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Survivors' lawyers say Illinois has one of nation's worst records on sex abuse in juvenile detention

Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers

The Independent UK

States challenge immigration cooperation requirements for grants - Roll Call

States filed two lawsuits Tuesday seeking to stop policies that add immigration conditions to transportation and homeland security grants.

Roll Call

‘Fear hasn’t paralyzed us’: anxiety and action in Chicago amid immigration raids

Residents worry about leaving their homes, but many in the city are organizing legal aid, workshops and virtual services

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Grubhub to pay $25M in deceptive practices settlement with Illinois attorney general and the FTC

Grubhub Inc. will pay $25 million to settle a dispute over alleged deceptive business practices with the Illinois attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission

The Independent UK

Grubhub To Pay $25M To Settle Claims It Added Delivery Fees, Even For Customers With Free Delivery

Food delivery platform Grubhub has agreed to pay a $25 million settlement for adding fees to customers' bills, even those with "free delivery" options, in the state of Illinois.

International Business Times

7 Pro-Trump Counties In Illinois Push For Secession From Chicago's Influence, 'Seeking A State That Reflects Their Values'

Seven pro-Trump counties in Illinois have voted to explore seceding from Chicago's influence, aiming to create a new state that better represents their rural, conservative values.

International Business Times UK

Trump Tower ruled a public nuisance after thousands of fish die

Chicago’s Trump Tower opened in 2009 and pulls 20 million gallons a day from the Chicago River to cool the building

The Independent UK

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Johnson & Johnson To Add $1.1 Billion To Proposed Talc Settlement

Johnson & Johnson would be adding $1.1 billion to its talc settlement proposal.

International Business Times

Johnson & Johnson To Pay $700 Million As Talc Settlement

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $700 million as settlement for charges filed by 42 states and Washington DC.

International Business Times

Democratic Attorneys General Support Censorship

In an amicus brief filed in Murthy v. Missouri, they ignore basic tenets of First Amendment law in order to quash online speech they don't like.

Reason

Chicago abortion rights and LGBTQ+ advocates seek permit to march on day before Democratic National Convention

The Democratic Party has failed to protect abortion and LGBTQ+ rights, the advocates claim.

Chicago Sun-Times

AP Exclusive: America's Black attorneys general discuss race, politics and the justice system

The American legal system has never faced greater challenges or demands for reform from people of all races and across the political spectrum

The Independent UK

Forever chemicals’ toxic legacy at Chicago’s airports

Firefighting foam with PFAS contaminated groundwater under Chicago airports.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois among 33 states suing Meta, alleging its platforms have harmed kids

The Menlo Park, California-based company formerly known as Facebook is accused of ensnaring youths “while misleading the public about the risks of social media.”

Chicago Sun-Times

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Pritzker urges residents to unite ‘across religions, across ethnicities to renounce hatred’ and ‘alarming increase’ in hate crimes

Illinois has seen an “alarming increase” in anti-Arabism, Islamophobia and antisemitism, the Democratic governor said, noting “online hatred has skyrocketed” on social media and mosques, synagogues and places of worship are being targeted across the country.

Chicago Sun-Times

Poised to shutter Catholic parishes, Joliet bishop tight-lipped on financial impact of the priest sex abuse scandal

Bishop Ronald Hicks might consolidate 16 Joliet-area congregations and eventually close other parishes and schools, with “budgetary issues” a factor. His aides won’t say how much has been spent on fallout from the sex abuse crisis.

Chicago Sun-Times

Water discharge from Trump Tower into Chicago River continues to break rules, Illinois attorney general alleges

The Illinois attorney general’s office filed an amended complaint to a 2018 lawsuit accusing the hotel owners of continuing to skirt rules about water discharge into the Chicago River.

Chicago Sun-Times

Glenview woman accused of stealing more than $100,000 from Ravinia Festival

Michelle Bringham worked in accounting when she wrote checks to a fake vendor and used another employee’s signature stamp on checks, according to the Illinois attorney general’s office.

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Illinois to ban advertising guns to kids and militants

Gun-rights advocates say it violates not only the constitutionally protected right to own firearms but free speech.

The Independent UK

Illinois to ban advertising for guns allegedly marketed to kids and militants

Illinois will soon outlaw advertising for firearms that officials determine produce a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally

Chicago Sun-Times

Court blocks new Illinois law allowing state to penalize anti-abortion pregnancy centers

The law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker last week bans anti-abortion pregnancy centers, often known as “crisis pregnancy centers,” from using “misinformation, deceptive practices, or misrepresentation” to interfere with access to abortion services or emergency contraception

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

President Joe Biden creates Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Chicago and Mississippi

‘What Emmett did, he gave up a lot, but it helped a lot of people. And he still speaks from the grave,’ Emmett Till’s cousin, the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., who witnessed Till being kidnapped, told the Sun-Times.

Chicago Tribune

Ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot sued to keep a letter about the city treasurer secret from the Tribune. Will Brandon Johnson continue her fight?

CHICAGO -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is so far continuing a public records legal battle he inherited from predecessor Lori Lightfoot over a letter regarding alleged misconduct at the city treasurer’s office.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Democrats celebrate court decision ending cash bail: ‘Monumental change is possible’

On the other side, Senate Republican Leader John Curran said the ruling warrants a special session to address key concerns before cash bail is eliminated in September.

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