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Aging in the shadows: llinois’ new health care program for undocumented seniors leaves some of the most vulnerable behind

CHICAGO — For more than a decade, Ananias Ocampo pushed a heavy ice cream cart through the streets of the Pilsen neighborhood as he waited for knee replacement surgery. When it got too cold for ice cream, the 78-year-old would go door-to-door selling homemade cheese even though he depended on…

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High school football notebook: Tommy Ulatowski commits to Kent State, Illini recruiting coup, state finals on the move?

Like a lot of other high school kids whose recruiting was upended by the pandemic, St. Rita’s Tommy Ulatowski needed a backup plan.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois should make this budget fix for local government

Two proposals in the General Assembly would partially restore Local Government Distributive Fund revenue that was cut more than a decade ago.

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Don’t pass law creating more predatory lending in Illinois

The end result would be more abuse of personal injury litigation, which would drive up the costs of insurance for all of us.

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Boy shot and wounded by Sauk Village police officer after resisting arrest

The boy, whose age wasn’t immediately known, was taken to an area hospital where he was treated and released, Illinois state police said.

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Illinois Dems, GOP on opposite sides about helping state with American Rescue Plan money

Dems are boasting about using the money to pay down debt, while Republicans are complaining they didn’t get their way — when their party didn’t want the ARPA money to begin with.

Chicago Sun-Times

Two years. 33,000 dead. Tracing the pandemic’s toll across Illinois and one doctor’s family

CHICAGO — It was the early weeks of the pandemic. A mystery illness was spreading across the Chicago area. And Dr. Sandra McGowan-Watts felt powerless.

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Illinois Prisoner Review Board should not be crippled for political gain

Despite the hyperbole and tough-on-crime rhetoric from Republican lawmakers, the Review Board is a moderate body, integral to the functioning of the justice system.

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Illinois Supreme Court rules no overall ban on pols using campaign funds to pay criminal defense lawyers

The case involved former Ald. Danny Solis (25th), who was under federal investigation, but his successor, Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, had hoped state’s top court would set a precedent that could have broader implications for other politicians, such as former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan and…

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Mending the frayed social safety net

Illinois’s COVID-battered aid agencies to get much-needed relief in governor’s new budget.

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Mom of man who could get resentenced thankful he could be freed after nearly 3 decades in prison

Larry Frazier, now 63, is the first convicted felon in Illinois to be recommended for a shorter sentence under a new state law.

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Cresco agrees to buy Columbia Care in all-stock cannabis merger valued at $2 billion

Chicago-based Cresco Labs, one of the largest publicly traded cannabis companies in the U.S., may get a lot bigger after announcing its proposed acquisition Wednesday of Columbia Care in an all-stock merger valued at about $2 billion.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois turkey talk: High ridges, oaks, sycamores, cottonwoods, digital scouting, roosts; plus Stray Cast

Some suggestions come for those hunting new areas as turkey hunting seasons are about to begin in Illinois with the first youth season this weekend; plus the Stray Cast.

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Chicago’s Cresco Labs to become nation’s largest weed firm with planned $2B takeover

Cresco Labs announced plans Wednesday to take over Manhattan-based Columbia Care, marking the latest high-profile consolidation affecting Illinois’ booming cannabis business.

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Republican Gary Rabine touts support of ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn

The endorsement comes less than two weeks after Michael Flynn appeared before the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, during which the former national security adviser exercised his Fifth Amendment right.

Reason

Illinois Town "Issue[s] 62 Tickets to an Elderly Couple for Having Lawn Chairs in Their Front Yard"

Based on the allegations of the complaint, "[i]f this case were a Monell crime scene, [Melrose Park Village Mayor Ronald Serpico] left his fingerprints, footprints, and DNA all over the place.

Ballotpedia

Checks and Balances: Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules blocks governor’s emergency rule

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

Benzinga

Miss Grass Cannabis Pre-Rolls To Reach Massachusetts And Illinois Via Partnership With AWH

Miss Grass has partnered with Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. (CSE: AAWH.U) (OTCQX: AAWH) to distribute its line of premium THC to Massachusetts and Illinois.

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Local food producers insulated from national supply chain woes flourish during pandemic. ‘We saw a huge bump in demand.’

Just days after the state shutdown in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois farmer and brewer Matt Riggs faced a sober reckoning.

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To combat ongoing opioid crisis, Gov. J.B. Prizker announces Overdose Action Plan

Two years after issuing an executive order creating a committee to address the opioid crisis in Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday announced the formation of a statewide Overdose Action Plan to tackle a problem that only got worse during the pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois lawmakers can help families fight inflation by putting cap on gasoline sales tax

Much of the current gas price increase is due to factors outside of state government’s control. But there are steps the Legislature can take to reduce gas prices Legislation filed by Republicans would reduce and cap the state gas sales tax at 18 cents per gallon,

The Independent UK

‘Her heart’s so big’: Friends and family share tributes after LGBT+ activist Elise Malary found dead

Hundreds of people attend vigil in honour of human rights activist on Sunday, police are still investigating her cause of death

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois hires Shauna Green as women’s basketball coach

Green, a former assistant at Northwestern, was chosen Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year three times while leading Dayton to five conference regular-season championships and a 127-50 record over six years.

Chicago Tribune

Aging in the shadows: A crisis of older undocumented workers awaits Illinois

CHICAGO — In a cold basement apartment on the Southwest Side, Gregorio Pillado and Martina Alonso count pennies and pray for relief.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois lawmakers should pass a state child tax credit

Tens of thousand of Illinois children sank into poverty after monthly federal child tax credit payments ended. With inflation squeezing Illinois families, the General Assembly should take action. So should Congress.

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