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Silvy: Bears GM Ryan Poles faces a critical season. Can he turn talk into tangible results?

Silvy: Bears GM Ryan Poles faces a critical season. Can he turn talk into tangible results?

We should all have bosses who believe in us the way George McCaskey and Kevin Warren believe in Ryan Poles, Marc Silverman writes

By Marc Silverman●
July 17, 2025 at 6:00 am CDT

Who is contributing to Illinois’ U.S. Senate candidates?

Who is contributing to Illinois’ U.S. Senate candidates?

TV advertising has already begun in Illinois’ 2026 Democrat primary for U.S. Senate, and new fundraising numbers released Tuesday show the race is shaping up to be expensive

By Ben Szalinski – Capitol News Illinois●
July 16, 2025 at 5:20 pm CDT

Survivors’ lawyers say Illinois has one of nation’s worst records on sex abuse in juvenile detention

Survivors’ lawyers say Illinois has one of nation’s worst records on sex abuse in juvenile detention

Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys representing more than 900 survivors who have filed lawsuits said Wednesday

By The Associated Press●
July 16, 2025 at 5:12 pm CDT

Intoxicating hemp remains unregulated in Illinois following legislative inaction

Intoxicating hemp remains unregulated in Illinois following legislative inaction

Hemp has become the subject of heated debate in Illinois and elsewhere as the plant has been increasingly used to create synthetic products with intoxicating compounds not regulated by the federal government.

By SIMON CARR & ISABELLA SCHOONOVER – Medill Illinois News Bureau●
July 16, 2025 at 10:40 am CDT

Severe thunderstorms possible Wednesday afternoon across northern Illinois

Severe thunderstorms possible Wednesday afternoon across northern Illinois

Storms on Wednesday afternoon and evening in northern Illinois may produce damaging winds, brief tornadoes, and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning

By John Sahly●
July 16, 2025 at 9:38 am CDT

Illinois bet on solar to meet its climate goals. Trump has the industry in his crosshairs

Illinois bet on solar to meet its climate goals. Trump has the industry in his crosshairs

Illinois has increasingly subsidized the solar industry in recent years, most notably through the 2021 Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, or CEJA

By Andrew Adams - Capitol News Illinois●
July 15, 2025 at 1:22 pm CDT

John Hooker, first of ‘ComEd Four’ to be sentenced, gets 18 months in prison

John Hooker, first of ‘ComEd Four’ to be sentenced, gets 18 months in prison

A former executive for electric utility Commonwealth Edison has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan for jobs and contracts for the Democratic power broker’s political allies

By Hannah Meisel - Capitol News Illinois●
July 15, 2025 at 8:27 am CDT

Economic mobility top priority of Krishnamoorthi’s campaign for Durbin Senate seat

Economic mobility top priority of Krishnamoorthi’s campaign for Durbin Senate seat

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Schaumburg, is seeking the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Springfield.

By Ben Szalinski – Capitol News Illinois●
July 14, 2025 at 4:12 pm CDT

Good Trouble Lives On protests in northern Illinois: Locations, times, what you need to know

Good Trouble Lives On protests in northern Illinois: Locations, times, what you need to know

This week, communities across northern Illinois will take part in “Good Trouble Lives On,” a national day of peaceful protest marking the fifth anniversary of civil‑rights icon Rep. John Lewis’s death

By John Sahly●
July 14, 2025 at 4:00 pm CDT

Map: Do I live in a high-risk area for lead poisoning?

Map: Do I live in a high-risk area for lead poisoning?

Hundreds of ZIP codes in Illinois are high-risk for lead exposure, according to a news release from IDPH

By Emily K. Coleman●
July 14, 2025 at 3:58 pm CDT
Pritzker signs executive order responding to impact of tariffs on Illinois

Pritzker signs executive order responding to impact of tariffs on Illinois

Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Monday requiring Illinois agencies to draft recommendations to respond to tariffs being implemented by President Donald Trump

By Ben Szalinski – Capitol News Illinois●
July 14, 2025 at 3:42 pm CDT
Trump’s ‘big bill’ takes center stage in Illinois’ U.S. Senate race

Trump’s ‘big bill’ takes center stage in Illinois’ U.S. Senate race

Democratic candidates want Illinoisans to ‘understand the ripple effects’ of cuts

By Ben Szalinski – Capitol News Illinois●
July 13, 2025 at 10:00 am CDT

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Silvy: Bears GM Ryan Poles faces a critical season. Can he turn talk into tangible results?


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Who is contributing to Illinois’ U.S. Senate candidates?


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Survivors’ lawyers say Illinois has one of nation’s worst records on sex abuse in juvenile detention


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Intoxicating hemp remains unregulated in Illinois following legislative inaction


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Severe thunderstorms possible Wednesday afternoon across northern Illinois


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Illinois bet on solar to meet its climate goals. Trump has the industry in his crosshairs


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John Hooker, first of ‘ComEd Four’ to be sentenced, gets 18 months in prison


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Northern Illinois under tornado watch


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