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Illinois Supreme Court strikes down Cook County gun tax
Oct 21, 2021 2:42 PM - The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Cook County tax on gun purchases is unconstitutional, but it left the door open for a more tailored tax that specifically goes toward mitigating gun violence and its effects. -
Lawmakers cancel Thursday session
Oct 21, 2021 3:12 PM - The legislative action was light during the General Assembly's first week of fall session, and lawmakers in both chambers left town a day early after leadership canceled the Thursday session. -
Federal court throws out June legislative maps, declines to send issue to bipartisan commissionOct 19, 2021 5:45 PM - A three-judge federal court panel in Chicago ruled Tuesday that the legislative redistricting plan that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law in June -- before official 2020 U.S. Census numbers were available -- was unconstitutional because the population variances among districts violated the "one-person, one-vote" doctrine. But the court did not, as Republican officials had hoped, order that a bipartisan redistricting commission be formed to redraw the maps. Instead, it declared the second set of maps that Pritzker signed in September, following a legislative special session, to be a "starting point" in developing a new map, and it invited plaintiffs in two cases challenging the redistricting process to propose their own solutions.
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Report: Illinois nursing homes in crisis with staff shortages
Oct 14, 2021 6:08 AM - A new report released Wednesday says staffing shortages at nursing homes in Illinois have reached crisis proportions and that people of color are most at risk. -
Springfield transportation hub to relieve rail congestion
Oct 12, 2021 6:44 PM - A railway improvement project intended to greatly improve traffic congestion between St. Louis and Chicago reached a milestone Tuesday as work began on a multimodal transportation hub in the capital city. -
Only one testifies at first congressional redistricting hearingOct 7, 2021 6:25 PM - The process of redrawing congressional district maps in Illinois got off to a slow start Thursday when only one person showed up to testify at the first legislative public hearing, which was held in Chicago.
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New complaints allege new legislative maps dilute Latino vote
Oct 6, 2021 3:31 PM - Plaintiffs in two lawsuits challenging the state's legislative redistricting plan have filed new complaints in federal court charging that the district maps that lawmakers approved in August dilute Latino voting power and thus violate the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. -
Report details disparities faced by aging LGBTQ Illinoisans
Oct 5, 2021 3:30 PM - Many aging LGBTQ Illinoisans face barriers to health care and financial security and fear discrimination in senior communities, according to a combined report from senior and LGBTQ advocacy groups released Tuesday. -
Authorities step up efforts to fight online child exploitation
Oct 4, 2021 4:33 PM - State Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined local and federal prosecutors Monday to announce new efforts to combat a rise in online child exploitation in Illinois. -
Pritzker order aims to end subminimum wage for disabled people
Oct 4, 2021 4:25 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order Monday that would prevent companies contracting with the state from paying disabled workers at less than the minimum wage.
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