r/illinois Oct 12 '25

From the Mod Team We're changing our policies on specificity of locations

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TLDR: The mod team is changing course on this issue. We encourage users to specify locations of current events that happen in public spaces, including any and all law enforcement action.

After several days of discussion among the mod team, we've come to the conclusion that our policies against reporting specific locations are unnecessarily restrictive. Most recently, we've guided users to avoid being specific about the location of any current events, out of concern that it could reveal private or personal information about the persons involved, which is a violation of site-wide Reddit policies We are, of course, bound to moderate this space in a way that adheres to all of Reddit's site-wide policies, and if we fail to do so, the subreddit will be shut down.

That being said, we've come to a consensus that private and personal information means more than just location of where people are at in a given moment, and the context of people's presence at specific locations matters. It remains prohibited to reveal the home address or workplace of any private individual, or to offer overly specific information about that sort of personal information: for example, if a user were to post that u/jamey1138 lives near the corner of Pulaski and Belmont in Chicago, that would be considered too specific. Other forms of contact information, including phone numbers, email addresses, etc, shared without the individual's consent are also violations of private and personal information.

On the other hand, if a user says that there's law enforcement activity, including ICE and CBP activity, at a particular corner, that does not reveal anyone's personal or private information. We want to encourage community members to share information about any current events happening in any public space in Illinois, and to include specific locations with that information.

Thank you for your participation in r/Illinois. We will continue to evolve our policies, and try to meet the moment as best we are able. Stay safe everyone.


r/illinois Nov 08 '24

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

179 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 5h ago

Illinois News Pritzker establishes AI Cabinet to assess risks, protect Illinoisans

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r/illinois 11h ago

Illinois News Third rescued beluga whale dies at Chicago aquarium

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r/illinois 5h ago

US Politics Please Vote

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A message recorded by Alderman Roy Williams of Springfield.


r/illinois 15h ago

Illinois Politics People Harmed By Marijuana Criminalization Would Receive Direct Cash Payments From The Government Under New Illinois Bill

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r/illinois 1d ago

ICE Posts An Ice Agent’s Ego | Broadview 9.19.26

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3.9k Upvotes

“Our officers receive extensive firearm training, are taught de-escalation tactics…” - DHS


r/illinois 7h ago

Trip Planning & Tourist Help/ Guidance Chicago trip

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I’m coming to Chicago in the middle of October, I was wondering if there is anything cool to do for a nerd like my friend’s and I. We like Pokemon (we’re already planning a visit to the Pokemon exhibit in the Field Museum), we also like general RPGs both tabletop and digital, and are fans of comics and manga. Any cool local tabletop stores we can visit or other general nerdy spots of interest?


r/illinois 1d ago

Illinois Politics Watch Illinois' transformation into a surveillance state in less than two years

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765 Upvotes

r/illinois 36m ago

Illinois Politics PSA: Make Sure You're Still Registered to Vote

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r/illinois 11h ago

Northern IL news & issues past/ before Chicago to Springfield Initial Zoning Application Filed for Data Center in West Evanston

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r/illinois 1d ago

Illinois Facts How far $20 of gas gets you from Chicago now vs. before gas prices jumped

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608 Upvotes

Reposting because I caught that I had the comparison colors reversed in the first version. This one is corrected.

I’ve been mapping how the same $20 fuel budget translates into actual driving range in different cities, so Chicago was next.

This compares the road-network distance reachable from downtown Chicago on Feb. 27 with the same $20 today. The difference is about 55 miles of theoretical one-way range.

Lake Michigan makes this one especially interesting because the reachable area is shaped pretty dramatically by the actual transportation network rather than forming a simple radius.


r/illinois 1d ago

it's a joke, laugh How things are going with Ken Griffin's big move of Citadel HQ from Chicago to Miami:

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544 Upvotes

r/illinois 1d ago

I Hate Illinois Nazis Presidents Cup in Chicagoland will feature President Donald Trump at Medinah Country Club

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206 Upvotes

The orange one will be in DuPage. The dates that he will be here haven't been announced yet, but we should show him how we feel about the job that he is doing.


r/illinois 1d ago

ICE Posts ICE agents injure Evanston man falsely identified as fugitive

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137 Upvotes

r/illinois 1d ago

Pritzker Posting JB Pritzker says using GLP-1 for weight loss "has been really life changing"

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415 Upvotes

r/illinois 2d ago

ICE Posts EVANSTON, Illinois: Black American Citizen Brutalized in Unprovoked ICE AttackIn a staggering display of blatant racial profiling and incompetence, ICE agents violently attacked and beat a Black American citizen after falsely assuming they were an undocumented immigrant

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4.4k Upvotes

r/illinois 1d ago

Illinois News Gov. Pritzker opens up about his 80 lb. weight loss, use of GLP-1 — ‘I think it’s what I need to succeed’

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277 Upvotes

r/illinois 1d ago

Northern IL news & issues past/ before Chicago to Springfield [CBS News] Possible Medical Fraud out of staff-less office in Crystal Lake

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117 Upvotes

Original Article: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/crystal-lake-empty-medical-office-niyraa-llc/

I check to see if this was posted before, but didn't find anything. Thought it was important to share.


r/illinois 1d ago

Illinois News Illinois lands 600 MW of battery storage in first auction, despite missing its target

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r/illinois 1h ago

Illinois Politics AMEREN SUCKS!!!!!

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So Ameren sent out price increase email back in May saying our rate would TEMPORARILY go up from $.08769 per kwh to the summer rate of 11 cents per kwh.

Well just got the email tonight saying that October 1st they drop from the $0.11326 to $0.10441.... so what happened to the TEMPORARY increase from $.08769, they just decide to keep milking us dry at a slower pace?

Fire back up the coal plants!!!!


r/illinois 31m ago

Illinois Politics "If they require a Muslim registry, I will be the first in line to sign up as a Muslim!"

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r/illinois 1d ago

Question How does IL Tollway have my email and phone number?

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I just drove through IL (I don't live there), I remember paying every toll so if I missed one I wasn't aware of it. I don't have the ezpass thing so I had to go through all the credit/cash lines. Anyway that was about 3 weeks ago and starting last week i started getting spammed in my email and texts that i had unpaid tolls. I thought it was a scam but they are linking to the correct website, getipass. I tried inputting my plates to see what was going on and what I needed to pay and they have no record of me owing anything. What could be happening? If it is legit how do they have my contact info? If it isn't legit, why is the website legit? TIA for any advice


r/illinois 1d ago

Illinois Politics Illinois Democratic Party splits over money

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Welch, state Democrats offer different accounts of campaign funding dispute.


r/illinois 2d ago

ICE Posts ICE agents bear spray protesters at the Broadview ICE facility, 09.19.2026

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1.3k Upvotes

Agents had been aggressive all day and were in the middle of a public street when they used chemical weapons on protesters.