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View Article 11:01 a.m. June 1, 2026 WTTW Illinois Lawmakers Fail to Pass Bears Stadium Bill Despite Goal Line Push https://news.wttw.com/2026/06/01/illinois-lawmakers-fail-pass-bears-stadium-bill-despite-goal-line-push SPRINGFIELD — Despite a Hail Mary heave from the Illinois Senate in the final hours of the spring legislative session, state lawmakers ultimately failed to reach the end zone on a bill incentivizing the Chicago Bears to build a new stadium in Illinois. The Senate voted to approve the amended …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 1, 2026 WTTW Springfield Session Ends in $56B Budget, New Taxes on Social Media Companies, Crypto, Fantasy Sports https://news.wttw.com/2026/06/01/springfield-session-ends-56b-budget-new-taxes-social-media-companies-crypto-fantasy ### Gas tax increase suspended while new taxes on businesses plug hole SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers approved the state budget early Monday morning after slogging through the night, enacting new taxes on businesses and authorizing less spending than what Gov. JB Pritzker proposed in February. “It’s allowed us to be …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 1, 2026 NBC Local Illinois' ‘back-to-school sales tax holiday' will return for 2026, but this one will be different https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-back-to-school-sales-tax-will-return-for-2026/3942694/ A popular, week-long "back-to-school sales tax holiday" will return to [ Illinois ][9] this summer as part of the state's newly passed $55.9 billion budget. The FY 27 budget passed in the early morning hours Monday. According to Gov. JB Pritzker's office, it "centered on making Illinois more affordable for …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 1, 2026 NBC Local What's next for the Bears after Illinois fails to pass new stadium bill? https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/whats-next-for-the-bears-after-illinois-fails-to-pass-new-stadium-bill/3942732/ The [ Chicago Bears ][1] didn't get the answer they were hoping for in Springfield over the weekend as the Illinois legislature failed to pass a bill aiming to keep the team in the state. So what's next for the team and the state? It appears the saga is not …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 1, 2026 Fox Chicago CTA’s 2026 Pride Train returns to Chicago Red Line http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ctas-2026-pride-train-returns-chicago-red-line ![Chicago kicks off Pride Month loaded with festivals and events][25] #### [ Chicago kicks off Pride Month loaded with festivals and events ][26] Chicago officials and Pride Chicago representatives marked the start of Pride Month with a flag-raising ceremony and discussed upcoming events, including the city’s Pride Parade and Pride …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 1, 2026 Fox Chicago Joe Negri, Mister Rogers' handyman and jazz musician, dies at 99 http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/joe-negri-mister-rogers-handyman-jazz-musician-dies-99 ![][19] article NEWPORT, RI - AUGUST 05: Joe Negri performs during the 2011 Newport Jazz Festival at the International Tennis Hall of Fame on August 5, 2011 in Newport, Rhode Island. (Photo by Douglas Mason/Getty Images) #### The Brief * * Joe Negri, the jazz musician known for his work …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 1, 2026 Fox Chicago Bellwood shooting leaves 2 dead http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bellwood-shooting-leaves-2-dead #### The Brief * * Two people were shot early Monday in Bellwood. An adult man and woman later died at Loyola University Medical Center. * Police are investigating, and no arrests have been made. **BELLWOOD, Ill.** \- Two people were killed in a shooting early Monday in west suburban …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 1, 2026 Fox Chicago Kentucky social media settlement: Meta reportedly paying $27M to settle addiction case http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/social-media-addiction-kentucky-meta-settlement-school-district ![Jury finds Meta, Youtube liable in social media case ][1] #### [ Jury finds Meta, Youtube liable in social media case ][2] Meta and YouTube have been ordered to pay $6 million in the landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles.The combined $6 million verdict included punitive damages, and …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 1, 2026 Columbia Chronicle Editor’s Note: Why the Chronicle is documenting Chicago’s 77 community areas https://columbiachronicle.com/opinion/op-eds/editor-note/editors-note-why-the-chronicle-is-documenting-chicagos-77-community-areas/ As the United States approaches its 250th birthday, the Columbia Chronicle is undertaking one of the most ambitious visual journalism projects in our newsroom’s history: documenting all 77 of Chicago’s community areas through photography. The project is rooted in a simple idea: no single community can tell the story of …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 1, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Man and woman found dead in Bellwood home https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/06/01/man-and-woman-found-dead-in-bellwood-home * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] An emergency