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Purdue football could be down multiple key defenders at Illinois, plus the starting QB

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October 12, 2024

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Purdue football could be down multiple key defenders at Illinois, plus the starting QB

Saturday’s game: Purdue (1-4) at No. 23 Illinois (4-1), 3:30 p.m., FS1

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Purdue football’s defense remains uncertain as to whether some key contributors will play Saturday at Illinois.

Safety Antonio Stevens and defensive tackle Mo Omonodo were listed as questionable on the Boilermakers’ Big Ten-mandated availability report released prior to the game. Both were also listed as questionable last week at Wisconsin, and neither played in the 52-6 loss.

Starting defensive tackle Damarjhe Lewis is listed as unavailable. So is linebacker Winston Berglund — who left that loss at Wisconsin early.

The availability report confirmed earlier reports that starting quarterback Hudson Card will not play today. Redshirt freshman Ryan Browne is expected to make his first career start in Card’s place.

The report also now classifies CJ Madden’s unspecified injury as keeping him out for the season. The rush end transfer from Georgia played in only three games.

Stevens has not played since a Sept. 21 game at Oregon State due to an unspecified injury. His 18 tackles still rank sixth on the team despite the two missed games. Third-year sophomore Joseph Jefferson has started in Stevens’ place.

Omonode did not play at Wisconsin last week after being listed as questionable. He has formed a nose tandem with Cole Brevard, totaling seven tackles over four games.

Lewis’ 14 tackles include three for loss this season, and he also blocked a field goal. Berglund has played more Mike linebacker in recent weeks as Kydran Jenkins returned more frequently to his previous spot at rush end. Berglund’s nine tackles (two for loss) include one sack.

Others listed as unavailable include receivers Jayden Dixon-Veal and CJ Smith, defensive back Salim Turner-Muhammad, backup offensive tackle Joshua Sales Jr. and tight end George Burhen.

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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan files motion for release during appeals process

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July 15, 2025

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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan files motion for release during appeals process

CHICAGO (WLS) — Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is trying to stay out of prison.

On Monday, he filed a motion for release, pending appeal of his conviction.

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Madigan was ordered to report to prison this October to begin serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence for corruption.

His lawyers argue he should remain free because his appeal could reverse his conviction.

SEE ALSO | John Hooker, 1st of ComEd Four to be sentenced, gets 18 months in prison for Madigan bribery scheme

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3 juveniles charged in armed robbery at Cicero, Illinois gas station, subsequent police chase

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July 14, 2025

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3 juveniles charged in armed robbery at Cicero, Illinois gas station, subsequent police chase

Updated on: July 13, 2025 / 11:05 PM CDT
/ CBS Chicago

Three juveniles were facing charges Sunday night in an armed robbery that led to a wild chase from the west Chicago suburb of Cicero to Chicago’s West Side.

Cicero police said the suspects were part of a crew that targeted couriers removing cash from gaming machines at the Mobil gas station at 5147 W. Roosevelt Rd. at Laramie Avenue around 3 p.m. Friday.

Police said the robbers forced the couriers to the ground at gunpoint, ransacked their vehicle, and stole about $70,000.

The robbers sped off in a white sedan accompanied by two “trail vehicles,” Cicero police said.

A townwide camera system, which uses license plate readers, helped police identify the cars involved, as a chase took over Chicago streets and expressways. CBS Skywatch caught it all from the air and captured the cars traveling along the Eisenhower Expressway, around the Windy City Smokeout outside the United Center, and under the Chicago Transit Authority’s elevated Green Line tracks on the West Side.

The pursuit finally ended near West End and Kostner avenues in West Garfield Park, where two people were arrested. Another two people in a white Honda sedan ditched their car in an alley of a nearby apartment building. The three juveniles arrested had some of the stolen cash with them, police said.

Meantime, a black Chrysler that also fled the scene of the robbery was chased along the Eisenhower Expressway, Tri-State Tollway, Bishop Ford Freeway, and Borman Expressway into northwest Indiana, where two suspects were arrested after ditching the car in Hammond and running into the Little Calumet River, police said.

A Cicero police investigation resulted in cash, drugs, and guns being recovered from multiple vehicles and the West Side apartment, police said.

Each juvenile has been charged with two counts of armed robbery and one count of unlawful possession of a weapon. They have been transferred to the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, police said.

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Adam Harrington is a web producer at CBS Chicago, where he first arrived in January 2006.

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Major Illinois employers reported widespread layoffs. Here’s the list

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July 13, 2025

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Major Illinois employers reported widespread layoffs. Here’s the list

In June, companies reported plans for nearly 1,800 layoffs in the state, according to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity as part of the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.

Companies undergoing layoffs include both national and local giants, according to a compilation of WARN notices in June 2025. Following is a summary of the layoffs.

Job-seeking websites to layoff employees in Illinois

CareerBuilder LLC and Monster Worldwide LLC, located at 200 N. LaSalle Street in Chicago, announced June 24 the company is selling parts of its businesses and filing for bankruptcy. The companies, which merged in 2024, submitted a WARN notice June 5. The closing will put 390 workers out of a job permanently beginning Aug. 4.

Company set to lay off 32 workers in Illinois

Group 1001 Resources, located at 250 S. NW Highway, Suite 302 in Park Ridge, announced June 25 it will lay off 32 workers between Oct. 1 and Dec. 16. The company, which provides annuity contracts and life insurance policies, will lay off 25 employees in October and seven in December, according to the WARN notice.

