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Crain’s | Judge freezes Illinois law targeting anti-abortion pregnancy centers:

* Rockford Register Star | Injunction halts Illinois’ new law aimed at ending pregnancy center deceptive practices: Johnston listened to over four hours of testimony from anti-abortionists who said the law has had a chilling effect on their First Amendment-protected rights such as handing literature that identifies alternatives to abortion.

* Sun-Times | More evidence that car insurance pricing in Illinois is biased against the poor: The group’s report echoes a Chicago Sun-Times Watchdogs investigation that tested insurance companies’ online price-quote tools and found price disparities that hurt women, renters, people working jobs that don’t require college and people living on the “wrong” side of a ZIP code dividing line.

* Dewitt Daily | President of Illinois Insurance Association of Independent Agents Hopes State Stays Out Insurance Business: A Clinton insurance agent who heads a statewide board of insurance agents is hoping the State of Illinois will stay out of the insurance business as costs go up for all agencies right now.

* Tribune | Racist watermelon-eating contest alleged as more Northwestern football hazing lawsuits mount: The claims describing a forced watermelon-eating contest appeared in two lawsuits involving anonymous players who were on the team from 2004 to 2008. The players were subject to an “archaic and disturbing culture,” the lawsuits brought by Hart, McLaughlin & Eldrige and Romanucci & Blandin alleged.

* WSPY | 75th District State Representative says Republicans won’t have much new legislation during fall session: Davis says Republicans might try to resurrect some bills from the spring session. Davis he’ll be watching out for bills that start as one thing, but are gutted and changed to something else.

* Tribune | Bally’s pushes Medinah temporary casino opening to September: “Obviously we’re a little delayed from what we communicated to you last time on opening,” Marcus Glover, Bally’s CFO, said during the call.

* News Channel 20 | Illinois State Sen. Jil Tracy reveals the bond uniting lawmakers at the Capitol: State Senator Jil Tracy sat down with Mackenzie LaPorte speaking on the Com-Ed trail, what state leaders need to change for next session, and reveals the bond uniting lawmakers over at the Capitol.

* 21st Show | Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton talks about new Emmett Till Monument: Juliana Stratton, the Lieutenant governor of Illinois joins the show to discuss the signing of the Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Chicago. Also, we hear the Lt. Governor’s thoughts on the SAFE-T-Act, the state of legal and commercial Cannabis, the ruling of affirmative action, and more.

* Sun-Times | Homicides, shootings in July down compared with last year; 60% of carjacking arrests are juveniles, police say: According to CPD, 59 people were killed across Chicago in July, nearly 12% lower than last year. The number of people shot in July compared to last year fell from 441 to 352.

* Chalkbeat | Chicago public schools run by principals given more independence saw better student achievement: study: The analysis looked at 44 elementary schools that joined ISP between 2016 and 2018. Those schools saw pass rates for state reading and math tests grow, on average, by about 4 percentage points more than similar schools that weren’t part of ISP, according to the study. (Comparison schools were chosen based on things like demographics and test scores.)

* Tribune | Chicago sues property management firm over alleged ‘rent-to-own’ scheme targeting South Side residents: The city filed a lawsuit against the now-defunct Vision Property Management LLC, its successor FTE Networks Inc. and affiliates over “deceptive and unfair practices in the course of selling and leasing properties to predominantly low-income Chicagoans,” according to a Thursday news release from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office. The complaint, filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, alleges the company’s actions violate Chicago’s consumer protection laws.

* Crain’s | Here’s what a $4,350 ticket gets you at Lollapalooza: A platinum ticket, which costs $4,350 for all four days and $2,000 for a single day, offers festivalgoers access to lounges with free food and beverage, front-of-stage viewing at six stages, golf cart shuttle transportation, a concierge service, festival merchandise and more. Also included, in typical Lollapalooza fashion: hair and glitter treatments at the festival.

* Tribune | Lollapalooza’s new contract with Chicago could make this year’s fest the biggest ever, and give the city a bigger cut: But besides the festival’s usual public safety, weather and traffic challenges, this year marks the first test of a new contract overseen by a new mayor, Brandon Johnson. The deal to keep Lolla in Chicago for at least another 10 years — inked by the mayor Johnson later defeated, Lori Lightfoot — makes this year’s fest potentially the biggest Lollapalooza yet: It allows up to 115,000 attendees per day, up 15,000 from the previous contract.

