Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. has been chosen as the 123rd Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, succeeding Mary Jane Theis, and will begin his three-year term on October 26.
P. Scott Neville Jr. chosen as next chief justice on Illinois Supreme Court
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Wine of the Week: Podere Casanova Irripetibile (Impenetrable)IGT Toscana-$54.99
Podere Casanova’s Irripetibile IGT Toscana 2020 is a bold, ruby red Super Tuscan wine with intense red and dark fruit flavors and complex aromas, making it a wine lover’s dream.
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State Reps. host Ice Cream Social Celebrating Grandparents Day in Romeoville
State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, hosted a Grandparents & Grandchildren Ice Cream Social to celebrate Grandparents Day, along with state Rep. Dagmara “Dee” Avelar, D-Bolingbrook, state Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel, D-Shorewood, and Romeoville Mayor John Noak.
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Taste of Frankfort returns
Mayor Keith Ogle’s annual fall fundraiser, Taste of Frankfort, will feature food samplings from 20 local restaurants, a raffle with 30 specialty gift baskets, a photo booth, and a $2,500 scholarship for a Lincoln-Way culinary student.
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Who was Charlie Kirk? The activist who turned campus politics into national influence
Charlie Kirk and his organization connected students and the GOP in new and effective ways. But the slain conservative spread misinformation and thrived on outrage and intimidation.
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P. Scott Neville Jr. chosen as next chief justice on Illinois Supreme Court
He succeeds Mary Jane Theis for a three-year term to begin Oct. 26 By Peter Hancock Springfield– The Illinois Supreme Court announced Tuesday that Justice P. Scott Neville Jr. has been chosen to be the state’s 123rd chief justice, succeeding Mary Jane Theis, whose three-year term as head of the court expires Oct. 26. Theis, who was named […]
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DHS Launches Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago Amid Protests
The Department of Homeland Security launched Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago, targeting the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens in the city, in response to escalating rhetoric between Gov. JB Pritzker and President Donald Trump.
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Darren Bailey to Run for Governor Again in 2026, Despite 2022 Defeat
Darren Bailey, a former state senator and farmer from Clay County, is the highest-profile Republican to enter the 2026 Illinois gubernatorial race, having lost the 2022 campaign against Gov. JB Pritzker and a close primary race in 2024 against U.S. Rep. Mike Bost.
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Doctors are joining unions in a bid to improve working conditions and raise wages in a stressful health care system
An estimated 8% of US doctors had joined a union in 2024, up from 5.7% a decade earlier.
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Illinois among blue states to keep public health dollars while red states lose out
Democratic-led states that sued to block the Trump administration’s CDC funding cuts kept much of their funding, while Republican-led states lost the bulk of theirs, according to a new analysis from health research organization KFF.
