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Prairie Record, from 2 sources
The Chicago health system, which says it performed 691 transplants last year, launched an institute to pursue new transplant research while more than 4,700 Illinoisans wait for an organ.
Other
Prairie Record, from 3 sources
PlayPower called off its purchase of rival BCI Burke after Illinois, 11 other states and the Federal Trade Commission sued, saying the deal would raise what schools and park districts pay for playgrounds.
Business
Prairie Record, from 2 sources
The nonprofit West Edge Arts is building a half-acre public art campus on Ogden Avenue, with about 30 murals planned and an opening set for summer 2027.
Chicago
Prairie Record, from 3 sources
Central Illinois and south suburban communities hit by tornadoes and flooding are still waiting for help, and the two efforts aim at federal and state money.
Statehouse
Prairie Record, from 2 sources
A group smashed glass doors and windows along a two-block stretch early Tuesday and took cash registers from several shops; police have made no arrests, and the local alderperson is asking for more patrols and cameras.
Courts & Public Safety
Prairie Record, from 3 sources
Comptroller Susana Mendoza and Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas filed on the last day, and petition challenges that begin this week could shrink the field before the Feb. 23 election.
Chicago
Prairie Record, from 1 source
Career-focused programs now enroll 27.7% of Illinois community college students, while total fall enrollment slipped 0.7% to 271,845, according to the state's community college board.
Education
Prairie Record, from 4 sources
The answers on Nov. 3 will not change any law, but the City Council and the Board of Education put the questions on the ballot to show officials where voters stand.
Chicago
Prairie Record, from 2 sources
A monument of stainless steel dandelion sculptures, on a formerly vacant triangle across from the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, honors people who died in the pandemic and the health care and essential workers who served.
Chicago
Prairie Record, from 3 sources
Thieves broke into a freight train on Chicago's West Side Tuesday morning, leaving packages strewn along the tracks and stopping Metra commuter trains on the BNSF Line.
Chicago
Prairie Record, from 3 sources
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 19 other state attorneys general joined the Federal Trade Commission in suing the discount chain, which has stores in cities and small towns across Illinois.
Business
Prairie Record, from 2 sources
The Far South Side safety-net hospital says decades of underfunding forced it to stop delivering babies on Oct. 31, leaving expectant parents in Roseland to travel more than 4 miles to give birth.
Chicago
Prairie Record, from 2 sources
The Gurnee roller coaster has been closed since a man was ejected from Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia on Oct. 12, and the company has set no date to reopen it.
Business
Prairie Record, from 2 sources
A federal judge's June ruling striking down the rule, which would have let the Education Department declare some employers ineligible for the program, now stands, Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office said.
Courts & Public Safety
Prairie Record, from 1 source
The 10-day break on the state's sales tax for clothing, shoes and school supplies in August beat the state's $10 million estimate, the governor's office said Monday.
Statehouse
Prairie Record, from 4 sources
East Peoria-based Cullinan Properties is under contract to buy the mostly vacant 53-acre mall for $11.3 million, and the City Council on Monday unanimously approved three measures the city says will help redevelop it.
Downstate, corrected
Prairie Record, from 2 sources
The deal with Unite Here Local 1 ends more than a year of bargaining that had moved toward a possible strike, and adds a cost of nearly $65 million for a district already counting on more state money.
Education
Prairie Record, from 2 sources
Figures from an Illinois Commerce Commission case show about $720.9 million in deposits from large power users so far, and the gap is likely to feature in the veto session's data center debate.
Business
Prairie Record, from 2 sources
Chicago Public Schools reported a second straight rise in its on-time graduation rate, while a University of Chicago-based report found that 48% of 2019 graduates who went straight to college earned a credential within six years.
Education
Prairie Record, from 3 sources
The state's financial regulator says 453 refund requests have been made under the Digital Asset Kiosks Act since it was signed in 2025, an early test of a law Illinois passed over Republican objections.
Business
Prairie Record, from 2 sources
A 1.5-mile segment between the Tri-State Tollway and Franklin Avenue in Franklin Park opened Saturday, the first piece of a $4.3 billion project meant to give O'Hare a western entrance and ease suburban freight traffic.
Chicago
Prairie Record, from 2 sources
Developers plan up to 3,737 homes on 31 acres along the Chicago River's North Branch, backed by about $201.6 million in tax increment financing approved by the City Council in September.
Chicago
Prairie Record, from 2 sources
The agency had cleared the Chicago maintenance facility under a lighter review, and its reversal follows months of opposition from Bridgeport and Chinatown residents.
Chicago
Prairie Record, from 5 sources
The city has twice extended a CTA service disruption that began Oct. 13, after crews ran into unexpected trouble aligning new and old sections of the bridge that carries both lines downtown, and has not yet set a new date.
Chicago, corrected
Prairie Record, from 1 source
Fall enrollment at the state's 12 public universities rose for a third straight year, driven by undergraduates and freshmen, while international enrollment fell 14.2%.
Education
Prairie Record, from 5 sources
The mayor's 2027 plan revives a per-employee tax on large businesses that the City Council rejected last year and borrows to pay police misconduct settlements, with a council vote due by the end of the year.
Chicago, corrected
Prairie Record, from 2 sources
The zoo says China, a 9-year-old red panda, had an incurable adrenal disorder and Nozomi, a Pallas's cat of the same age, had neurological problems; it plans to bring in another red panda through a national breeding program.
Downstate
Prairie Record, from 1 source
The second year of a state award that replaced a canceled federal program honors 16 public and eight nonpublic schools, from Rockford and the Chicago area to Richland County.
Education
Prairie Record, from 3 sources
The Illinois Department of Human Services withdrew its request to close all of Choate's psychiatric beds, but about 250 positions are still set to go, and two Southern Illinois senators say 25 beds is not enough.
Downstate
Prairie Record, from 2 sources
Democrat Juliana Stratton and Republican Don Tracy, running for the seat Sen. Dick Durbin is leaving, laid out opposing positions on President Donald Trump, tariffs, the minimum wage and immigration.
Statehouse
Prairie Record, from 5 sources
Health officials say the five people with confirmed infections had all visited Bengtson's Pumpkin Farm; the farm has closed its petting zoo while animals are tested, and visitors since Sept. 29 who fell ill are asked to report it.
Other, corrected
Mack Biesk, Capitol News Illinois
The state has scaled back its plans to close 75 minimum-security mental health beds at Choate Developmental Center.
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Maggie Dougherty, Capitol News Illinois
Six of the data centers will need over $100 million in infrastructure costs to connect to the grid.
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