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‘Extremely unusual’: Former Illinois National Guard chief on Trump threat to dispatch troops to Chicago

By Marni Pyke
Aug 29, 2025 9:29 am - Sending a military force on a civilian mission upends U.S. code, Arlington Heights expert says.
What to make of Trump’s push to end cashless bail in Illinois

By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas
Aug 29, 2025 4:15 am - Despite President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold federal funding, don’t expect the Illinois General Assembly to make wholesale changes to the SAFE-T Act this fall, a suburban lawmaker says.
Gun rights groups ask U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Cook County assault weapons ban

By Peter Hancock
Aug 28, 2025 6:05 pm - Two national gun rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Cook County’s ban on assault-style weapons in hopes that such a decision would overturn similar bans nationally, including the statewide ban Illinois lawmakers enacted in 2023.
‘We’ve been fighting crime,’ Pritzker tells AP during tour of city to counter Trump’s crime claims

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Aug 28, 2025 8:00 am - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is doubling down on his message to President Donald Trump that the nation’s third-largest city doesn’t need or want military intervention to fight crime, showing off parts of the city where violent crime has decreased and saying sending in the National Guard could only escalate problems.
DuPage County will spend up to $147K to retain Springfield lobbyists

By Katlyn Smith
Aug 26, 2025 6:55 pm - DuPage County will spend up to $147,000 to have a pair of lobbying firms represent their interests in Springfield for another year.
From ‘The Swamp’ to the Fiji jungle, Schakowsky staffer runs his own campaign on ‘Survivor’

By Marni Pyke
Aug 26, 2025 11:18 am - “You’re going to go, and you’re going to win,“ congresswoman tells staffer headed to Fiji island for Survivor Season 49.
DOJ demands Illinois voter personal information by Sept. 1

By Peter Hancock
Aug 25, 2025 5:20 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Federal officials are continuing to press their demand for Illinois’ unredacted voter registration database, which includes sensitive personal information, and are now giving state officials until Monday, Sept. 1, to comply.
Insurance industry opposes regulation, blames inflation, climate change for rate hikes

By Peter Hancock
Aug 21, 2025 3:34 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker and legislative leaders have suggested Illinois should exercise more regulatory authority over premiums that insurance companies charge for homeowners coverage. That began after State Farm Insurance announced it was raising rates in Illinois by an average 27.2%.
GOP House hopeful Marter slams mail-in voting as ‘a scam’

By Russell Lissau
Aug 20, 2025 2:49 pm - The Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood for her seat in Congress supported President Donald Trump’s call to end mail-in voting this week by calling the centuries-old practice “a scam” that is “ripe for fraud.”
Billboard for Proud Boys extremist group removed in southern Illinois after public pressure

By Molly Parker
Aug 20, 2025 7:04 am - BREESE, Ill. — After strong community opposition, including a county board meeting where dozens of people spoke against it, the Proud Boys billboard that was put up near ...

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