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In Illinois, automatic voter registration raising concerns about noncitizens
Just the News· 3 days agoAn Illinois Senate bill aims to streamline the automatic voter registration process to include...
Vote now: Who should be the Register Star's Athlete of the Week for May 13-18?
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoJay has covered a variety of sports, from the Chicago Bears and Blackhawks to local youth sports, since the turn of the century at the Register Star. This article originally ...
Data privacy bill backed by Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias needs work to reach the finish line
Chicago Sun-Times· 18 hours agoThe far-right ginned up social media opposition to the bill by claiming that it would allow...
Illinois House moves to protect emergency abortions ahead of US Supreme Court ruling
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"If it happened, if it was needed, current Illinois law would not prevent it." Democrats countered...
The Soulless Hypocrisy of Nikki Haley
The Nation· 1 day agoThe thing to understand about Nikki Haley is that she has always been an extreme right-wing Republican. Like her ideological soulmate former House...
Springfield-area judge halts new state elections law. Here's what you need to know
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoHouse Republicans opted to stage a protest vote; voting "present" before walking off the floor together. Democrats rebuffed that...
Efforts to end subminimum wage for tipped workers in Illinois stalls, disabled workers advancing
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJerry Nowicki of Capitol News Illinois contributed to this report. Contact Patrick M. Keck:...
'Only so much to go around': Spending demands mount as Illinois lawmakers craft budget
Gannett via AOL· 5 days ago"I would very much hope they don't lose sight of that when they're (lawmakers) drawing up the...
Iowa official details steps to boost voter registration access
The Gazette· 1 day agoThe application and renewal forms for Iowa’s Medicaid, Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (Hawki) and...
500 Ascension nurses to receive lump sum payment
Becker’s Hospital Review· 3 days agoMembers of the Illinois Nurses Association, which represents 500 nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet (Ill.), have approved a tentative new labor contract with the nurses ...