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Settlement reached over voter registration lawsuit
Illinois voting rights groups have reached a settlement agreement with Secretary of State Jesse White over alleged violations of the federal Voting Rights Act and Illinois' recently passed automatic voter registration law. → Read More
Settlement reached over voter registration lawsuit
Illinois voting rights groups have reached a settlement agreement with Secretary of State Jesse White over alleged violations of the federal Voting Rights Act and Illinois’ recently passed automatic voter registration law. → Read More
Fire chief: Rockton Chemtool plant fire likely accidental
A senior fire official says an explosion and massive fire at a chemical plant in Rockton that filled the sky with black smoke and forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes for days was started accidentally during maintenance work → Read More
Chicago Public Schools employees ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to union dues
Two Chicago Public Schools employees are challenging the validity of their signed contracts to pay union dues as unconstitutional under a 2018 decision that ruled mandatory union dues are a violation of free speech. → Read More
Chicago Public Schools employees ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to union dues
Two Chicago Public Schools employees are challenging the validity of their signed contracts to pay union dues as unconstitutional under a 2018 decision that ruled mandatory union dues are a violation of free speech. → Read More
U.S. Supreme Court may hear Illinois case on life sentences for juvenile offenders
Lawyers for an Illinois man who was sentenced to 130 years for a murder when he was 16 years old are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify how life sentences for juveniles should be reevaluated in light of recent U.S Supreme Court decisions against that practice. → Read More
Illinois Attorney General sues company for coal ash pollution
The six-count lawsuit against Dynegy Midwest Generation LLC claims the company’s disposal of coal ash in three unlined pits violated the state’s Environmental Protection Act by contaminating the groundwater with toxic pollutants contained in the coal ash, including lead, arsenic and mercury. → Read More
Rauner agrees to settle robocall lawsuit for $1 million
The agreement would end the federal lawsuit against the former governor and his campaign entity, Citizens for Rauner, that was brought by Peter Garvey, an Illinois resident who received three prerecorded voice mails from Rauner’s campaign in 2018. → Read More
Rauner agrees to settle robocall lawsuit for $1 million
People targeted by a campaign robocall from former Gov. Bruce Rauner since his first campaign in 2014 will be eligible to earn a portion of a $1 million settlement agreement that was reached last month in a class-action case. → Read More
House OKs remote voting on bills to pass budget amendment
The Illinois House changed its rules Wednesday to allow lawmakers to cast votes on legislation remotely, giving them enough votes to pass a change to the budget bill and other measures. → Read More
Committee discusses Illinois state parks’ staffing issues, downstate tourism concerns
As Illinois begins its official reopening and residents flock to state parks this summer, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources faces a severe staffing shortage, according to IDNR chief of staff Kristin DiCenso. → Read More
State task force considers redesigning, moving MLK monument
Members of the state's task force on statues and monuments discussed ways to relocate the statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and improve the statue's image in the context of the civil rights leader's legacy in Illinois. → Read More
Former GOP rep. seeking back pay for himself, all other lawmakers in class action suit
A former state lawmaker is suing the state comptroller for salary increases he claims he was entitled to while serving in the Illinois General Assembly for 12 years, even though he voted against those raises as a lawmaker. → Read More
Counties with the worst commutes in Illinois
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the worst commutes in Illinois using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Think you have a long trip to work? Read on to compare it against the worst commutes statewide. → Read More
Former lawmaker from West Chicago seeks back pay
Former state Rep. Mike Fortner, a West Chicago Republican, suing the state comptroller for salary increases he claims he was entitled to while serving in the General Assembly for 12 years, even though he voted against those raises as a lawmaker. → Read More
State Supreme Court pauses transition to new appellate districts
The Illinois Supreme Court will delay its transition to implement new appellate court boundaries that were created by a recently approved judicial district map until further notice. → Read More
State Supreme Court pauses transition to new appellate districts
The Illinois Supreme Court will delay its transition to implement new appellate court boundaries that were created by a recently approved judicial district map until further notice. → Read More
Lawmakers pass bill to close ICE detention centers, including one in McHenry County
Illinois lawmakers passed bills advanced by the Legislative Latino Caucus that would close the state's three immigrant detention centers, including the one in McHenry County. → Read More
Lawmakers pass bills to close ICE detention centers, including the one in McHenry County
Bills also expand health care for immigrants, provide legal support in immigration court → Read More
Lawmakers pass bills to close ICE detention centers, enhance deportation protections
Bills also expand health care for immigrants, provide legal support in immigration court → Read More