Illinois
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Illinois law banning concealed carry on public transit is unconstitutional, judge rulesSep 03, 2024 9:29 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A federal judge has ruled that an Illinois law banning the concealed carry of firearms on public transit is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Iai...
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With new federal waiver, Illinois expanding Medicaid to nonmedical services
Aug 12, 2024 10:37 am - Many people enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program soon will be eligible to receive a host of nonmedical services that could improve their overall health, including hou...
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Illinois sheriff retiring after deputy he hired was charged with murder for shooting Sonya MasseyAug 10, 2024 3:57 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — An Illinois sheriff who hired the deputy charged in the death of Sonya Massey announced Friday that he will retire, five weeks after the 36-year-old B...
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Will DNC bring migrant influx to Chicago? Municipalities, organizations prepare for possible bumpAug 05, 2024 6:16 pm - Suburban officials and community organizers say they will be ready if the Texas governor sends busloads of migrants to Chicago during the Democratic National Convention.
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With DUI-related ejection from Army, deputy who killed Massey should have raised flags, experts say
Jul 29, 2024 12:27 pm - The Illinois sheriff's deputy charged in the shooting death of Sonya Massey was kicked out of the Army for the first of two drunken driving convictions in which he had a weapon in his car, authorities said, but that didn't stop multiple law enforcement agencies from giving him a badge.
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Autopsy confirms Sonya Massey died from gunshot wound to head, as attorney calls shooting senseless
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Survivors sue Illinois over decades of sexual abuse at Chicago youth detention centerJul 23, 2024 9:05 pm - CHICAGO — Temarkus Washington says the sexual abuse he experienced as a teenager at a troubled Chicago youth detention center still gives him nightmares. The 35-year-old ...
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Attacked by right wing, Deere farm machinery dumps diversity efforts
Jul 17, 2024 10:27 am - Deere & Co., the world’s top farm machinery maker, is pulling back from diversity measures in the face of conservative criticism, the second agriculture-related company i...
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Pritzker signs bill targeting ‘predatory’ health insurance practicesJul 10, 2024 7:48 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Wednesday that puts new controls on the state’s health insurance industry, including bans on practices companies have used to reduce costs by controlling the amount of health care services a patient receives.
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Transit agency leaders push back on calls to merge Pace, CTA, Metra