response to a west suburban Bellwood home led to the discovery of two dead adults early Monday,officials …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 1, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times 2 robbed at gunpoint in River North https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/06/01/2-robbed-at-gunpoint-in-river-north * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Chicago police are seeking a white SUV involved in the armed robbery of two men early Monday in the …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 1, 2026 Chicago Reader Chicago newcomers Ache play hardcore that can make you a believer https://chicagoreader.com/music/concert-preview/ache-metro-hardcore/ ![a snapshot of hardcore band playing in the corner of what looks like a basement space, with the underside of a stairwell in the background; the front person wears pink curled hear and grips the mike with a huge smile][16] Ache Credit: Kaelah Aliyah Serrano Chicago four-piece Ache are a …
View Article 11:01 a.m. June 1, 2026 Chicago Reader Penelope Trappes ruminates on life and death amid haunting ambience https://chicagoreader.com/music/concert-preview/penelope-trappes-sleeping-village/ ![Penelope Trappes stands in a windy, dimly lit meadow under an overcast sky, wearing a high-collared, long-sleeved black dress][1] Penelope Trappes Credit: Agnes Haus The subtlest sounds can evoke the most vivid memories; blend such sounds together, and they can become even more powerful. That’s a through line in the …
View Article 11 a.m. June 1, 2026 CBS Local Joe Negri, known as Mr. Rogers' "Handyman," dies at 99 https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/joe-negri-mr-rogers-neighborhood-dies-age-99/ Joe Negri, known to many within Pittsburgh as Handyman Negri on "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," has died at the age of 99, just days shy of his 100th birthday, Fred Rogers Productions confirmed to KDKA-TV on Sunday evening. Negri was a broadcasting pioneer, an accomplished musician, a Pittsburgh icon, and someone …
View Article 11 a.m. June 1, 2026 CBS Local Senate Democrats launch campaign to kill what DOJ calls its "anti-weaponization" fund https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/anti-weaponization-fund-senate-democrats-campaign-kill-it/ Senate Democrats are launching a coordinated effort to kill the Trump administration's $1.7+ billion **"** anti-weaponization" fund. In a **"** Dear Colleague" letter released Monday, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats will use a variety of strategies, from floor action to oversight, to block President Trump's "nearly $2 billion MAGA …
View Article 11 a.m. June 1, 2026 CBS Local Man charged with murder of Loyola student Sheridan Gorman in Chicago returns to court https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-charged-murder-loyola-student-sheridan-gorman-court/ The [ man charged with the murder ][1] of a [ Loyola University freshman ][2] was back in court Monday. This came days after officials said he was found with a weapon in jail. [ Jose Medina ][3] , 25, is [ charged ][3] in the murder of Sheridan Gorman, …
View Article 11 a.m. June 1, 2026 block-club-chicago Want To ‘Eat The Neighborhood’? Urban Forager Dave Odd Will Lead The Way https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/01/want-to-eat-the-neighborhood-urban-forager-dave-odd-will-lead-the-way/ CHICAGO — It’s just after 11 a.m. on a cool Sunday morning and about 35 people have gathered in front of Carnivore, a farm-to-table butcher shop and grocery store in suburban Oak Park. It’s anyone’s guess what they’re waiting for, especially since Carnivore is closed on Sundays. A few minutes …
View Article 11 a.m. June 1, 2026 ABC Local 23-time Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams, announces comeback to professional tennis https://abc7.com/post/serena-williams-announces-comeback-professional-tennis-hsbc-championship-doubles-event/19212235/ Serena Williams is officially making her comeback to professional tennis. Williams will play in the doubles event next week at the HSBC Championships, a 500-level event held at Queen's Club in London. Williams first teased her return on Monday morning with a social media video from longtime sponsor Nike. In …
View Article 9:01 a.m. June 1, 2026 WLS AM Illinois legislature approves school cellphone ban, governor says he’ll sign https://www.wlsam.com/2026/06/01/illinois-legislature-approves-school-cellphone-ban-governor-says-hell-sign/ Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker indicated he will sign legislation approved by Illinois lawmakers that prohibits students from using cellphones during school hours. Senate Bill 2427, which requires schools to adopt policies to limit the use of cellphones during the school day, passed the Senate on Sunday, [ the last day …
View Article 9:01 a.m. June 1, 2026 WLS AM Malört aims to set world record for largest group to take shot at once in Chicago https://www.wlsam.com/2026/06/01/malort-aims-to-set-world-record-for-largest-group-to-take-shot-at-once-in-chicago/ Where else but Chicago would Jeppson’s Malört attempt to set a world record for largest group of people to simultaneously take a shot of the spirit? The world record attempt set for this summer is part of a fundraising event that benefits Ravenswood Community Services, an organization that provides meals …