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Underside of a white Wing delivery drone with yellow wingtips and twelve hover propellers, carrying a yellow and white package against a deep blue sky

Illinois · Drone Delivery

Wing Wants Seven St. Louis Drone Hubs Live at Once. Manchester Is Next

Wing plans to open about seven Walmart drone hubs across St. Louis at once, from 12 stores it has not published. Manchester hears the pitch Nov. 2.

Haye KestelooOct 275 min read

Amazon

Amazon Drones Fly Over Chicago Suburbs. The FAA Still Shows a Draft

Amazon says 21 MK30 drones are flying from Markham, Illinois. The FAA's Chicago file, updated October 14, still ends at a July draft with no decision.

Haye KestelooOct 26

Three-panel sequence of an Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone releasing a package over a suburban Arizona backyard

Drone Delivery

Amazon Drones Drop Packages Where State Law Calls It a Crime

Ten states restrict dropping objects from aircraft more tightly than the FAA. Amazon's MK30 is the only delivery drone that releases packages in flight.

Haye KestelooSep 20

Overhead black-and-white view of a DJI Phantom quadcopter surrounded by folding DJI Mavic drones and other multirotors arranged on a white surface

Skydio

Skydio X10 Helps Illinois PD Rescue 3 In Kishwaukee River

Cherry Valley Police Department in Illinois used a Skydio X10 with thermal imaging, a spotlight, and a speaker payload to locate and guide three stranded people out of the Kishwaukee River on the night of June 25, 2026. All three were unhurt when the Cherry Valley Fire Protection District took them to safety. The Winnebago…

Rafael SuárezJun 28

DJI

What Three Illinois Spray Drone Operators Actually Fly

Ag spray drones have moved from novelty to revenue stream in the U.S. Corn Belt, and the operators flying them have strong opinions about which platforms hold up over a full season. Prairie Farmer recently spoke with three Illinois custom operators about the aircraft and trailers they actually run. Their answers line up around two…

Rafael SuárezJun 15

United States

Missouri Drone Corridor Aims to Save Transplant Time

A small startup in Rolla, Missouri is building what may be the nation’s first rural health care drone corridor, and the clock it’s racing isn’t measured in minutes. It’s measured in whether an organ donor’s tissue reaches a matching recipient in time to save a life, as FOX News reported. The Problem No One Talks…

Rafael SuárezMay 6

DJI

Illinois bill requires sex offenders to register drones with state police

Illinois Rep. Katie Stuart's HB4332 would require sex offenders to register drone ownership with state police, adding drones to existing disclosure requirements under the Sex Offender Registration Act.

Haye KestelooFeb 25

Amazon

Amazon Prime Air Expands to Chicago Suburbs

Amazon is bringing drone delivery to the Chicago area, and this time it is not a pilot program tucked away in the desert. Amazon plans to launch its Prime Air service from two major fulfillment centers in the south suburbs of Chicago, specifically in Markham and Matteson, later this year, as NBC 5 Chigago reports.…

Rafael SuárezFeb 13

Illinois

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