Raju, Nowicki: Bears pitch $3.2B stadium plan, but Pritzker still ‘skeptical’ despite team’s $2B pledge
By DILPREET RAJU & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com The Chicago Bears laid out a $3.2 billion plan for a new domed stadium on Chicago’s lakefront on Wednesday afternoon, painting pictures of future Super Bowls and
AP: Chicago appeals court rejects R. Kelly ‘s challenge of 20-year sentence
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The singer R. Kelly was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison on child sex convictions in Chicago, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. Jurors in 2022 convicted the
AP: Chicago Bears schedule a Wednesday announcement on new stadium near lakefront
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears have scheduled a Wednesday news conference to announce plans for “a state-of-the-art, publicly owned enclosed stadium” on the city’s Museum Campus near Lake Michigan. The announcement Monday said the plans also
AP: Chicago police officer fatally shot overnight while heading home from work
CHICAGO (AP) — A 30-year-old Chicago police officer was shot and killed overnight on the city’s southwest side while heading home from work, police said Sunday. Superintendent Larry Snelling told reporters the officer was going home and
AP: Chicago’s response to migrant influx stirs longstanding frustrations among Black residents
By MATT BROWN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black neighborhood it served, symbolizing a city indifferent to their interests. So when the
AP: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators shut down airport highways and key bridges in major U.S. cities
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked roadways in Illinois, California, New York and the Pacific Northwest on Monday, temporarily shutting down travel into some of the nation’s most heavily used airports, onto
Illinois Governor Pritzker announces launch of new quantum research initiative designed to improve energy and manufacturing production
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has announced the launch of a new quantum research initiative he says will improve the state’s energy production and general manufacturing. The plan would develop technology solutions for fraud detection and drug discovery.
AP: A woman, 19, is killed and 4 other people are wounded in a Chicago shooting early Sunday
CHICAGO (AP) — A 19-year-old woman was killed and four other people were wounded in a shooting early Sunday in Chicago, police said. The five females were in a business on the city’s West Side just after
Hancock: Illinois high court asked to review law limiting venue in constitutional challenges
New law limits cases to Cook, Sangamon counties By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to decide on the constitutionality of a new state law that says constitutional
Adams: After being rebuffed by regulators, utilities file slimmed-down spending plans
Consumers likely to pay more each month for infrastructure improvements By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO — State regulators are once again considering massive electric utility spending plans that would affect the state’s climate goals