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JB Pritzker Defends Billions in CTA Funding as Illinois Rejects Service Cuts and Fare Hikes: 'Invest, Modernize and Build'

Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Ill.) defended the state’s multibillion-dollar investment in public transportation, arguing that strengthening transit is critical to the state’s economy and millions of daily riders.

Benzinga

Tyson is closing more beef plants as cattle shortage continues to impact supply

The planned shutdown of Tyson’s Joslin, Illinois, facility is expected to result in roughly 2,500 union job cuts

The Independent UK

Bears Moving to Indiana Spikes on Kalshi Prediction Market

Kalshi now leans on the Chicago Bears relocating to Indiana in latest market shift.

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US Midwest storms leave over 360,000 without power; Indiana hardest hit

Severe storms have left over 360,000 homes and businesses without power. Indiana experienced the most significant impact, with over 215,000 customers losing electricity. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. expects most restorations by August 18. Illinois also faced substantial outages, with Commonwealth Edison Company working on repairs. Duke Energy reported significant…

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$1.04B Powerball Jackpot Ticket Sold in Quincy, Illinois: See the Winning Numbers

A $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot ticket was sold in Quincy, Illinois. The winner remains anonymous due to state privacy laws, while the retailer receives a $500,000 bonus.

International Business Times UK

Winning ticket for $1 billion Powerball jackpot was sold in Illinois

A Powerball ticket sold in western Illinois has won a $1 billion jackpot

The Independent UK

Indiana Flood Warning: Midwest braces for more dangerous flooding and storms

New storms threaten additional flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley. Eastern Indiana experienced catastrophic rainfall, causing widespread damage and evacuations. Rivers are forecast to reach major flood stages, worsening existing conditions. Hundreds of thousands remain without power following a destructive derecho event. The region's punishing weather stretch is expected…

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Ranking the Top 10 Power Forwards in Men’s College Basketball for 2026–27 Season

Illinois’s David Mirkovic might be the sport’s most entertaining personality and could make another leap in his sophomore year. Here are the other PFs to watch this season.

Sports Illustrated

Illinois Powerball player wins $1 billion jackpot in biggest prize of year so far

The lucky player has a choice of taking a $450.5 million jump sum or the full amount in 30 payments

The Independent UK

Lucky winner scoops Powerball jackpot of $1.04 billion

An Illinois Powerball player has won Wednesday night’s $1.04 billion jackpot. The grand prize is the largest won since 2025. The winning numbers were 4, 26, 66, 67, and 69, and the Powerball was 9. The winner, who has not yet been identified, can choose to receive the $1.04 billion…

The Independent UK

Powerful storms in US midwest leave three dead and 800,000 without power

Winds of more than 80mph, severe flooding and tornadoes swept through Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky

The Guardian - US

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker Blasts Trump Over Air Force One 'Decoy' Scheme: 'He Could Have Warned' Reporters

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker accuses Trump of putting reporters in harm's way after he secretly switched planes amid an alleged Iranian threat.

International Business Times UK

Chicago hit by severe storms as 500,000+ lose power, flights halted

Chicago and parts of the wider Midwest were hit by severe storms on Tuesday, leaving more than 500,000 customers without power, grounding flights and causing widespread damage across Illinois and north-western Indiana.

The Times of India

Former veteran and firefighter allegedly falls into coma and suffers brain damage after one fateful meal at Illinois restaurant

Joe Belgio was allegedly in a coma for months after eating raw food.

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Medical Daily

Scientists Found a Weird Way to Make French Fries Healthier, and Yes, You Still Get Fries

University of Illinois research found that microwave-assisted frying cuts oil uptake in French fries. The catch is that microwaves alone make them soggy.

The Times of India

Chicago’s industrial wetlands were written off for decades, but scientists found a large colony of endangered black-crowned night herons nesting there

For most of the twentieth century, the marshland tucked into Chicago's Calumet region was treated as little more than industrial leftover space, a stretch of land scarred by heavy manufacturing, solid waste dumping and decades of altered water flow. Few people expected anything to thrive there. Yet buried among the…

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JB Pritzker Demands Big Oil Return 'Windfall Profits' as Iran’s Hormuz Demands Threaten Another Gas Price Spike

Gov. Jay Robert ‘JB’ Pritzker (D-IL) has demanded that oil companies like Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX), ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. (NYSE:XOM), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) and others commit to returning Iran war-induced profits to consumers.

International Business Times UK

Are Todd and Theo Sabatini Found? What We Know About the Search for Missing Father and 22-Month-Old Son

Todd Sabatini and his son Theo went missing after a walk in McHenry, Illinois, prompting a multi-state search. They were later found safe, though not immediately identified by name.

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Flagrant Foul, Bloodied Lip, and Sophie Cunningham in the Spotlight as WNBA's Trans-Athletes Fight Boils Over

A hard foul on Sophie Cunningham reopens the WNBA's transgender-athletes fight — a fine, a locked account, a VP's praise, and a rematch already looming.

Latin Times

How Much Is ICE Costing the U.S. Economy? LA Put a Dollar Figure on Immigration Enforcement Raids

LA County spent months quantifying ICE enforcement's economic toll. Houston and Chicago haven't — but the scattered data tells its own story.

Medical Daily

A Chicago Area Fire Department Joins a 30 Year Study Tracking Cancer Risk in Illinois Firefighters

Oak Park firefighters have joined a University of Illinois study tracking cancer risk with annual blood and urine testing over three decades.

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Illinois man DoorDashes for months at night and weekends while juggling a full time job to buy $6500 dream engagement ring. Then it happens

He brought his followers along with him.

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Illinois woman’s IKEA shopping trip turns deadly when she allegedly finds the most shocking thing in her 2yo’s meal from the store restaurant

"This could have ended a lot worse."

Euronews

90,000 rubber ducks race down Chicago River for charity

Rubber ducks race down Chicago River in the annual Ducky Derby, raising funds for Special Olympics Illinois and its athletes.

Reason

No Religious Exemption from Forum Selection Clause in Employment Agreement

"Plaintiff should be treated like any other employee in his position, not that he should be favored based on his identity."

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