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Omnibus text delayed over FBI headquarters issue - Roll Call

Release of a massive $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package with all manner of unrelated add-ons was taking longer than expected.

Roll Call · Dec 19, 2022

Northwestern, Illinois roll to easy victories

Wildcats take down DePaul, while Illini beat Alabama A&M

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 17, 2022

Adam Kinzinger exit interview: lauds Liz Cheney, might move away, could again seek office

His family sold their home in Channahon and might not stay in Illinois: “That’s something we’ll figure out.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 16, 2022

Democrats look to protect fertility treatments in post-Roe era

Sens. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) are introducing a bill to protect access to fertility treatments.

Axios · Dec 15, 2022

Dobbs decision is "devastating" U.S. maternal health, Biden administration says

Maternal death rates in 2020 were 62% higher in states that ban abortion than in states where it is still accessible.

Axios · Dec 14, 2022

Illinois assistant Ryan Walters lands head coaching job at Big Ten rival Purdue

Illini fans lamenting Walters’ departure shouldn’t miss the point. This is what happens when you get good. You can’t have one without the other.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 13, 2022

The Satanic Temple of Illinois won the right to put on a holiday display in state capitol. Members say it’s about religious freedom

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Minister Adam of the Satanic Temple of Illinois looked ready for the holidays.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 13, 2022

‘Never quit learning’: 90-year-old great-grandmother, who first started college in 1951, graduates from Northern Illinois University

DEKALB, Ill. -- Few people finish their college education in a retirement facility. But that’s what it took for 90-year-old Joyce Defauw to complete her bachelor’s degree in General Studies from Northern Illinois University, a milestone nearly seven decades in the making.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 13, 2022

No. 17 Illinois falls to Penn State

The Illini dropped their Big Ten home opener 74-59 on Saturday at State Farm Center in Champaign.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 11, 2022

Stellantis To Idle Jeep Plant In Illinois, Workers Indefinitely Laid Off

The decision, which the UAW calls "grossly misguided," will be effective at the end of February 2023.

Motor1 · Dec 10, 2022