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    Upcoming Chicago budget ‘grimmest picture of all’ for Mayor Brandon Johnson, aldermen [Tribune]

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    Chicago Literary Hall of Fame honorees' work is still relevant in a moment of civil rights reversals [Sun-Times]

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    Shootings, Homicides in Chicago Both Down More than 30% Through First Half of 2025: Police [WTTW]

    Developers reveal new 'scaled down' plan for Lincoln Yards site [Crains]

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    State Farm hiking Illinois homeowners insurance rates by 27% in August [CBS]

    Federal prosecutors seek nearly 6 years in prison for Madigan confidant Michael McClain [Sun-Times]

    Audit finds state agency fell short on social equity initiatives outlined in Gov. JB Pritzker’s landmark climate bill [Tribune]

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois Braces for Medicaid Cuts: ‘Closures Are Not Off the Table’ [WTTW]

    Axelrod urges fellow Democrats to learn from Mamdani and his affordability-based campaign for NY mayor [Sun-Times]

    Feds want nearly 6 years for former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore [Sun-Times]

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    Gov. JB Pritzker — The governor has no public events. 

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    Chicago headlines: 

    Upcoming Chicago budget ‘grimmest picture of all’ for Mayor Brandon Johnson, aldermen [Tribune]

    Nearly 1,500 CPS staffers got pink slips on Friday [WBEZ]

    Chicago Literary Hall of Fame honorees' work is still relevant in a moment of civil rights reversals [Sun-Times]

    ‘Call Me Red’: Walter Burnett’s Son Wants His Own Legacy As Alderman [Block Club]

    Shootings, Homicides in Chicago Both Down More than 30% Through First Half of 2025: Police [WTTW]

    Developers reveal new 'scaled down' plan for Lincoln Yards site [Crains]

    Springfield headlines:

    State Farm hiking Illinois homeowners insurance rates by 27% in August [CBS]

    Federal prosecutors seek nearly 6 years in prison for Madigan confidant Michael McClain [Sun-Times]

    Audit finds state agency fell short on social equity initiatives outlined in Gov. JB Pritzker’s landmark climate bill [Tribune]

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois Braces for Medicaid Cuts: ‘Closures Are Not Off the Table’ [WTTW]

    Axelrod urges fellow Democrats to learn from Mamdani and his affordability-based campaign for NY mayor [Sun-Times]

    Feds want nearly 6 years for former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore [Sun-Times]

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