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MLB Showdown: The Braves sent the Cubs home with a one-hitter, beating Chicago 5-2 in Atlanta as Grant Holmes returned to the mound and Austin Riley and Mike Yastrzemski homered. White Sox Momentum: Chicago also topped Kansas City 6-5, with pinch-hitter Derek Hill delivering the go-ahead homer in the eighth after the Sox squandered a late lead. State Politics & Costs: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker called President Trump “a liar” over rising gas and diesel prices tied to the Iran war. Energy Policy: Illinois’ balcony solar push hit a major snag after lawmakers stopped advancing a bill, delaying plug-in solar rules. Local Government: Quincy is moving ahead on a proposed 2.99-megawatt solar facility after residents raised no complaints. Public Safety: A new Chicago Police directive is limiting where people can bring abandoned animals for help, steering most cases to the city shelter instead. Sports & Schools: IESA junior high track sectionals played out across Illinois, with multiple teams and athletes qualifying for state.

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