opened applications for a statewide public defender. A 2025 law created the Office of the Statewide Public Defender after Illinois’ 2023 abolition of its cash bail system revealed profound resource shortages in public defender offices around the state. The initial statewide public defender is set to begin the job on Jan. 1.
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Hotel and major retailers springing up along the interstate at new Hollywood Casino Joliet developmentSep 10, 2026 12:27 pm - While construction on the towering Bally’s Chicago hotel has stalled amid a dispute with the city over video gambling terminals, a more modest hotel is going up by the new Hollywood Casino Joliet — along with a host of new retailers.
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Nicor Gas agrees to lower proposed rate increase by $140 millionSep 10, 2026 10:38 am - Nicor Gas has reached a settlement with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office to reduce its pending rate request for next year by nearly $140 million, or 63%.
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Judge weighing arguments to halt Illinois’ ‘medical aid in dying’ law ahead of Sept. 12 startSep 08, 2026 2:14 pm - Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to allow terminally ill adults to take life-ending medication prescribed by physicians when the law goes into effect ...
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Want to go apple-picking? Some Illinois orchards might not open after several spring frosts killed crops.Sep 08, 2026 10:49 am - Climate change is consistently warming winter temperatures across northern Illinois, signaling earlier spring arrivals to plants. At the same time, while final spring freezes are happening earlier in the Midwest, that trend is much more variable and hard to predict. A study last year found full bloom dates for apples are expected to shift one to two weeks earlier in the spring across different Midwest climates by mid-century because of warmer winter and spring air temperatures.
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Illinois regulators propose expansion to self-exclusion program for compulsive gamblersSep 06, 2026 4:35 pm - The Illinois Gaming Board approved new rules Thursday that would expand enrollment options for its voluntary self-exclusion program. The program allows problem gamblers to ban themselves from casinos, sportsbooks and other forms of legalized betting.