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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said he will cooperate with a special investigation over claims he used intimidation to pressure state Rep. Kelly…
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U. S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth made history last week by being the first to bring her infant to the Senate floor while she voted. In Springfield, both…
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Lawmakers see chance for green with recreational marijuana.Marijuana legalization is getting another look in Illinois, particularly for the money it could…
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Illinois lawmakers acted quickly last month in response to sexual harassment allegations at the statehouse. But several female legislators say this isn't…
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Illinois lawmakers are considering whether women who are pregnant and in jail should have to give birth behind bars.Every year, state Rep. Kelly Cassidy…
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There are reasons for legalizing industrial hemp.Might pot and ditch weed help ease the state's financial crisis and boost its farm economy?Sponsors of…
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Bill aims to protect abortion rights on the chance Roe v. Wade is overturned.With Democrats in firm control of the Illinois General Assembly, abortion…
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Recently, several social policy debates have moved from the legislature to the judicial system.Mindy Swank’s water broke just four months into her…
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In an era of political gridlock, one of the few topics on which there's been hope of bipartisan cooperation is on the issues of crime and…
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Republican Governor Bruce Rauner is open to decriminalizing marijuana.Rauner has a goal of reforming the criminal justice system. One way to do that,…