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Aggregated Illinois News Articles

• Cubs rookie replicates incredible Bob Gibson feat in win over Pirates
  
  Chicago Cubs rookie Cade Horton accomplished an 11-start feat that hasn't been done since Bob Gibson's incredible 1968 season with the St. Louis Cardinals.
  Fox News.  Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:16:32 -0400.
• Chicago father dies in crash after smash-and-grab suspect flees with $700K of Louis Vuitton goods
  
  Mark Arceta, 40, was killed by a suspect fleeing a Louis Vuitton smash and grab robbery on Chicago's Magnificent Mile.
  Fox News.  Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:01:20 -0400.
• New low for crime-ridden Chicago as masked goons attack dying elderly woman's house with bomb
  
  Patricia Nelson's home in Chicago Lawn, Illionois was targeted by two mysterious menn in a shocking attack.
  Daily Mail.  Tue, 16 Sep 2025 22:30:29 GMT.
• Indiana-Illinois and under-the-radar games in the College Football Playoff hunt
  
  The next-tier teams after the name brands are now part of the CFP picture.
  Adam Rittenberg.  ESPN.  Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:30:04 EST.
• DHS Secretary Kristi Noem visits Chicago area amid ICE operations
  
  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the Chicago area amid increased ICE operations the Trump administration dubbed "Operation Midway Blitz."
  CBS News.  Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:29:38 -0400.
• Porter McNeil, Illinois political consultant admired by those in both parties, dies at 65
  
  Porter McNeil, 65, was a member of the Rock Island County Board who also had a lengthy resume of working on political campaigns in Illinois, Iowa and the Quad Cities.
  Rick Pearson.  Chicago Tribune.  Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:02:53 +0000.
• Aaron Jaffe, former Illinois lawmaker, judge and head of state gaming board, dies at 95
  
  Aaron Jaffe represented the northern suburbs in the state House for 14 years before serving as a Cook County judge for nearly two decades and a decade more as chair of the Illinois Gaming Board.
  Bob Goldsborough.  Chicago Tribune.  Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:35:18 +0000.
• Essay: An Angeleno dines in Mexican Chicago. They're just like us
  
  Our food editor visited Chicago recently to find a city that's Mexican as hell. Here's everything he ate dining through Mexican Chicago in the summer of ICE raids.
  Daniel Hernandez.  Los Angeles Times.  Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:33:07 GMT.
• Trump Signs Off on Sending National Guard to Memphis to Crack Down on Crime
  
  The president repeated that Chicago, New Orleans and other Democratic-run cities could be next.
  Luke Broadwater and Emily Cochrane.  New York Times.  Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:47:54 +0000.
• New MLB Apparel Launches With Fear Of God Collection
  
  MLB and FOG teamed up on new apparel collection that features iconic franchises such as the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs.
  By Anthony Stitt, Contributor.  Forbes.  Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:24:55 -0400.
• Sources: Star Bears CB Johnson out indefinitely
  
  Chicago Bears Pro Bowl cornerback Jaylon Johnson is out indefinitely with a groin injury, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and Courtney Cronin on Monday.
  Adam Schefter and Courtney Cronin.  ESPN.  Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:22:51 EST.
• ICE Changed How a Chicago Neighborhood Celebrates Mexican Independence Day
  
  Pilsen, a part of the city long home to Chicagoans of Mexican heritage, has grown quieter since the Trump administration announced an operation against illegal immigration.
  Jazmine Ulloa and Jamie Kelter Davis.  New York Times.  Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:02:07 +0000.
• Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band Delight As U.S. Tour Gets Underway
  
  Over the course of nearly two hours on stage, Ringo Starr revisited the music of The Beatles, Toto, Men At Work and more as his All-Starr Band tour kicked off in Chicago.
  By Jim Ryan, Contributor.  Forbes.  Sun, 14 Sep 2025 19:26:04 -0400.
• Face the Nation: Coons, Lankford, Pape
  
  Missed the second half of the show? Sens. Chris Coons and James Lankford join, plus Robert Pape, University of Chicago professor and founding director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats.
  CBS News.  Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:03:00 -0400.
• Firefighters Defy Dem Governor to Honor Charlie Kirk with Flags at Half-Staff
  
  Democratic Mayor John Laesch of Aurora, Illinois ordered flags to fly at full staff in the city despite proclamations from President Donald Trump and Democratic Illinois Gov. ...
  Harold Hutchison.  Western Journal.  Sun, 14 Sep 2025 14:30:18 +0000.

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