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Illinois

Arcs in and about Illinois from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 1,578 stories · 5,081 articles · earliest story we hold Jan 16, 2015

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet May 16.

All arcs1 named arc in 2023

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else70 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Illinois that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 31Laws banning semi-automatic weapons and library censorship to take effect in Illinois9 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 20– 21Family mistakenly buys $10,000 in gift cards for Disney+ streaming service for trip to park21 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 0 right
  3. Dec 14– 15U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block Illinois assault weapons ban as full legal challenges progress24 articles · 21 independent sources
    4 left, 6 center, 11 right
  4. Dec 6– 7McDonald’s to open first CosMc’s spinoff in suburban Chicago20 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 1 right
  5. Dec 1– 2Jussie Smollett's convictions, jail sentence upheld by Illinois appeals court59 articles · 40 independent sources
    6 left, 8 center, 7 right
  6. Nov 15Magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattles parts of northern Illinois, USGS and police say6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  7. Nov 13Illinois man dies after being shot in face by fellow hunter, authorities say6 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  8. Nov 4Federal appeals court upholds sweeping Illinois gun ban13 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 1 right
  9. Oct 31Natalie Raanan returns home to Chicago after being taken hostage by Hamas in Israel6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 0 right

Stories that name Illinois

  1. Dec 22– 24New home sales nationwide plunged in November. Here's where home sales are headed in Bismarck and North Dakota42 articles · 11 independent sources
    5 left, 6 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 21– 22Longtime Chicago Alderman Ed Burke found guilty of corruption14 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 20– 21Texas begins flying migrants from southern border to Chicago28 articles · 23 independent sources
    5 left, 3 center, 6 right
  4. Dec 14– 16US mortgage rate dips to its lowest level since early August: The trend of home sales in Iowa45 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 1 right
  5. Dec 12– 15House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation146 articles · 72 independent sources
    14 left, 29 center, 13 right
  6. Dec 8– 9A 'soft landing' or a recession? How each one might affect America's households and businesses29 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 2 right
  7. Dec 7Ex-NFL player Sergio Brown pleads not guilty to killing mother9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right
  8. Dec 2Jury orders egg suppliers to pay $17.7 million in damages for price gouging in 2000s14 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right
  9. Nov 22– 23Jury finds that largest US egg producers conspired to rig the market to drive up prices11 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 3 right
  10. Nov 21Recall of peaches, plums and nectarines linked to listeria outbreak, CDC says50 articles · 19 independent sources
    3 left, 10 center, 1 right

Local coverage

  1. Dec 30– Jan 1Who are they? WA children reported missing as of December 3141 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 22– 23Is a houseboat more affordable than apartment rent? Tracking rent prices in Iowa25 articles · 4 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 18How the White House got involved in the border talks on Capitol Hill - with Ukraine aid at stake5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 17Why you won't likely see a white Christmas this year: Historic temperature and precipitation in Iowa15 articles · 4 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Dec 15– 16The US is showing signs of a thriving labor market. What unemployment data looks like in Iowa21 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  6. Dec 14– 15Oil prices have been falling for 7 weeks straight. Here's what they're doing in Wisconsin19 articles · 4 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right
  7. Dec 13– 14Despite court challenges, deadline looms for Illinois assault weapons registration5 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  8. Dec 11– 12In celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, thousands flock to Des Plaines shrine6 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  9. Dec 2Gas prices continue to drop nationwide, but how are they doing in Iowa?22 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 1 right
  10. Nov 26US home sales on pace for the worst year since 1993. See where home sales are headed in Montana14 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 1 right
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