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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the US

Illinois

The zeitgeist this week

What stands out in Illinois’ news is Big sports moments (12.4%, 3.3× the US). The news sounds brighter than usual.

Illinois’ zeitgeist, by theme

Each theme’s share of its news this week · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted

Top stories in Big sports moments

  1. NFL Playoff picture risers and fallers: Vikings, Jaguars load up at NFL Trade Deadline, Bears eyeing Super Bowlfansided.com
  2. 2026 MLB Manager of the Year Award winnersmlb.com
  3. Former NFL coach Rex Ryan turns himself in after alleged Nashville hit-and-runklkntv.com
Headlines via GDELT

Elections and democracy 11Big sports moments 8Education and skills 6Another theme 27

Mood

How the news sounds, and how people say they feel

What each theme makes the news feel

Big sports momentsMixed +0.8

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety0.7×
  • Fear1.1×
  • Anger1.1×
  • Sadness1.1×
Leaders and great powersMixed −0.6

Mostly anger, 1.3× the average

  • Anxiety0.6×
  • Fear0.6×
  • Anger1.3×
  • Sadness0.8×
AI everywhereMixed −0.6

Mostly anxiety, 1.5× the average

  • Anxiety1.5×
  • Fear1.1×
  • Anger0.6×
  • Sadness1.3×
Cars and getting aroundMixed −1.2

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety0.7×
  • Fear0.5×
  • Anger0.6×
  • Sadness0.9×
Elections and democracyNegative −2.1

Mostly anger, 1.2× the average

  • Anxiety1.1×
  • Fear0.9×
  • Anger1.2×
  • Sadness1.0×
Faith and meaningMixed +0.5

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety0.9×
  • Fear0.9×
  • Anger0.7×
  • Sadness0.9×

Each bar compares a feeling with the average news here; the tick marks the average.

How the news sounds

Brighter than usual

Tone −0.39 · usual −0.64

  • Anxiety1.0× usual
  • Fear0.9× usual
  • Anger1.0× usual
  • Sadness1.0× usual
News · 17.2k · Solid

Illinois · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

People

  1. Donald Trump

    306 stories

  2. Danielle Peyton

    141 stories

  3. Caleb Williams

    120 stories

  4. Jeffery Simmons

    95 stories

  5. All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0

    Kirk Cousins

    New

    88 stories

  6. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Abdul El-Sayed

    84 stories

  7. White Sox

    75 stories

  8. Pope Leo

    74 stories

  9. Ernest Hemingway

    New

    61 stories

Organizations

  1. Chicago Bears

    332 stories

  2. Supreme Court

    130 stories

  3. Democratic Party

    115 stories

  4. The New York Times Company, Public domain

    New York Times

    110 stories

  5. Chicago Bulls

    102 stories

  6. Detroit Lions

    80 stories

  7. Chicago Tribune

    68 stories

  8. College Football Playoff

    3.9× last week

    67 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

Illinois

New startups and businesses

Just filed to raise money

Companies under five years old that told the US SEC in the last 30 days they are raising money privately, under $10M so far, newest first

  1. LEGIO Prime, Inc.

    $150K raised

    filed 12 Nov

  2. AntiSignal Inc.

    just started raising

    filed 10 Nov

  3. Site Technologies, Inc.

    $1.9M raised

    filed 10 Nov

  4. Part II Inc.

    $6.5M raised

    filed 5 Nov

  5. VARRD, Inc

    $250K raised

    filed 3 Nov

  6. Step Into AI Inc.

    $8.2M raised

    filed 3 Nov

  7. HData, Inc.

    $4.1M raised

    filed 2 Nov

  8. bina school Inc

    $7M raised

    filed 28 Oct

  9. Contrast Cube Inc.

    $310K raised

    filed 27 Oct

  10. Lead Out Manufacturing, Inc.

    $75K raised

    filed 26 Oct

  11. Intent Computing, Inc.

    $62.5K raised

    filed 23 Oct

  12. StreamShip Technologies Inc.

    $10K raised

    filed 22 Oct

Filings: SEC EDGAR (Form D) · All filings

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