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82.3Stable
0100
vs US average
GDP
$1.2T

US avg $608B

Jobs
5.1%

US 4.3%

Infl.
4.3%

US 4.2%

Macro vs US92.9

Industry Mapping

Illinois industries

Overall: 58 / 100

Specialized + impacted · 4 (LQ ≥ 1.2)
  • Management of companies and enterprisesLQ 1.48100

  • News shock · 6/20/2026 · tap to see headlines

  • News shock · 6/21/2026 · tap to see headlines

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News for Illinois

Headlines for Illinois — with sectors and a plain “why” when we can infer them. Hover ? for metric definitions.

GoldsteinToneImpactBias
IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

Obama family returns to place where their remarkable story began – NBC Chicago

9 days agoGoldstein 2.3Tone 4.0Impact 1.21Story intensity 1.6
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCompare 2Cooperative

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. to return to Congress after monthslong absence – NBC Chicago

9 days agoGoldstein 2.9Tone 0.7Impact 0.95Story intensity 1.6
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCompare 3High Conflict

Oak Park teen charged with murder of man biking in Grant Park – NBC Chicago

9 days agoGoldstein -10.0Tone -6.4Impact -3.85Story intensity 5.2
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

Andera raises $37M to automate audit with AI

9 days agoGoldstein 2.9Tone 0.5Impact 0.93Story intensity 2.0
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict

Illinois Man Sentenced for Shooting in Self-Defense With Gun He Wasn't Licensed to Carry

9 days agoGoldstein -3.0Tone -8.9Impact -2.08Story intensity 2.3
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCompare 2Cooperative

Barry McInerney’s reset - Investment Executive

9 days agoGoldstein 1.0Tone 0.9Impact 0.43Story intensity 1.1
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

Biden Gets Stranded On Stage At Obama Center Pander Fest - Victory Girls Blog

9 days agoGoldstein 3.4Tone 0.5Impact 1.09Story intensity 2.4
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

If Pain (Or Anything Else), Yes Gain – Part 138: Chicago Issues Revised Paid Leave and Paid Sick Leave Rules for 2026 | JD Supra

9 days agoGoldstein 4.0Tone -2.6Impact 0.85Story intensity 2.9
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCompare 3High Conflict

Suspect charged with Grant Park cross burning won’t be detained pretrial – NBC Chicago

9 days agoGoldstein -6.5Tone -7.0Impact -2.88Story intensity 5.2
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCompare 4High Conflict

WHMI 93.5 FM Radio Station — Livingston County Michigan

9 days agoGoldstein -3.5Tone -3.8Impact -1.55Story intensity 7.1
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

Granum and Creekside Outdoor Living to Sponsor NASCAR Driver Josh Bilicki at Chicagoland Speedway

10 days agoGoldstein -0.7Tone 3.3Impact 0.25Story intensity 0.5
May affectInformation

This story was classified to Information in Illinois based on the headline and article text, then routed through the regional industry health model.

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IllinoisGDELTGDELTNeutral

John Wayne

10 days agoGoldstein 0.6Tone -0.8Impact 0.08Story intensity 0.4
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict

Southern Illinois judge

10 days agoGoldstein -6.9Tone -10.3Impact -3.42Story intensity 5.2
May affectPublic Administration

This story was classified to Public Administration in Illinois based on the headline and article text, then routed through the regional industry health model.

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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

BMO Named Best Bank in North America, Western U.S. and Transaction Banking in North America by Global Finance

10 days agoGoldstein 3.4Tone 9.0Impact 2.22Story intensity 2.6
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

118th Representative District Committee Announces Process to Fill State House Vacancy

10 days agoGoldstein 4.0Tone 0.4Impact 1.26Story intensity 2.8
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

A Father’s Day story written in rotor blades and resilience

11 days agoGoldstein 3.4Tone 3.0Impact 1.41
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

How To Get Into UChicago — Which Has A Higher Yield Than Any Ivy.

11 days agoGoldstein 7.0Tone 1.0Impact 2.23
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTLow Conflict

Bono and the Edge among star-studded line-up for opening of Barack Obama Presidential Centre

11 days agoGoldstein -1.1Tone 2.0Impact -0.06
May affectHealth Care & Social Assistance

This story was classified to Health Care & Social Assistance in Illinois based on the headline and article text, then routed through the regional industry health model.

