“Mark Turcotte’s work reflects the complex and beautiful landscape of both our state and the country as a whole through his unique perspective as a Native writer who has lived across the US but has found a home here in Illinois,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “I congratulate him on his appointment as the sixth Illinois Poet Laureate and also extend my gratitude to outgoing Poet Laureate Angela Jackson on her years of service in this role.”

https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-celebrates-arts-with-new-poet-laureate #PoetryMonth #Illinois

Skokie just passed ranked choice voting this April. Hear Skokie resident and local advocate James Johnson explain some of its benefits!

A #CarCrash into an after-school program building in central #Illinois this week – that killed 4 people ages 7–18 & injured 6 other #children – does not appear to have been a targeted attack, Illinois State Police said Tues.

Still, the cause of Monday afternoon’s crash into the #YNOT after-school program in #Chatham is under investigation, state police said as the community mourns & awaits answers about what led up to it.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/29/us/chatham-car-crash?cid=ios_app

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbcdlTSZBU0

#DaveNeal #TheRushHour one

12.30 min mark #SuperRichBullies lose friends and are unfollowed

14.20 min. mark #ScottBessent is a fucking IDIOT!!!!
#Tariffs, #SmallBusinesses #goods

#MustWatch 23.05 min. mark: When the governor of #ILLINOIS is on #CSPAN, calling for a MASS #ANTIFASCIST PROTEST against Trump and MAGA, you know it's serious! #JDPritzker #IL #FIGHTBACK #FuckTrump

Students boost science and engineering skills on Saturdays https://www.byteseu.com/966050/ #Chicago #CookCounty #DecaturCounty #DekalbCounty #DupageCounty #EDUCATION #Illinois #indiana #JoDaviessCounty #KaneCounty #KendallCounty #keywee #LakeCounty #LatestHeadlines #LocalNews #News #PeoriaCounty #PorterCounty #SangamonCounty #Science #uncategorized #WillCounty #Wisconsin

#Politics #alt #pritzker #Illinois #resist #resistance #protests #Democrats

Heather Cox Richardson Governor Pritzker Gives Barn Burning Speech 4/28/25

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/april-28-2025?r=ymxmu&utm_medium=ios

#Illinois #Chatham

From CNN.com: Four dead, including children, after car crashes into after-school camp

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/28/us/chatham-illinois-crash?cid=ios_app

"Do not despair. Organize."

Ranked choice voting is among the leading solutions to save our democracy. Join us at FairVoteIllinois.org/join to get plugged in to the movement!

Federal cuts threaten program that allows suburban libraries to share books

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/28/illinois-interlibrary-loan/ #Libraries #Books #BudgetCuts #Trump #Literacy #Illinois

What would it take for a #FreeEnterprise? Whether a company, nonprofit, school, or even an activist group, people in organizations have needs which are similar yet different from ordinary #FreeSoftware use cases, typically oriented around solo developers.

My name is Kurt Kremitzki, #FreeCAD and #Debian and I'm starting #KWKLabs, a free software enterprise operating out of #InnovateSpringfield, in the heart of the capital of #Illinois.

My first task? Migrate off Google Workspace!

There is a whole different world right across the borders in Michigan and Illinois.

I like it.

#lgbtq #trans #Michigan #Illinois #dragbrunch #indiana #HoosierMast

https://youtu.be/f1MfPjusr1k?feature=shared

So, heads up for anybody else in #Illinois and is on #Medicaid. I found out today that #Walgreens is no longer enrolled in the IL Medicaid pharmacy plan. I did not receive any notification of this from either Walgreens or Medicaid. So you might want to call member services for whatever insurance company you have through Medicaid and talk to somebody in the pharmacy department to get a list of pharmacies near you that are still in network.

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Nike Says Its Factory Workers Earn Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. At This Cambodian Factory, 1% Made That Much.

Rob Davisphotography Sarahbeth 04-25-2025
https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-wages-clothing-factory-cambodia?ref=ActivityPub

#RobDavisphotographySarahbeth #ProPublica #StreetPapers VIA #MPAQ #English #Illinois

#Chicago #Bicycle Refurbishers Pedal Good to the World for 26 Years With 150,000 Bikes Saved from Landfills https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/chicago-bicycle-refurbishers-pedal-good-to-the-world-for-26-years-with-150000-bikes-saved-from-landfills/ #Illinois #Cycling

Illinois Governor - Democrat J.B. Prtizker is ordering the state's pension funds and procurement agencies to review any investments in the Latin American country. #resist #resistance #Democrats #illinois #pritzker

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democratic-governor-moves-to-boycott-el-salvador-for-aiding-trump_n_68090080e4b096ecd6e83472