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November 18, 2025

Political Sign Laws

WLDS - Illinois

Owner: Jacksonville Area Radio Broadcasters Inc.

WLDS - Illinois

Owned By	Jacksonville Area Radio Broadcasters Inc.
Year Founded	1941
Website	wlds.com
Domain Registration Year	1998
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Jacksonville
Owner Country	United States

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November 18, 2025

Illinois police pensions lock up local property taxes

Illinois Policy

Owner: Illinois Policy Institute

Illinois Policy

Indeterminate

Owned By	Illinois Policy Institute (Non-profit, Matt Paprocki President & CEO)
Year Founded	2002
Website	www.illinoispolicy.org
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Chicago
Owner Country	United States

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November 18, 2025

Chicago's 'job killer' corporate tax plan rejected by committee

Accounting Today

Owner: Joseph Meyer

Accounting Today

Neutral

Owned By	Joseph Meyer through Observer Capital & Arizent
Year Founded	1987
Website	www.accountingtoday.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York City
Owner Country	United States

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November 18, 2025

Chicago Tourism Surges as Conventions and Major Projects Drive Growth

Exhibit City News - Nevada

Owner: Donald Svehla

Exhibit City News - Nevada

Indeterminate

Owned By	Donald Svehla through Mr. Tradeshow Communications LLC
Year Founded	1994
Website	exhibitcitynews.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Nevada, Las Vegas
Owner Country	United States

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November 17, 2025

Chicago awards over $6M in CityArts grants to more than 300 arts groups

Chicago City Wire - Illinois

Owner: Brian Timpone

Chicago City Wire - Illinois

Right-wing

Caution	Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime
Owned By	Brian Timpone through Local Government Information Services (LGIS)
Year Founded	2016
Website	http://chicagocitywire.com/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Chicago
Owner Country	United States

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Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime

Illinois quietly increases cost of online betting, and Chicago may be next

NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois

Owner: Comcast Corporation

NBC 5 - Illinois

Neutral

Owned By	Comcast Corporation (The Vanguard Group & BlackRock, Largest Shareholders) through NBC Universal LLC
Year Founded	1948
Website	www.nbcchicago.com
Domain Registration Year	2000
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Chicago
Owner Country	United States

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November 18, 2025

Chicago area transit agencies approve budget

Chronicle Media - Illinois

Owner: Chronicle Media, LLC

Chronicle Media - Illinois

Neutral

Owned By	Chronicle Media, LLC
Year Founded	2014
Website	chronicleillinois.com
Domain Registration Year	2014
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Lombard
Owner Country	United States

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Illinois lawmaker calls FDA hormone therapy reversal ‘overdue’

AdVantage - Illinois

Owner: John Simmons

AdVantage - Illinois

Neutral

Owned By	John Simmons
Year Founded	1986
Website	advantagenews.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Alton
Owner Country	United States

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November 18, 2025

Illinois launching digital driver’s licenses and state IDs on iPhones for airports, restaurants and bars

Daily Southtown - Illinois

Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman

Daily Southtown - Illinois

Center-right

Owned By	Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman through Alden Global Capital & Tribune Publishing
Year Founded	1906
Website	www.chicagotribune.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Tinley Park
Owner Country	United States

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November 18, 2025

Illinois IDs coming to Apple Wallet. How soon you’ll be able to add it to your Apple device

Week 25 - Illinois

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

Week 25 - Illinois

Neutral

Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1953
Website	www.25newsnow.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, East Peoria
Owner Country	United States

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Chicago community leader makes plea for billionaires' return to the Windy City

FOX Business

Owner: Murdoch Family

Fox Business

Right-wing

Owned By	Murdoch Family through FOX Corporation
Year Founded	2007
Website	https://www.foxbusiness.com/
Domain Registration Year	1999
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York
Owner Country	United States

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November 18, 2025

Illinois Dem Senator Fires Staffer For Posing As Lawyer To Help 4-Time Deported Illegal Migrant

The Free Press - Tampa - Florida

Owner: Brian Burns

The Free Press - Tampa - Florida

Neutral

Owned By	Brian Burns through South Shore Magazine Group
Year Founded	2020
Website	www.tampafp.com
Domain Registration Year	2016
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Florida, Apollo Beach
Owner Country	United States

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Illinois driver’s licenses, state IDs now fit in your iPhone

Kankakee Daily Journal - Illinois

Owner: Shaw Family

Kankakee Daily Journal - Illinois

Indeterminate

Owned By	Shaw Family through Shaw Media
Year Founded	1903
Website	www.shawlocal.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Kankakee
Owner Country	United States

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November 18, 2025

Budget airline adds new routes from Phoenix area

Arizona’s Family

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

Arizona’s Family

Indeterminate

Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1955
Website	www.azFamily.com
Domain Registration Year	1994
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Arizona, Phoenix
Owner Country	United States

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Chicago City Council to meet after committee rejects Mayor Johnson's tax plan

CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois

Owner: Shari Redstone (Family)

CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois

Indeterminate

Owned By	Shari Redstone (Family) through National Amusements & Paramount Global
Year Founded	1940
Website	https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/
Domain Registration Year	1994
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Chicago
Owner Country	United States

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November 18, 2025

Budget battle comes to a head

Chicago Sun Times - Illinois

Owner: Chicago Public Media

Chicago Sun Times - Illinois

Center-left

Owned By	Chicago Public Media (Non-profit, Melissa Bell CEO)
Year Founded	1948
Website	chicago.suntimes.com
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Ohio, Chicago
Owner Country	United States

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November 18, 2025

Small lots lower Illinois housing prices, even for big homes

Illinois Policy

Owner: Illinois Policy Institute

Illinois Policy

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Owned By	Illinois Policy Institute (Non-profit, Matt Paprocki President & CEO)
Year Founded	2002
Website	www.illinoispolicy.org
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Chicago
Owner Country	United States

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Gov. Josh Shapiro says national Democrats folded in the federal shutdown, while he stayed ‘at the table’ for Pennsylvania’s late budget deal

The Porterville Recorder - California

Owner: Madison Venture Corp & David Radler

Porterville Recorder - California

Indeterminate

Owned By	Madison Venture Corp through Glacier Media (59%) & David Radler (41%) through Alta Newspaper Group through RISN Operations Inc.
Year Founded	1908
Website	www.recorderonline.com
Domain Registration Year	2000
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, California, Porterville
Owner Country	Canada

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November 18, 2025

Dream Center Peoria to distribute food, toiletries on Nov. 21

Week 25 - Illinois

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

Week 25 - Illinois

Neutral

Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1953
Website	www.25newsnow.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, East Peoria
Owner Country	United States

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November 18, 2025

Digital driver's licenses, IDs available to Illinois residents starting Wednesday

Chicago Sun Times - Illinois

Owner: Chicago Public Media

Chicago Sun Times - Illinois

Center-left

Owned By	Chicago Public Media (Non-profit, Melissa Bell CEO)
Year Founded	1948
Website	chicago.suntimes.com
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Ohio, Chicago
Owner Country	United States

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