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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

Pope Leo hopes US-Iran peace deal will be definite end to war – Chicago Tribune

11 days agoGoldstein 8.0Tone -4.1Impact 1.85
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

US Indian Community Foundation Donates Swami Vivekananda Statue to Consulate General of India, Chicago        - News India Times

11 days agoGoldstein 1.9Tone 6.8Impact 1.48
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict

Petition to rename Trump Tower address after Obama racks up thousands of signatures

11 days agoGoldstein -3.6Tone -3.9Impact -1.60
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

‘Stand By Me’ Star Hospitalized After Medical Emergency During Flight

12 days agoGoldstein 4.0Tone 0.2Impact 1.23
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

San Antonio earns two James Beard finalists; Houston DACA recipient named Emerging Chef

12 days agoGoldstein -0.1Tone 5.9Impact 0.76
May affectAccommodation & Food Services

This story was classified to Accommodation & Food Services in Illinois based on the headline and article text, then routed through the regional industry health model.

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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

Walk for Avenues raises money for developmentally disabled

12 days agoGoldstein 3.2Tone 2.5Impact 1.31
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

Students bridge ideological divides at Chicago’s universities

12 days agoGoldstein 1.4Tone 0.6Impact 0.49
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

Hinsdale Farmers Market marks 50 years with founder visit

12 days agoGoldstein 1.2Tone 3.1Impact 0.77
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict

Illinois issues closure order for Evanston psychiatric facility

12 days agoGoldstein -1.5Tone -2.5Impact -0.78
May affectHealth Care & Social Assistance

This story was classified to Health Care & Social Assistance in Illinois based on the headline and article text, then routed through the regional industry health model.

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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict

Area history, June 16, 2026

12 days agoGoldstein -5.0Tone 2.4Impact -1.18
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative12% bias

Beef-a-Roo delays payment to employees

12 days agoGoldstein 2.5Tone -0.4Impact 0.69
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict5% bias

Family experiences 'unbearable grief' after Duluth murder

12 days agoGoldstein -1.5Tone -6.2Impact -1.28
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

Vernon Hills Park District holds annual Craft Beer Festival

12 days agoGoldstein 2.4Tone 4.1Impact 1.25
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative31% bias

Travelling to the U.S. this summer while LGBTQ? Here’s what you need to know

12 days agoGoldstein 2.4Tone -3.7Impact 0.22
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

Chicago's public clocks are the physical heartbeat of the city

12 days agoGoldstein 1.0Tone 0.0Impact 0.30
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict3% bias

Birthright citizenship is before the Supreme Court. Here’s what Illinois families should know

12 days agoGoldstein -2.7Tone 0.5Impact -0.73
May affectPublic Administration

This story was classified to Public Administration in Illinois based on the headline and article text, then routed through the regional industry health model.

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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Chicagoans made a record-breaking amount of calls to 311 about last week's severe weather

12 days agoGoldstein -9.5Tone -5.2Impact -3.55
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTLow Conflict

Burosumab improves physical function in X-linked hypophosphatemia

12 days agoGoldstein 1.0Tone -2.7Impact -0.05
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict

Man critically wounded by Chicago police in Uptown

12 days agoGoldstein -2.0Tone -8.3Impact -1.71
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IllinoisNPRRSSN/A50% bias

'Sometimes splitting is a good thing': An Illinois movement aims to be the 51st state

12 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative9% bias

High school graduate in Georgia offered more than $17 million in scholarships

13 days agoGoldstein 4.0Tone 4.4Impact 1.79
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Toxic levels of heavy metals found at abandoned mine site in Jo Daviess County

13 days agoGoldstein 3.0Tone -1.5Impact 0.70
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTLow Conflict21% bias

Immigrant moms worry their babies could be left stateless as they await Supreme Court decision on birthright

13 days agoGoldstein 0.7Tone -2.1Impact -0.07
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs: Chicago Council on Global Affairs to Convene America at 250 Global Forum on June 18

13 days agoGoldstein 2.0Tone 0.0Impact 0.60
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

2 shot while in car in Auburn Gresham, Chicago police say

13 days agoGoldstein -9.8Tone -4.1Impact -3.50
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Man shot and killed in Brighton Park

13 days agoGoldstein -10.0Tone -7.9Impact -4.05
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Global drugmakers rush to boost US presence as tariff threat looms

13 days agoGoldstein 4.8Tone 0.4Impact 1.48
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict26% bias

Vance pushed Trump to invoke Insurrection Act to crush Minneapolis protests: book

13 days agoGoldstein -2.7Tone -6.5Impact -1.67
May affectPublic Administration

This story was classified to Public Administration in Illinois based on the headline and article text, then routed through the regional industry health model.

