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At the Orr Building at the corner of the Illinois State Fairgrounds, Lisa Scacco — sporting an “I got my COVID-19 vaccine” sticker — spends the…
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Cook County’s controversial sugary drink tax has been repealed roughly two months after it took effect. Following legal battles and an outcry from both…
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Illinois' high court has been asked to decide once and for all whether Illinois can pay government workers when there's no state budget.Despite the budget…
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A stalemate that's left Illinois without a budget has taken a new political turn. It comes as the Attorney General is asking a court to determine what…
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Illinois students could get a day off of school come election day. Schools are often at the heart of a community, metaphorically, if not literally. That's…
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Jury duty could soon be open to people who are not fluent in the English language. The Illinois Senate today approved a pilot program to provide…
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One Illinois same-sex couple has gotten married after a judge ruled ruled gay couples in the Chicago area don't have to wait until June to marry. Mercedes…
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Twenty years ago, almost no one would have thought to call the Fox River village of Oswego a “suburb.” Located 50 miles from Chicago’s Loop, Oswego was…
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Despite paying for such essential services as ambulances, libraries, pensions for police and firefighters and, most of all, public schools, the property…
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The sign on the door used to read “Men Only.” A woman could be at the top of her law school class, but she wasn’t getting into the judiciary. In recent…