Illinois Politics
The Princeton Gerrymandering Project, a nonpartisan group that evaluates maps, gave Illinois' maps an "F" grade, saying they give Democrats a significant advantage and are "very uncompetitive."
Bulls
Before the game, the Bulls celebrated the career of former center Joakim Noah and named him a team ambassador.
News
Heather Mack's sentence for assisting in the murder of her mother, Shiela von Wiese-Mack, was shortened by a total of 34 months due to reductions that are often granted to prisoners on major holidays because of their good conduct.
Sports News
The announcement was made shortly after Quenneville met with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman in New York to discuss his role in what happened in Chicago during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, when a player named Kyle Beach said he was sexually assaulted by then-Blackhawks assistant Brad Aldrich.
Chicagoland News
Peck, who is the past president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 61 in Gary, was fired nearly a year ago by the Gary Police Civil Service Commission following a disciplinary complaint filed in connection with his alleged assault of Rasaan Hamilton, records show.
Chicago Journal
Just as smartphones replaced desktop computers, Zuckerberg is betting that the metaverse will be the next way people will primarily interact with computers — and each other.
Illinois Business
The construction industry that Caterpillar supplies was hit by the spread of COVID-19 like all others, but the pandemic did drive housing and construction demand as people sought larger or new places to live.
Illinois Politics
The Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act states that Illinois will respect and protect the right of conscience of all persons who refuse to obtain, receive, or accept medical care as well as those providing it. Illinois Democrats are trying to "carve-out" an exception to that for COVID.
Chicago Journal
Timmins joined the Pontoon Beach police force in April 2020, He was a police officer in Madison County for 14 years and previously served as a police officer in Roxana, Wordon, and Hartford.
Chicago Journal
All classes are shaken up after the final week of the regular season of Illinois High School Football. The Illinois High School Football Playoffs start this Friday, October 29, 2021.
Chicago Politics
Included in the budget is a 30% increase in spending on an array of programs using an infusion of federal funds.
Crime
From 2006 to 2015 he conspired with his company’s employees in Pakistan to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act by exporting computer equipment from the U.S. to the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and a research institute that trained the agency’s engineers and scientists.