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Steve Cortes on cartel bounties in Chicago: 'Secure our border, deport illegals, smash the cartels'

By R. S. Christian | Oct 20, 2025

Steve Cortes, founder of the League of American Workers, said that reports of Mexican cartels offering bounties to target U.S. law enforcement in Chicago bolster the argument for stricter border security, deportations, and dismantling cartel...

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Steve Cortes: Obama Presidential Library 'is a monument to megalomania'

By J. J. Pryor | Oct 20, 2025

Steve Cortes, founder of the League of American Workers, has criticized the Obama Presidential Center for what he describes as excessive spending and poor planning.

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Founder of Awake Illinois: Pritzker is 'a spoiled gluttonous brat who will bend the law when it suits him'

By A. U. Williams | Oct 20, 2025

Shannon Adcock, founder of Awake Illinois, expressed on X that Illinois is gaining national attention while describing Governor J.B. Pritzker's leadership as overreaching.

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Illinois GOP, House Republicans push back on anti-police rhetoric

By Y. R. Duckworth | Oct 20, 2025

The Illinois Republican Party announced on the social media platform X that House Republicans will continue to support law enforcement.

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Founder of Breakthrough Ideas on Illinois energy subsidies: 'Trump needs to cancel even more green subsidies'

By Y. R. Duckworth | Oct 20, 2025

Jeanne Ives, founder of Breakthrough Ideas, has called for Illinois to end green-energy subsidies and oppose new grid storage mandates.

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Dan Proft: Illinois Democrats 'and their allies with violent tendencies want ICE to leave'

By D. B. Baldwin | Oct 20, 2025

Dan Proft, host of "Chicago's Morning Answer," said that Illinois' Democratic leaders oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations aimed at removing violent offenders from Chicago streets.

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Facebook removes Awake Illinois post over ‘Gender Queer’ image; group points to school access

By A. T. Brackett | Oct 20, 2025

Awake Illinois announced on X that Facebook removed a post featuring a snapshot from the book "Gender Queer," citing violations of child exploitation policies, and temporarily restricted the group’s account.

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Illinois SALT workaround for pass-through entities to expire after 2025

By S. R. Geiger | Oct 20, 2025

A provision in Illinois law allowing pass-through businesses to deduct state taxes from their federal tax returns will expire at the end of 2025.

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NFIB Small Business Optimism Index drops amid rising uncertainty in September

By T. B. Watson | Oct 20, 2025

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported that its Small Business Optimism Index fell by 2.0 points in September to 98.8, marking the first decline in three months.

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NFIB Illinois joins opposition to Chicago outdoor workplace heat ordinance

By I. O. Jordan | Oct 17, 2025

NFIB Illinois has joined other members of Chicago’s business community in voicing opposition to the proposed “Heat-Related Illness Prevention in Outdoor Places of Employment Ordinance.” The organization signed a coalition letter expressing...

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Illinois Tollway completes improvements at 87th Street-Roberts Road intersection

By T. B. Watson | Oct 17, 2025

The Illinois Tollway, in collaboration with Cook County and the City of Hickory Hills, has completed improvements at the intersection of 87th Street and Roberts Road.

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Proft on Pritzker’s $1.4 million gambling winnings disclosure: ‘He only wagers on men playing women’s sports’

By Prairie State Wire News Service | Oct 17, 2025

Chicago radio host Dan Proft criticizedGov. J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) after new tax filings showed the governor and his wife reported $10.3 million in taxable income, including $1.4 million in gambling winnings.

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Illinois offers free PrEP medication for residents at high risk for HIV

By I. O. Jordan | Oct 17, 2025

PrEP4Illinois (PrEP4IL) is offering free HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication to Illinois residents who are HIV-negative and at significant risk of contracting HIV.

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Illinois Department of Revenue warns public about nationwide text message scam

By T. B. Watson | Oct 16, 2025

The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) has issued a warning about a new text message scam that is affecting people across the country.

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Powassan virus detected in Illinois resident following tick bite

By I. O. Jordan | Oct 16, 2025

An Illinois resident has been diagnosed with Powassan virus, a tickborne illness not previously found in the state, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).

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Illinois municipalities to update telecommunications tax rates effective January 2026

By T. B. Watson | Oct 16, 2025

Effective January 1, 2026, several municipalities will implement new or revised rates for the Simplified Municipal Telecommunications Tax.

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Energy Assistance Charge rates to change for large Illinois utilities in January 2026

By T. B. Watson | Oct 16, 2025

Effective January 1, 2026, the rates for the Energy Assistance Charge will change for utilities and cooperatives that had at least 100,000 Illinois customers as of January 1, 2021.

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Steve Cortes on Illinois' leadership: 'Pritzker’s inaction is complicity; his progressive justice is a scam that punishes the innocent'

By Y. R. Duckworth | Oct 16, 2025

Steve Cortes, president of the League of American Workers, has criticized Illinois leadership for failing to protect residents and called for federal intervention, including the deployment of the National Guard.

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Illinois Department of Transportation uses new method for Rock River bridge replacement

By S. R. Geiger | Oct 16, 2025

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has undertaken an innovative approach to replacing the two aging bridges that carry Illinois 2 over the Rock River in Rockton.

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Miller accuses Illinois of defying federal voter roll request: ‘DOJ asked you to remove illegal alien voters from the rolls and you refused’

By Prairie State Wire reports | Oct 15, 2025

Stephen Miller, advisor to President Donald Trump, has accused Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker of refusing a Department of Justice request to remove non-citizens from the state’s voter registration rolls.