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On this episode, we look back on the stories that made news over the past year in state government and politics.
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We discuss the latest State of Local News report produced by the Local News Initiative at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism.
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Illinois among at least 19 states being sued for voter data
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U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood, Mary Miller and Mike Bost, staunch Trump allies, penned the request on Tuesday.
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The new law, which takes effect next September, opens the door for people 18 or older with a terminal diagnosis to be prescribed a fatal drug.
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Gov. JB Pritzker suggested Illinois’ threat to retaliate helped defeat the measure across the border — and he didn’t rule out an effort to expand his state’s 14-3 Democratic edge.
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The law places limits on where immigration enforcement agents can detain people. It also gives those who believe their constitutional rights have been violated legal recourse.
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First-time gun offenders can earn a FOID card under new law
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IDPH will now be able to form guidelines using a combination of the CDC’s guidance, recommendations from the World Health Organization and other medical and scientific disease prevention experts — and require that immunizations recommended by the state be covered by state-regulated insurance plans.
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In Democratic-led Springfield, a willingness to build coalitions and reach across the political aisle are the marks of a productive lawmaker, a new report finds.
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The focus of immigration enforcement this year has been in the Chicago area. But ICE has also been active downstate, in many smaller communities.
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Longtime Illinois Democratic power broker now in a West Virginia prison