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Mayor Johnson, teens taking over South Loop was a ‘trend’ — toward mob action

Most people can easily spot an inappropriate use of language for what it is and what it isn’t.

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Illinois Announces $40.99 Billion Infrastructure Program In Historic Rebuild Initiative

Governor JB Pritzker unveils comprehensive multi-year plan to repair and enhance state's transportation systems.

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Pot prices in Illinois are some of the highest in the nation, new study finds

Sales of weed in Illinois are concentrated among a few retailers, according to a Headset study. And the state tacks on taxes.

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Organizers of an Illinois city championship recently uncovered two missing trophies

This trophy was given to the winner for a year from 1928 to 1976. It recently resurfaced.

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Carbon capture technology is safe. Illinois should embrace CO2 pipeline projects.

CO2 pipelines are critical to achieving the Biden administration’s admirable climate reduction goals.

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Crisis Pregnancy Centers File Free Speech Suits Over Illinois and Vermont Laws

Plus: California tries to stop professors from testifying in suit over COVID education policies, state Republicans aren't all abandoning free market economics, and more...

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Weed giants Columbia Care, Cresco Labs call off plans for $2 billion merger

Cresco Labs and Columbia Care announced Monday the termination of a merger that was originally struck in 2022.

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Hotlines for abortion patients among latest Illinois efforts to ‘expand reproductive health access’ in face other Midwest states’ bans

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Democrat-led Illinois General Assembly have expanded abortion rights in Illinois. Another expansion announced Monday creates a family planning program for people who are otherwise not eligible under Medicaid.

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Gas pains: Don’t hold back on speaking out about Peoples Gas rate hike proposal

You have a chance to make your feelings known about the utility’s request for a $402 million rate hike at a public hearing Tuesday before the Illinois Commerce Commission.

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Illinois needs more detailed data on its Asian American communities

Chinatown is flourishing in Chicago. But there’s an impediment to progress among Asian Americans in Illinois: a lack of detailed state data on Asians of various ethnic groups.

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Charter schools have proven their academic worth. Chicago and Illinois must invest in them

A recently released Stanford University study shows the impact charter schools can have on closing achievement gaps for students of color.

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New Illinois laws affecting schools throughout the state, including cover book bans, bullying and more

A roundup of the new Illinois rules and resources that were made into law for the 2023-2024 school year.

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Parents, teachers must forget politics, embrace partnership for good of students

Kathi Griffin, the Illinois Education Association president, talks about resetting communication in the new school year to try to take politics out of education.

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Illinois Gaming Board says it didn’t know of testimony about mob payoffs, now plans to revoke Cicero diner’s gaming license

The agency OK’d Jeffrey Bertucci’s Steak N Egger in 2019 to operate video gaming devices. But officials now admit they hadn’t realized he testified in 2010 in a mob gambling case.

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest On Election Administration, July 28, 2023

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration.

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Bears notebook: What we learned from Day 3 of training camp

Our own Brendan Sugrue took in Friday's Bears training camp practice at Halas Hall. Here is what he saw and learned.

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ACLU-Backed Complaint Says Not Renting to People With Past Evictions Is Illegal Race, Sex Discrimination

HOPE Fair Housing Center argues in a new federal complaint that an Illinois landlord's blanket refusal to rent to people with eviction records amounts to illegal sex and race discrimination.

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The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, July 28, 2023

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including legislative activity, nationwide trends, and recent news.

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Regulators seeking public comment on proposed $402 million Peoples Gas rate hike

The Illinois Commerce Commission will host a public forum Tuesday soliciting public comment on the proposed hike, which would raise the average residential bill by $11.83 a month starting next year.

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Western Illinois University revokes, then reinstates scholarships for students of color

Universities’ back-and-forth response speaks to the confusion the Supreme Court’s ruling is causing and confirms a fear by many that the decision might impact non-admissions programs.

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To stop abortions, 19 GOP attorneys general want access to women’s medical information. They won’t get it from Illinois.

As attorney general, defending access to reproductive care and patient privacy are among my top concerns. Attempts to invade patient privacy likely won’t stop with abortion.

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Put safety in place before transporting carbon dioxide from fossil-fuel burning to Illinois

A geologic formation called the Illinois Basin has attracted the attention of companies that would like to capture carbon dioxide generated from burning fossils fuels and transport it to Illinois for storage.

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Top Illinois Republican urges GOP to move on from Trump

“It’s time to move on and focus on winning in the fall of 2024,” Illinois National Committeeman Richard Porter told the Sun-Times.

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Illinois tops nation in tornadoes in ’23 with 119

On March 31 the state had 37 confirmed tornadoes, putting Illinois ahead of other states. On July 12, 13 tornadoes tore across the Chicagoland area.

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Taking on the Illinois River from topwater fishing to trolling

Fishing the Illinois River with Pete Riedesel went from topwater fishing to trolling to end with six species.

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