Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is set to visit Springfield with a revenue wish list that he believes Chicago sorely needs. This comes amid speculation that the Chicago Bears may secure a project bill to move to Arlington Heights. Johnson plans to advocate for three key measures to shore up more revenue for the city, including reversing cuts to the Local Government Distributive Fund, creating a new digital advertising tax and granting the city home rule authority to pass levies. A $495 million verdict against Abbott Laboratories has been upheld in a case over its formula for premature infants causing a girl to become seriously ill. The Illinois State Police is investigating last year's fatal shooting of a father of two by an immigration enforcement agent during Operation Midway Blitz immigration-enforcement raids. The first year of Pope Leo XIV's tenure as pope has been marked by criticism of President Donald Trump's hardline immigration stance and criticism of Russia's war against Ukraine.