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This week in Illinois news

Plain-text summary of the latest verified week · Sep 22, 2026 to Sep 28, 2026

Week of Sep 22–28: 232 civic stories from 10 outlets. Most covered: public safety & crime (18%). Above their own normal: environment & energy, education & schools, labor & economy.

Full breakdown: 13 themes, 10 outlets, most widely covered stories

Coverage by theme

ThemeStoriesShareOutlets covering
Public safety & crime4218%4
Education & schools4118%6
Elections & politics3515%7
Health & public health209%6
Courts & justice188%6
Transit & infrastructure146%5
Labor & economy136%5
Other136%6
Environment & energy115%3
Immigration & migrants104%6
City & state budget73%5
Housing & development63%4
Arts culture & sports21%1

Stories by outlet

OutletRegionStories
Chicago Sun-TimesChicago125
WBEZChicago27
Block Club ChicagoChicago23
WTTW NewsChicago21
Illinois Policy InstituteStatewide11
Illinois TimesDownstate11
Capitol News IllinoisStatewide8
Borderless MagazineChicago2
Chicago ReaderChicago2
Injustice WatchChicago2

Stories covered by the most outlets

  1. School Board candidate defends disciplining his kids, says school staff should never use corporal punishment (Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ)
  2. As school board election nears, CPS parents incensed by political group at school event (Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ)
  3. OEMC begins rollout of new 911 dispatch system despite concerns from City Council members (Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ)
  4. Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier (Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ)

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