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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

4-H Show Season is Right Around the Corner

13 days agoGoldstein 3.4Tone 2.4Impact 1.34
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTNeutral18% bias

HUD settles fair housing cases, reduces Biden backlog

13 days agoGoldstein 2.4Tone -5.3Impact 0.00
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Program gets Arkansas State University students on track for early admission to medical school | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

13 days agoGoldstein 2.2Tone 2.1Impact 0.95
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict30% bias

Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, June 15–21 - The Stranger

13 days agoGoldstein -2.0Tone 0.3Impact -0.57
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

I-94 crash leaves driver, IDOT worker injured in Chicago, police say

14 days agoGoldstein -6.0Tone -9.8Impact -3.11
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative30% bias

以色列主义：美国年轻犹太人的觉醒 - 博客 | 文学城

14 days agoGoldstein 7.0Tone -0.7Impact 2.00
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict15% bias

A year after ICE raids terrorized Los Angeles, a rattled city reaches for resilience: ‘It’s not the same’

14 days agoGoldstein -6.5Tone -4.0Impact -2.48
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative20% bias

Trump’s Black Jobs Lie and the Reality of Black Unemployment

14 days agoGoldstein 3.5Tone -4.3Impact 0.48
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

17-year-old boy charged after teen robbed at gunpoint, shot to death in Wicker Park: police

14 days agoGoldstein -8.3Tone -11.8Impact -4.07
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative5% bias

USS Indianapolis survivor Harold Bray gets ultimate gift – Times Herald Online

14 days agoGoldstein 5.0Tone 2.6Impact 1.85
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Photos: Chicago White Sox vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at Rate Field

15 days agoGoldstein 7.0Tone -0.5Impact 2.04
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Chicago crime: 3 shot, 2 fatally in South Side drive-by, police say

15 days agoGoldstein -10.0Tone -11.1Impact -4.47
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict5% bias

New protections on the way for patients against sexual abuse, misconduct by healthcare workers

15 days agoGoldstein -2.0Tone -3.7Impact -1.10
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict

Illinois

15 days agoGoldstein -10.0Tone -9.4Impact -4.25
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Brighter days ahead: Ariana Grande launches new charity foundation – 101.9fm The MIX – WTMX Chicago

15 days agoGoldstein 2.8Tone 7.1Impact 1.79
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTLow Conflict19% bias

Opinion: My father, a WWII refugee, would no longer recognize the US

15 days agoGoldstein 0.9Tone -2.3Impact -0.02
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict5% bias

Judge orders Justin Baldoni to cover Blake Lively’s legal fees – 101.9fm The MIX – WTMX Chicago

15 days agoGoldstein -0.5Tone -3.1Impact -0.55
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Chicago suspect shot, seriously injured woman, 21, on South Side, CPD says

15 days agoGoldstein -10.0Tone -14.1Impact -4.88
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTModerate Conflict71% bias

Actress Sophia Bush Calls for Political Violence on ‘The View’: 'Come at Me and I'm Going to Punch You in the Mouth!'

16 days agoGoldstein 1.7Tone -7.2Impact -0.47
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

LIVE BLOG: Severe weather continues into Thursday

16 days agoGoldstein -4.4Tone -4.6Impact -1.93
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict13% bias

After judge threatens hearing over grand jury misconduct, feds drop charges in case tied to Loretto exec

16 days agoGoldstein -2.0Tone -6.9Impact -1.52
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Writers wanted: Forgottonia Film Lab seeks screenplay for short film

16 days agoGoldstein 1.4Tone 2.8Impact 0.81
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

ASCO 2026: Clinical Outcomes with ERBB2 Gene Amplification and Activating Mutations in MIBC Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

16 days agoGoldstein 7.0Tone -5.5Impact 1.37
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict27% bias

Pritzker summons words of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson to decry cross burning in Grant Park

16 days agoGoldstein -2.0Tone -4.3Impact -1.18
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

LSSU professor to be honored for shaping future of robotics and automation

16 days agoGoldstein 3.4Tone 5.7Impact 1.78
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Quincy police, sheriff’s office team up for Special Olympics Illinois torch run

17 days agoGoldstein 3.4Tone 3.8Impact 1.53
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative30% bias

The Omnibus to Nowhere

17 days agoGoldstein 3.4Tone -2.1Impact 0.73
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Handel

17 days agoGoldstein 8.0Tone 1.3Impact 2.57
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict9% bias

US strikes Iran and Tehran fires back. Trump says Iran will ‘pay the price’ for stalled talks – Chicago Tribune

18 days agoGoldstein -7.0Tone -4.8Impact -2.75
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Actor Adam Pally says each of Sam Mendes’ four Beatles movies will be ‘totally different’ – 97.1fm The Drive – WDRV Chicago

18 days agoGoldstein 2.6Tone 1.5Impact 0.97
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict13% bias

