December 31, 2025
Politics in 2026
Indeterminate
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
Owner: Ogden-Nutting Family
December 31, 2025
Chicago Botanic Garden lights display falls on women, children, causing broken bones, lawsuit claims
Neutral
ABC 7 Chicago - Illinois
Owner: The Walt Disney Company
Illinois law update prohibits waiting period policies for missing persons reports
Indeterminate
WQAD 8 - Illinois
Owner: TEGNA Inc.
Illinois restaurant owner detained by ICE after dropping kids at school gets deported to Mexico
Indeterminate
KSDK - Missouri
Owner: TEGNA Inc.
December 31, 2025
Chicago Cubs named best fit for Nippon Professional Baseball star Tatsuya Imai over the New York Yankees
Indeterminate
The Times of India
Owner: Sahu Jain Family
December 31, 2025
New laws: Grocery tax to end, aquifer protections, squatters
Neutral
The Voice - Illinois
Owner: Carter Crane (Family)
December 31, 2025
DOJ sues Illinois over limiting federal immigration actions
Neutral
The Voice - Illinois
Owner: Carter Crane (Family)
Youngkin outlines final budget as leadership shifts in Richmond
Indeterminate
The Bedford Bulletin - Virginia
Owner: Paxton Family
December 30, 2025
Illinois House GOP: Democrats blocked tax relief as state spending grew nearly 40%
Right-wing
Sangamon Sun - Illinois
Owner: Brian Timpone
New laws going into effect in Missouri and Illinois on Jan. 1
Indeterminate
KSDK - Missouri
Owner: TEGNA Inc.
December 31, 2025
California waiters, bartenders seethe over state shirking ‘no tax on tips’ policy
Right-wing
New York Post
Owner: Murdoch Family
December 31, 2025
Scott Wiener’s Law Banning ICE Agents From Wearing Masks Takes Effect Thursday. Will ICE Abide?
Neutral
SFist - California
Owner: Zachary Chen
December 31, 2025
Sports Betting Alliance sues Chicago over tax in new budget
Neutral
ABC 7 Chicago - Illinois
Owner: The Walt Disney Company
New public health laws set to take effect in 2026
Indeterminate
WDBR 103.7 - Illionis
Owner: Saga Communications Inc.
December 31, 2025
Betting alliance sues Chicago over new ordinance
Neutral
ESPN U.S.
Owner: The Walt Disney Company & Hearst Family
December 31, 2025
CarMax 72 Hour Deadline Alert: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Remind Investors With Losses In Excess Of $100,000 of Deadline in Class Action Lawsuits Against CarMax, Inc. – KMX
Indeterminate
The AI Journal
Owner: Thomas Allen
December 30, 2025
Michael Cronin, a Chicago police expert on West Side street gangs, dies at 81
Center-right
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
Online sports betting in Chicago could go dark Jan. 1 as legal battle looms
Neutral
NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
Owner: Comcast Corporation
Illinois Supreme Court appoints new Winnebago County resident circuit judge
Neutral
WREX - Illinois
Owner: Byron Allen
Rockford lawyer Erin Hannigan appointed to judicial bench
Indeterminate
Journal Standard - Illinois
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.