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College Football Week 5: B1G Summary + Notre Dame
Nebraska steamrolls Northwestern, Michigan goes into Camp Randall and dominates Wisconsin, and Notre Dame loses to Cincinnati. The B1G stories of the week.
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Illinois High School Football Scores: Week 6
All of your Illinois High School Football scores for Week 6.
Chicago News
Illinois trooper's expressway shooting death ruled suicide
District Chicago Trooper Gerald Mason, 35, was an 11-year-veteran of the Illinois State Police.
Crime
Two shot while driving near intersection of Division and Larrabee with 1-year-old in car
No offenders/occupants are in custody and Area Three detectives are investigating.
Crime
Indy man charged with buying gun used to kill Chicago child
A federal grand jury indicted Eric Keys Jr. in the illegal purchase in March used in the McDonald's drive-thru killing of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams in April.
Lifestyle
Illinois releases Fall Color Report
As of late September, the color report says the peak time for fall foliage will be the second week of October in Chicago and surrounding areas and near the state's western border. Central Illinois is expected to peak in mid-October and Southern Illinois during the last week of the month.
Chicago Journal
Trooper dies after being found shot on Chicago expressway
Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly said there was no threat to public safety or law enforcement.
Chicago Journal
Longtime Indiana legislator quitting in frustration
Sen. Karen Tallian of Ogden Dunes is resigning after 16 years in the Indiana state legislature after realizing what it's like to live a lifetime as anything other than a Democrat in Illinois.
Chicago Journal
Biden's approval slumps after a slew of crises: AP-NORC poll
Notable changes include approval among Independent voters dropped from 68% to 38%, and among Black Americans a drop from 86% to 64% approval. Just 34% say the country is headed in the right direction, as compared to 50% from the first months of Biden's presidency.
Chicago Journal
Merck says experimental pill cuts worst effects of COVID-19
Early results showed patients who received the drug, called Molnupiravir, within five days of COVID-19 symptoms had about half the rate of hospitalization and death as patients who received a placebo.
Illinois News
ILETSB fires director who hired Madigan/McClain activist involved in scandal
Interim Director, Keith Calloway, and the Standards Board's chairman said they could not comment on the reason for Fischer's dismissal.
Chicagoland News
Illinois man dies of rabies after apparent bat bite
The man's name was not released. Officials said he was in his 80s and lived in Lake County.