* Center Square | After $64.8 million in upgrades, Illinois State Fair opens next week: In addition to agriculture exhibits, live music, fair food and rides, there will also be a mullet competition. After a year being closed, the Multi Purpose Arena will be back open following $8.6 million in renovations, among $56.2 million spent on the grounds over the past five years.

* SJ-R | Illinois State Fair is right around the corner. What to know about concerts, food and more: Admission for adults ages 13 to 59 is $5 per person Sunday through Thursday, and $10 per person on Friday and Saturday. Seniors 60 years of age and older are $3. Children ages 12 and under are free.

* WBEZ | There’s no ‘New Yorkland’ or ‘Bostonland,’ so why ‘Chicagoland’?: The term “Chicagoland” is part of the region’s DNA. You’ve probably seen it plastered on car dealership billboards or grocery store coupons. Maybe you’ve even heard the weatherman refer to “sunny skies across Chicagoland.”

* Daily Herald | Legal weed at outdoor concert? Mundelein prepares for purportedly state’s first to allow it: The Miracle at Mundelein will be hosted across the street from Rise, the village’s lone dispensary, at 1325 Armour Blvd., Sept. 9-10. Attendees will be allowed to bring cannabis they purchased at an Illinois dispensary, still in its original packaging, into the festival as well as order from Rise.

posted by Isabel Miller
Friday, Aug 4, 23 @ 7:34 am

Comments

===Racist watermelon-eating contest alleged as more Northwestern football hazing lawsuits mount: The claims describing a forced watermelon-eating contest===

What university what’s heading its football program a head coach that saw nothing wrong with such things… what athletes of color would feel safe going to a football program headed by Pat Fitzgerald.

Can’t wait for Fitzgerald’s own “inquiry” with Dan Webb and discovery.

I mean, even a Nick Saban “rehab” stint would likely not work, especially in the immediate with these type of thoughts.

It’s 2023, if you need to be reminded the days as these things happened, way back in 2004-08…

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Aug 4, 23 @ 7:48 am
The overtly deceptive practices by folks, being helped by the Thomas More Society, is a very real wake up call that abortion and a woman’s right to their own choices are continually under attack, nothing is decided in Illinois, and every day forces that want to manage a woman’s choice… aren’t resting.

Vote accordingly. There’s no settled law anymore

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Aug 4, 23 @ 7:57 am
–Rilott said, “It’s going to stop us from offering mothers a choice.”–

–”There’s no doubt who the Attorney General wants to win or lose in the market place of ideas, but the government doesn’t get to decide that. The people do.”–

Lots of talk about choice, from a group who has worked tirelessly to remove it.

Unfortunately, it makes sense under the lens of - Men get choice. Women don’t.

Comment by TheInvisibleMan Friday, Aug 4, 23 @ 8:05 am
They don’t call it “Bostonland” in New England. Instead they call it “Red Sox Nation.”

Comment by Stuck in Celliniland Friday, Aug 4, 23 @ 8:15 am
Interesting story on the origin of the Chicagoland term. Coming from another state at the age of 8, it sounded weird to me. Now I know.

Comment by Proud Papa Bear Friday, Aug 4, 23 @ 8:21 am
does the NCAA wait for Lynch to finish the work? what about the Knight Commission?

Comment by Amalia Friday, Aug 4, 23 @ 8:35 am
Chicagoland - to me the term brings up memories of flipping through the spiral bound “Chicagoland Atlas” to find directions. I still have a copy of the 2001 25th anniversary edition.

https://longitudemaps.com/products/chicagoland-atlas-laminated-edition-25th-anniversary-edition_kmg-chic-lat-1

Comment by Donnie Elgin Friday, Aug 4, 23 @ 8:46 am
Chicagoland and gym shoes — those might roll off the tongue without a second thought but they certainly get a reaction from people outside this area, as I’ve found out lol.

Comment by Torco Sign Friday, Aug 4, 23 @ 9:01 am
= Vote accordingly. There’s no settled law anymore=

Spot on. I knew when right wing judges started using that term “settled law” there was nothing settled about it.

Comment by JS Mill Friday, Aug 4, 23 @ 9:54 am
==Jay Peterson owns Peterson Insurance in Clinton and is the President of the Illinois Insurance Association of Independent Agents. It is his hope the IAA’s hope that the State of Illinois will stay out of the insurance business.==

Both my homeowners and car insurance rates went up 30%. Perhaps its time the state stepped in and asked you some hard questions about it. Because one of the excuses I got from my agent was it was because of “the weather.”

Comment by Demoralized Friday, Aug 4, 23 @ 1:00 pm