Mitchell Armentrout
@chicago.suntimes.com reporter, sometimes editor, usually politics, often White Sox. @cstguild.bsky.social -strong. Tips, please: marmentrout@suntimes.com / Signal: mtrout.74
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- Lt. Gov. Stratton goes on attack in Sun-Times, WBEZ, UChicago debate against U.S. Reps. Kelly, Krishnamoorthi chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...
- City Council passes ban on hemp THC products, with exceptions for beverages, ointments chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
- One year and 51 lawsuits later, Illinois Democrats lament ‘chaos’ of second Trump administration chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump...
- Bears, Bally's elbow way onto General Assembly's spring agenda as lawmakers eye $2.2B shortfall chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/...
- Illinois vs. Indiana stadium competition puts Bears in the drivers' seat chicago.suntimes.com/bears-stadiu...
- Nicor seeks another massive rate hike that could add $6 to suburban gas bills chicago.suntimes.com/consumer-aff...
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- FanDuel, DraftKings, other big sportsbooks sue to block new Chicago sports betting tax chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
- A look back at Chicago's top news stories of 2025 chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/12...
- City Council sends alternate budget to Mayor Brandon Johnson — will he veto it? chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
- Bulgarian man from Chicago dies in ICE custody at Michigan detention facility chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
- Trump administration sues Illinois election officials for sensitive voter data chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...
- Bears' Indiana threat doesn't move ball forward with Illinois Democrats for new stadium chicago.suntimes.com/bears-stadiu...
- New state panel takes shot at holding Trump immigration blitz to account: 'We will not forget' chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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- Trump administration plans to eliminate hundreds of vacancies at Chicago area VA hospitals chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/...
- Pritzker signs CTA/Metra/Pace overhaul that 'makes transit safer and more reliable' chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
- Gov. JB Pritzker 'could have gone either way' on Illinois' new right-to-die law chicago.suntimes.com/politics/202...
- Gov. Pritzker, who saw Rob Reiner days before fatal stabbing, slams Trump response to filmmaker’s death chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-gov...
- Gov. JB Pritzker signs 'right-to-die' legislation for terminally ill people to end their lives in Illinois chicago.suntimes.com/politics/202...
- Indiana Republicans reject Trump-backed redistricting, easing pressure on Illinois Dems for remap chicago.suntimes.com/politics/202...
- As Indiana Republicans move toward redistricting, Pritzker warns Illinois ‘won’t stand idly by’ chicago.suntimes.com/politics/202...
- Pritzker rejects Trump administration threat to cut funding over CTA safety issues: 'Action has been taken' chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
- Law barring immigration enforcement in courthouses signed by Pritzker chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
- New ComEd discounts set to take effect for lower-income residents as power bills surge chicago.suntimes.com/consumer-aff...
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- Ban on hemp products in Chicago clears City Council committee chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
- Pritzker signs law for Illinois to set its own vaccine guidelines in response to Trump skeptics chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/...
- 14-year-old killed, 8 wounded in shootings during 'teen takeover' in Loop hours after tree-lighting ceremony chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/1...
- White Sox co-owner Justin Ishbia meets Pope Leo XIV — and invites him to throw first pitch at new stadium chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
- Digital driver's licenses, IDs available to Illinois residents starting Wednesday chicago.suntimes.com/consumer-aff...
- Hemp product ban, tacked onto bill to reopen government, stuns Illinois businesses: ‘Unnecessary and cruel’ chicago.suntimes.com/business/202...
- Patty Garcia defends ballot maneuver to replace Chuy, vows to protect immigrants — and declares 'f--- ICE’ chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...
- Harmon opts against battling Welch in crowded West Side race for state central committee post chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...
- Video gambling mogul Rick Heidner joins Republican primary for governor chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...
- Gov. JB Pritzker mulling bill passed by lawmakers to make Illinois a 'right-to-die' state chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/...
- Evanston food drive overwhelms 'in the best possible way' as SNAP recipients face uncertainty chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/11... from @vimiller.bsky.social
- Gov. JB Pritzker tells President Donald Trump to 'f--- all the way off' in viral video chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-gov...
- State lawmakers pass an energy bill. Is it a fix for skyrocketing electric bills? chicago.suntimes.com/environment/...
- Bears’ $25M offer to help Chicago doesn’t move ball forward in Springfield for new stadium chicago.suntimes.com/bears-stadiu...
- Gov. JB Pritzker pumps brakes on $1.5B transit funding proposal with speed cameras, amusement tax chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/...
- Illinois House Democrats float taxes on streaming services, billionaires to fund Chicago-area transit reform chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/...
- Remap retreat? Illinois Democrats won’t vote on redistricting effort by end of veto session chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/...
- State election board deadlocks over $10M campaign fine against Illinois Senate President Don Harmon chicago.suntimes.com/elections/20...
- Mayor Brandon Johnson's proposed social media tax could face uphill legal battle chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
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- Trump asks Supreme Court to step in so he can deploy National Guard to Illinois chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump...
- Gov. JB Pritzker won $1.4 million playing blackjack in Las Vegas: ‘I was incredibly lucky’ chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-gov...
- Retired military leaders condemn Trump effort to deploy National Guard in Chicago chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
- Gov. JB Pritzker won $1.4 million via gambling to boost 2024 income, tax returns show chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-gov...
- Lawmakers head to Springfield mulling transit reform, ICE response chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/...
- Feds deploy tear gas in another Chicago neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of Albany Park today' chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/... from @vimiller.bsky.social & @tylerplariviere.bsky.social
- Trump administration buying Chicago property for more ICE operations, Noem says chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
- Nicor's record-breaking $314M rate hike request should be cut by a third, ICC staff says chicago.suntimes.com/consumer-aff...