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Prime Healthcare hospitals will stay in-network with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, after months of uncertainty • Illinois cities unveil rival housing plan to Gov. JB Pritzker’s sweeping zoning plan
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Friday, May 8, 2026

Former Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan finds buyer for Lincoln Park home

Former Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan and his wife have found a buyer for their Lincoln Park home, just two weeks after they placed it for sale.

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Prime Healthcare hospitals will stay in-network with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, after months of uncertainty

Prime Healthcare, which owns eight Illinois hospitals, will remain in-network with the state’s largest health insurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois.

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Illinois cities unveil rival housing plan to Gov. JB Pritzker’s sweeping zoning plan

The Illinois Municipal League’s proposal is the most organized resistance yet to Pritzker’s sweeping “middle housing” plan that would require municipalities statewide to allow denser housing.

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National Museum of Mexican Art plans a grand new performance stage, with the help of Rick Bayless

The renovated West Wing performance space will be renamed Foro de Artes Bayless and is expected to be completed in early winter 2028.

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Republican Will County Board members discuss solar plans ahead of Earthrise vote

Will County Board member Judy Ogalla, a Monee Republican and farmer, said solar developers offer $40,000 an acre to buy farmland.

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Hard Rock Casino Rockford adding hotel and convention center

Looking to keep pace with a new casino complex opening north of the border in Wisconsin, Hard Rock Casino Rockford announced a major expansion with plans to build an adjacent hotel.

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Poll on Chicago Bears finds Illinois residents think funding for new stadium should be limited

The findings showed that passions for keeping the Bears in Illinois ran much higher in the Chicago area than downstate.

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Canvas system used by thousands of schools is back online after a cyberattack disrupted studies

A system that thousands of schools and universities use to support instruction was back online Friday after it went down during a cyberattack that created chaos as students tried to study for final exams.

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