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After last year’s historic violence in parts of Chicago, a group of state legislators are once again pushing for tougher gun possession laws.The proposal…
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A federal judge has put limits on election-day voter registration in the most populous parts of Illinois. The governor's office has a rosier view of the…
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Advocates for changing how Illinois’ legislative districts are drawn are not done yet, there’s continuing fallout from the ongoing unnatural disaster…
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Peter Nickeas covers breaking news for the Chicago Tribune. He spent three years on the overnight shift and during that time went to the scenes of…
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A number of American cities have seen a spike in violent crime this year. It’s not happening everywhere, but it is happening in Chicago.What’s behind the…
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After spending seventeen months fighting over the governor’s agenda and the end of May fighting about a temporary spending plan, now Democrats and…
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On a prime block of Chicago's Michigan Avenue stands the Fine Arts Building. Producer and violinist David Schulman takes us on an audio tour with the people who know the building the best.
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State lawmakers are considering whether school board members in Chicago should be elected — as they are in all other Illinois school districts.When…
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Anti-smoking advocates want to raise the age for buying tobacco to 21, in an attempt to dissuade teenagers from picking up the habit.You can vote at the…
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State of the State Podcast:A New Way To Think About 'High-Crime' NeighborhoodsTRANSCRIPT: From NPR Illinois, it’s State of the State. I’m Brian Mackey,…