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Feds weigh in on lawsuit challenging how Illinois maintains voter registration rolls

By Peter Hancock
Jul 24, 2025 12:30 pm - The U.S. Department of Justice added its voice this month to a lawsuit by private entities accusing the state of Illinois of failing to properly maintain a statewide voter registration list, in violation of a 1993 federal law.
Lawyers say Illinois has one of nation's worst records on sex abuse in juvenile detention

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Jul 18, 2025 11:00 am - Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys representing more than 900 survivors who have filed lawsuits...
Why the races to succeed Krishnamoorthi, Schakowsky in Congress are packed

By Eric Peterson
Jul 15, 2025 6:42 am - The announcements that Democratic U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Jan Schakowsky would not run for reelection to their suburban districts created a deluge of hopefuls seeking to succeed them in 2026.
State Farm plans big insurance hike for Illinois homeowners, citing severe weather

By John Sahly
Jul 11, 2025 1:48 pm - Illinois homeowners are facing a sharp increase in insurance premiums soon, as State Farm implements a hike for both new and renewing homeowners’ policies across the state.
Housing funding cut in Illinois budget as homelessness increases

By Ben Szalinski
Jul 06, 2025 3:47 pm - Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget reduced funding for programs serving homeless people by more than $14 million from the previous year.
More transparency will support small businesses in Illinois

By Elliot Richardson
Jun 21, 2025 3:08 pm - In my opinion, most politicians care deeply about their constituents. It also seems policymakers across Illinois, regardless of their party affiliation, want to support s...
New Illinois laws aim to make streets safer for bikers, pedestrians

By Ralph Banasiak, Along for the Ride
Jun 11, 2025 9:02 am - Several new Illinois bills improve biking and pedestrian safety, including requirements for e-bike battery safety standards and fatal crash studies to protect vulnerable road users.
Gun rights groups continue push to overturn Illinois assault weapons ban

By Peter Hancock
Jun 10, 2025 3:55 pm - Gun rights advocates once again are asking a federal appeals court in Chicago to overturn Illinois’ ban on assault-style firearms and large-capacity magazines in a case that may be destined for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Bill named for suburban woman would require additional police training for sexual assault

By Jade Aubrey
May 27, 2025 4:39 pm - Illinois police officers soon could be required to undergo trauma-informed sexual assault training if the governor signs a bill passed by Illinois lawmakers last week.
After 150 years, Mary Lincoln’s ‘madness’ still haunts American psyche

By Peter Hancock
May 17, 2025 4:41 pm - The subject of Mary Lincoln’s mental health has long been the subject of public debate. Now, 150 years after her commitment, a newly rediscovered collection of correspondence between the widow of the former president who had been assassinated and her friends and family shed new light on the nature of her illness as well as the nature of her relationships with the few friends and family she had left by that time.

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