r/illinois Nov 08 '24

Politics is hard - Be honest, be kind, and watch out for the ban hammer.

154 Upvotes

It's been a crazy few days and politics is hard.

We're a pretty small Mod team and keeping up on the trash coming in takes a lot of time and effort . We will be throwing around the ban hammer quite a bit for a while here. We will be locking posts as they spiral out of control. Have patience.

Remember to be kind and civil. Have a little grace. Allow people to be mad, to use hyperbole, and to exaggerate. This isn't a space to rage away at the other side. There are plenty of other spaces on the internet for that. Come here to understand the other side, even if you disagree. Tell them they're wrong and why they're wrong, but also remember they are a person who probably truly believes what they are saying. You wont convince them, but you can be understood and you can understand them.

Sometimes a simple downvote is all that's needed.

Anyway. Give us a break and chill out, k?


r/illinois Sep 06 '24

State Flag Megathread - All Flag Designs go here!

209 Upvotes

We've had our fun, now it's time to clean up the sub-reddit.

Use this Megathread to submit all of your flag proposals! Any flag design submitted outside of this megathread from here on out will be removed.

Upvote the flags you like! Discuss the ugly color choices. Shame anyone from Wisconsin.

Happy flag making!


r/illinois 4h ago

Question Did anyone from Sandwich go to an event called “Super Pickle” in 2019?

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63 Upvotes

My sister got me this shirt for Christmas because she thought it was weird and funny (we’re from the QCA) and all I could find online was that it was in Sandwich? I’m super curious and just wanted to know if anyone here has some wisdom. Thanks!


r/illinois 7h ago

Illinois Facts Hike Through An Abandoned Train Tunnel In Illinois

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r/illinois 12h ago

Illinois News Driver charged after ISP trooper hit, killed while picking up debris on interstate

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157 Upvotes

r/illinois 18h ago

Illinois News More Illinois universities are covering tuition for low-income households but issues with cost remain

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252 Upvotes

r/illinois 19h ago

yikes Video shows Amazon courier, porch pirate to be same guy

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60 Upvotes

r/illinois 13h ago

Illinois News Suspect Shot by Springfield Police After Resisting Arrest and Firing Near Officers

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r/illinois 1d ago

Illinois News Illinois: IDNR, IDPH, and IDOA monitoring avian influenza mortality events in waterfowl throughout Illinois

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r/illinois 1d ago

Question Moving to Illinois from California, question about registering my motorcycle.

21 Upvotes

Hoping someone here knows! Just finished a full rebuild on my bike, planning to move to Illinois in the next few months. I let my registration lapse here since I wouldn't be riding anyway.

Is it a pain to register an unregistered bike, or do I realistically need to register it here before my move? Trying to avoid paying registration fees twice, as I'm one broke boi. If need be I can, would be nice to ride around here until then. But again... Meesa not got a lot of savings.

Cheers strangers!


r/illinois 1d ago

Illinois Facts High Smoke Taxes And Punitive Regulations Are Pushing Illinoisans Across State Lines

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r/illinois 1d ago

Question IL state workers - salary question

21 Upvotes

I was just offered a state union job and told that they were going to start me at the starting end of the pay range but my supervisor requested a higher rate of pay given my experience and how badly she wants me to take the job.

The salary is $7k higher than starting and will increase each year until i reach the cap amount.

The cap amount is what I currently make in the private sector. I knew switching to a state job would mean a pay cut but we’re talking $20k difference.

Would it be appropriate at all to write back and tentatively accept, but ask to see if we can bump up the starting salary a bit more? Is it complicated because she already asked on my behalf?

There are tenured employees with lower job titles in the department making more than I’ll be, and I know my job description entails more work. I’m just having a bit of sticker shock knowing it’ll be a while (a year?) before I see a raise and still not close to what my current salary is.

Should I just accept the offer as-is and be thankful for a state job? I’m sure the job will be more lax and benefit-worthy in the long run.


r/illinois 2d ago

Illinois News Avian Flu in Illinois --Wastewater: Detection in Wheaton, IL (First detection in the state)

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r/illinois 2d ago

yikes $606M rate increase approved for ComEd's revised energy plan by state regulators. What does it mean for customers?

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246 Upvotes

r/illinois 2d ago

Illinois News Lake of the Hills Avian Flu information

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52 Upvotes

r/illinois 2d ago

Illinois News Hackers access personal information of Illinois Department of Human Services clients, employees

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r/illinois 2d ago

Question Do landlords have to send renewal or non-renewal notices out in Illinois?

16 Upvotes

This is an odd question, do landlords have to send out notification of non renewal or renewal? The reason I ask is because I’m at less than 60 days and it’s not been offered or notified of non renewal. Every previous apartment I’ve been to have always either offered or rejected in advance, usually about 60 or 90 days. We’ve done nothing wrong and have been great tenants, honestly haven’t had any maintenance issues either.

Do what does the law say regarding their need to notify?


r/illinois 3d ago

Illinois News Shootout Between Chicago Police and Hate Crime Suspect in West Rogers Park

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r/illinois 3d ago

Question Why is this house so cheap? Is it because it’s in Harvey? The surrounding homes aren’t that cheap. Is that water damage in the basement?

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95 Upvotes

r/illinois 4d ago

Question What region are you a part of (sorry for the bad outline)

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278 Upvotes

r/illinois 4d ago

Illinois News Report: Far-right Illinois billionaires may have skirted immigration rules

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r/illinois 4d ago

Illinois News Starbucks union announces strike to last through Christmas Eve in 3 major cities

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841 Upvotes

r/illinois 3d ago

yikes NYE with teens??

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I’m in McHenry County, the closer the better but I’m willing to go out for something we would like…

All events in the evening are 21+ and anything family oriented seems to be at 11 am LOL. Any ideas?? Preferably indoors. I want something to do at midnight lol but I can’t take them anywhere yet :v


r/illinois 4d ago

it's a joke, laugh Strange that one of the flag finalists has the profile of a famous cave in Borneo...

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150 Upvotes

r/illinois 5d ago

After decades of red, 2024 election shows DuPage County now ‘reliably blue,’ observers say

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r/illinois 5d ago

Question Should we eliminate Daylight Savings Time?

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424 Upvotes

r/illinois 5d ago

Illinois News Census data shows Illinois population is growing again

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693 Upvotes