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Abortion in Illinois imperilled if GOP takes control of the state Supreme Court in November
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoCHICAGO — Illinois lawmakers took steps to make abortion rights untouchable before Roe v. Wade was...
Op-Ed: President Biden, make site of the 1908 Springfield Race Riots a national monument
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSpringfield, Illinois, is steeped in American history. Some of its lore is well-known: It was the...
Illinois Republicans try to sidestep Trump factor at state fair while acknowledging strategy shift...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Republicans spent their day at the Illinois State Fair on Thursday largely...
Gov. JB Pritzker and fellow Democrats use their day at Illinois State Fair to blast Trump, GOP...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Democrats led by Gov. J.B. Pritzker celebrated their day at the state...
'Important moment for our nation': State, local officials react to Roe vs. Wade decision
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoReaction from a number of government and religious leaders from around Illinois to Friday's...
Legislative watchdog Michael McCuskey sees job as educational opportunity
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSPRINGFIELD – After 15 months as Illinois’ Legislative Inspector General, Judge Michael McCuskey is...
After overturn of Roe, Illinois abortion clinics say more medical providers are urgently needed to...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWith Roe v. Wade overturned, Illinois abortion providers are trying to shore up enough medical staff...
Illinois joins Nevada and Virginia by taking Equal Rights Amendment to appeals court
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSPRINGFIELD – Attorneys for the state of Illinois joined their colleagues in Nevada and Virginia Wednesday in asking a federal appellate court to declare that the Equal Rights Amendment has ...
Illinois is first state to eliminate cash bail, a penalty affecting low-income communities most
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIllinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail as a condition of pretrial...
Two Republicans look to challenge U.S. Rep. Budzinski in Illinois’ 13th district
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 3 months agoRepublican voters have two options in the primary to represent the GOP against Illinois U.S. Rep....