Design group to close Shorewood plant

IG Design Group Americas announced in June the paper manufacturing company had filed for bankruptcy and submitted a WARN notice June 27. Closing its Shorewood distribution center, 150 workers will be laid off Aug. 26, according to the state.

Meat packing center shuts doors in Illinois

Kankakee County saw 274 workers laid off after Momence Packing Company, owned by Johnsonville LLC, shut its doors. Located at 332 W. North Street in Momence, the company reported the closure June 2, with layoffs effective immediately. A Johnsonville spokesperson said operations will be moved to three other plants in Wisconsin and Texas.

The Colorado-based fashion credit card company reported June 3 it will lay off workers across multiple remote Illinois locations in Lake, Cook and Will counties due to company restructuring. Layoffs are scheduled to take place Aug. 16, when seven employees will lose their jobs, according to the WARN notice.

A supplemental WARN notice filed June 26 states the company will lay off 13 more workers Sept. 13: one from Lake County, one from Kane County and 11 from Cook County.

OSF OnCall Urgent Care to lay off 24 at Illinois locations

OSF HealthCare reported in a June 16 WARN notice it will close two of its on-call urgent care centers in Champaign, eliminating a combined 24 jobs from the locations at 2710 N. Prospect Avenue and 2043 South Neil St. Layoffs are scheduled to take place from Aug. 8 to Aug. 22, according to the WARN notice.

More restructuring to come for OSF in Illinois

In addition to shuttering the doors of two urgent care centers, OSF HealthCare also reported layoffs at the OSF Cardiovascular Institute and Medical Group in Urbana and the OSF Healthcare Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana, along with the OSF Healthcare Medical Group in Champaign. As a result, 97 employees are set to lose their jobs in August, according to the WARN notice. The move comes after the local health care giant cited losses of $361 million and a decline in the use of multiple services, leading to a decision to merge its Urbana and Danville locations into one hospital with two campuses.

Strategix Management lays off Joliet workers

The Washington D.C.-based business management consulting firm submitted a WARN notice June 4, announcing the permanent layoffs of 91 workers as a result of closing its Joliet Job Corps Center location at 1101 Mills Road.

Franklin Park plastic film company to lay off 48 in Illinois

Transcendia, a specialty film and commercial printing manufacturer, will close its location at 9201 W. Belmont Avenue in Franklin Park. The company on June 6 reported the layoffs of 48 workers, who will be phased out monthly through the end of the year: seven in August, 15 in September, seven in October, eight in November and 11 in December.

Tyson to move 259 from Rochelle location in Illinois

The Tyson Foods distribution center at 600 Wiscold Drive filed a WARN notice June 13 that it will lay off 259 employees – but, according to the company, no job losses are expected as affected workers will be offered positions with Lineage, which will acquire the Rochelle warehouse as part of a $247 million deal with Tyson Foods including three other sites across the U.S.

The transition will begin Aug. 15.

Janitorial service to lay off 184 in Pontiac, Illinois

Vonachen Group, a commercial cleaning service, reported June 5 it would lay off 184 employees July 5 in Pontiac. A loss of contract caused the permanent layoffs, according to the WARN notice.

More layoffs for research company in Illinois

The American Institutes for Research, which conducts behavioral and social science studies, began conducting layoffs in March. The company filed a supplemental WARN notice June 12 of additional layoffs that would impact three employees in July at its Chicago center, located at 10 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 600.

Dana Tofig, managing director of corporate communications, told the Journal Star in an email the American Institutes for Research has made the “difficult but necessary” decision to reduce its workforce by more than 30% since March, spurred by cuts to federally funded research by the U.S. government that Tofig wrote bring significant challenges.

“AIR has been around for nearly 80 years, and, in that time, there have been moments when we have had to make changes and shift priorities to align with the needs of our clients and the communities we serve,” Tofig stated. “This is one of those moments, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to generating and using evidence to improve lives and increase opportunities for all.”

The organization also addressed the funding cuts in March in a statement on X.

“Like many organizations, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) has had to make difficult decisions in response to recent federal funding cuts, including reducing our workforce by 18%.”

Illinois-based clean energy company to lay off 80

LanzaTech Global, headquartered at 8045 Lamon Avenue in Skokie, began laying off workers in June to cut operating expenses as a result of revenue declines. The carbon recycling company filed a WARN notice in May and a supplemental WARN notice June 10, stating 80 more workers will lose their jobs on Aug. 13 or within two weeks after.

LanzaTech Chief People Officer Chad Thompson told the Journal Star layoffs are an “unfortunate thing,” but the company does not generally comment further on job losses.

Vehicle manufacturing company cutting 130 more

Magna Exteriors, which manufactures, designs and assembles vehicles, began laying off workers in February 2023, according to a WARN notice filed by the company. A supplemental notice was filed June 16, 2025. announcing Magna Exteriors will lay off another 130 employees from its location at 675 Corporate Parkway in Belvidere, starting Aug. 22 and ending no later than Sept. 5.

Layoff updates for Chicago-based confectionery company

Mars Wrigley, located at 2019 N. Oak Park Avenue in Chicago, began layoffs in July 2024 after announcing it would move most operations out of its Chicago plant back in 2022. The company filed another WARN notice in June 2025 providing updates on the status of 49 remaining affected workers. For 39 people, Aug. 29 will be their last working day, while the other 10 will continue until mid-June 2026, when the property will have a new owner.

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