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Headlines from 24 Illinois outlets, gathered in one place, alongside where the state actually stands on the policies behind them.
Every headline links straight to the outlet that reported it.
From Illinois newsrooms
- Video shows deadly Grand Crossing shooting cops have tied to rapper Bloodhound Q50's funeral Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 30
- I Am the Wind is an engaging foray into the great nothing Chicago Reader · Sep 30
- Lawmaker calls for closing ‘loophole’ after teacher arrests: ‘We need to start to protect children’ Naperville Sun · Sep 30
- Portage zoning board approves Chick-fil-A, Dutch Bros Coffee Naperville Sun · Sep 30
- Donna Vickroy: How little, old Mrs. Stanley changed my entire world Naperville Sun · Sep 30
- Sendhil Revuluri drops out of Chicago school board president race Naperville Sun · Sep 30
- McHenry County Sheriff’s Office to be featured in new season of reality TV series ‘Jail’ filmed in Woodstock Lake and McHenry County Scanner · Sep 30
- Chopin in Winter remembers a vanished Chicago Chicago Reader · Sep 30
- Fall bridge lifts along Chicago River begin Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 30
- Bonnie’s Last Flight is a fanciful look at fate, friendship, and air travel Chicago Reader · Sep 30
- McDonald's Park will give Chicago Fire fans luxury experience for up to $25,000 Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 30
- Explore the rich culture of ‘Prison Papers’ Chicago Reader · Sep 30
- Chicago's new parking meter deal Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 30
- Danny Lee Homan Quincy Herald-Whig · Sep 30
- Judith Diann “Judi” Walden Quincy Herald-Whig · Sep 30
- PIKE TO PIKE: E-waste recycling event Quincy Herald-Whig · Sep 29
- IRS launches new mobile app Quincy Herald-Whig · Sep 29
- $1 million Powerball ticket sold in Spring Grove as 2 other Illinois players win 6-figure prizes online Lake and McHenry County Scanner · Sep 29
- Wisconsin man met boy on social media, traveled to his house and sexually abused him at park in Harvard, prosecutors say Lake and McHenry County Scanner · Sep 29
- Father of 2 who coached youth soccer dies after his car was struck by freight train in Lake Forest Lake and McHenry County Scanner · Sep 29
- Discovering your next opportunity Illinois Times · Sep 29
- Record diesel prices continue uptrend, surpass $6 Illinois Times · Sep 29
- Holy indifference Illinois Times · Sep 29
- Exhibit: Pulitzer on the Road: Prize-Winning Works That Inform, Empower & Inspire Then and Now in Ravenswood and Lake View · Sep 29
- Write at CPL Offers Writing, Publishing Workshops Then and Now in Ravenswood and Lake View · Sep 29
- Abuse was caught on camera at Choate Developmental Center. The prosecutor offered plea deals Capitol News Illinois · Sep 29
- Not ‘one more cent’: Chicago-area elected officials rally against Peoples Gas rate hike Capitol News Illinois · Sep 29
- Trump visits Illinois, but doesn’t check in with state’s GOP gubernatorial nominee Capitol News Illinois · Sep 29
- Updated: Chicago City Council approves $2.53 billion sale of parking meter lease Illinois Policy Institute · Sep 29
- Your Horoscope – September 30, 2026 Rock River Times · Sep 29