‘Crock of s—’: Transcripts show grand jurors dismissed for disagreeing with government’s case against ‘Broadview Six’

18 days agoGoldstein -0.8Tone -4.4Impact -0.82
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict4% bias

Chicago cop killing suspect calls for comfort for mom after entering plea as slain officer’s family watches

18 days agoGoldstein -3.4Tone -9.3Impact -2.24
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict9% bias

SAIC Puts Professor on Leave After Palestine Reference

19 days agoGoldstein -1.7Tone -3.6Impact -0.99
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative3% bias

Illinois Joins Ohio in Pausing Tax Incentives for New Data Centers - TechStory

19 days agoGoldstein 1.6Tone -0.9Impact 0.37
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict15% bias

Nurses at St. Joseph’s Medical Center File Class Action Lawsuit Against Prime Healthcare and Ascension for Distress Caused by Unsafe Staffing - 1340 WJOL

19 days agoGoldstein 0.3Tone -7.6Impact -0.93
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTLow Conflict0% bias

Central Illinois farmers welcome rain after an historically dry May

19 days agoGoldstein -0.8Tone 1.7Impact -0.02
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative

Illinois

19 days agoGoldstein 7.0Tone 0.6Impact 2.18
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Wilmington man’s photo of rare snowy egret wins Forest Preserve photo contest - 1340 WJOL

19 days agoGoldstein 4.0Tone 6.2Impact 2.02
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Lewis Hamilton and Kim Kardashian LOCK LIPS as romance heats up in Monaco - PICS

19 days agoGoldstein 6.0Tone 6.4Impact 2.65
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict6% bias

“Dysfunction, unnecessary banter, lies and delays”: River Forest officials want development saga to be over

19 days agoGoldstein -4.8Tone -3.2Impact -1.87
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTLow Conflict6% bias

2 Arrested in New Hartford Cryptocurrency Fraud Investigation

20 days agoGoldstein 2.8Tone -6.5Impact -0.03Story intensity 2.1
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict11% bias

10 Things You Didn't Realize Could Get You Banned From Disney - AOL

20 days agoGoldstein -1.5Tone -3.1Impact -0.85Story intensity 1.1
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Lawrence County kicks off Annual 'Limestone Month' Celebration - WBIW

20 days agoGoldstein 3.4Tone 4.2Impact 1.59Story intensity 2.5
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Chicago crime: 3 shot, 1 critically hurt on South Side, police say

21 days agoGoldstein -10.0Tone -6.8Impact -3.91Story intensity 7.4
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Chicago crime: 4 boys shot, injured on South Side, police say

21 days agoGoldstein -10.0Tone -2.8Impact -3.37Story intensity 7.1
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

Facebook

21 days agoGoldstein 2.8Tone 4.3Impact 1.42Story intensity 2.0
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

2 arrested, accused of firing at homeowner in Cherokee County, deputies say

22 days agoGoldstein -5.4Tone -10.8Impact -3.06Story intensity 4.2
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative4% bias

Children's use of e-bikes under scrutiny in Palmyra - hannibal

22 days agoGoldstein 1.7Tone -1.8Impact 0.26Story intensity 1.2
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IllinoisNBCRSSN/A0% bias

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to suspend tax breaks offered to data centers

22 days agoGoldstein —Tone —Impact —
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict5% bias

Teen Grad Did A Split At Graduation — Her School Withheld Her Diploma | Dayton's BIN 1340

23 days agoGoldstein -3.3Tone -2.1Impact -1.27Story intensity 2.3
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict40% bias

Latest Articles

23 days agoGoldstein -2.4Tone -3.6Impact -1.20Story intensity 1.7
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTCooperative0% bias

EPA Reinstates Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Provision

24 days agoGoldstein 3.5Tone -4.0Impact 0.52Story intensity 2.5
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Sedalia area crash reports for June 4 - Sedalia Democrat

24 days agoGoldstein -10.0Tone -6.9Impact -3.92Story intensity 7.4
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IllinoisGDELTGDELTHigh Conflict0% bias

Carterville, Ill. man enters plea in alleged sexual assault, abuse of former student

25 days agoGoldstein -2.4Tone -11.3Impact -2.23Story intensity 1.9
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Regional Impact

Who is actually affected

Illinois industry health

Overall: 58 / 100

Specialized + impacted · 4 (LQ ≥ 1.2)
  • Management of companies and enterprisesLQ 1.48100

  • News shock · 6/20/2026 · tap to see headlines

  • News shock · 6/21/2026 · tap to see headlines

News and industry health refresh on the pipeline cron (typically every 6 hours)

Last updated: 6/21/2026, 7:13:16 PM · 51 states monitored