CONFLICT / Spike

Illinois Referendum Formation of a New State

CONFLICT signal, reported in US, from tspr.org, with neutral sentiment. Locations: Cook County, Illinois, United States, Virginia.

Sourcestspr.org +3
Event Time28 Oct 2026, 4:15 PM GMT
CountryUS
SentimentNeutral / Tone -1.66

What This Signal Means

This page turns one GDELT event record into a readable WorldEchoNews signal. The signal is categorized as CONFLICT for US, with neutral sentiment and a tone score of -1.66. 4 distinct reporting sources linked to this event, and the system marked it as spike activity because related signals increased in the recent event window.

Tone Reading

The tone score is used as a quick language-intensity indicator. Scores below -5 are treated as negative, scores above 5 are treated as positive, and values between -5 and 5 are treated as neutral. This signal has a moderate neutral reading.

Reporting Sources

These source names were attached to matching GDELT mentions for this event.

agri-pulse.com kclu.org newuniversity.org tspr.org
People: Loret Newlin, Keith Boeckelman
Organizations: Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, Paul Simon Institute, Political Science At Western Illinois University, Illinois University
Locations: Cook County, Illinois, United States, Virginia
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Activity in US (last 24 hours)

3660signals recorded
-2.52average tone
934strongly negative

Counted across every source WorldEchoNews processed in the window, not just this story.

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