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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.
Storms knocked power for thousands around Great Lakes region, with more tornado risk coming

By Matthew Cappucci & Ian Livingston
May 16, 2025 11:41 am - After widespread thunderstorms and some tornadoes knocked power out to hundreds of thousands of customers in the Great Lakes region, a continued severe weather outbreak is expected through Friday night. It will be the third-straight day of significant severe weather, with more threats through the weekend.
CUB, watchdog groups urge regulators to reject proposed Nicor rate hike

By Barbara Vitello
May 07, 2025 5:40 pm - Representatives from the Citizens Utility Board, Illinois PIRG and the Environmental Defense Fund urged Illinois regulators to reject Nicor Gas Company’s request for a 9% rate hike.
Bill to end senior road tests for 86 and younger, allow reporting of unsafe drivers clears Senate committee

By Marni Pyke
May 06, 2025 6:54 pm - Members of the Transportation Committee unanimously approved the change.
Robin Kelly enters U.S. Senate primary

By Marni Pyke
May 06, 2025 8:38 am - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly touts her advocacy against gun violence as she launches into a primary battle for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Dick Durbin.
Advocates push for mandatory minimum nurse staffing ratios at Illinois hospitals

By GRACE FRIEDMAN
May 05, 2025 5:01 pm - Health care unions continue to rally for legislation to address understaffing they say strains hospitals and threatens both patient safety and staff well-being.
‘New Illinois’ supporters meet in Palatine, discuss urban-rural divide

By Dave Oberhelman
May 03, 2025 5:35 pm - The movement to create a separate state, a “New Illinois,” arrived Saturday at the Palatine Township Republican Organization office.

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