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Pritzker signs protections for immigrant tenants

— August 22, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — People who rent homes or apartments in Illinois who are not United States citizens have new legal protections under state law. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Aug….

Report details ‘bullying’ in House Speaker Madigan’s office
— August 22, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — An investigation into the “workplace culture” of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s office found his former chief of staff contributed to a culture of bullying…
Cook County news briefs
— August 21, 2019

CHICAGO Feds: Felon brought rifle to VA hospital A convicted felon has been charged illegal possession of a firearm for allegedly bringing a rifle into Chicago’s Veterans Affairs…
Cook County Forest Preserve program brings jobs, education to public housing youth
— August 20, 2019

Aziz Hunter, a 16-year-old from Country Grove Hills, said that when his relative suggested that he join the Forest Preserve Experience summer job program, he was skeptical. “At first,…
Valor Games in Chicago hit mark for veterans
— August 18, 2019

Anthony Dunbar wasn’t having any of it when his friend and fellow Army veteran Isaac Gilmore got the best of him early on in the archery competition at the Valor Games outside Chicago’s…

Public dollars, private gains
— August 21, 2019

(Third in a series looking at the pork-barrel extras included in the state gas tax hike of 19 cents per gallon.) Are Illinois lawmakers thumbing their nose at the state Constitution?…
Leavitt: We rent out our jails to lock up people whose crime is loving our country
— August 21, 2019

After attending a recent protest vigil outside a rural Illinois jail housing asylum seekers and other aliens awaiting adjudication, a question occurred to me. What did these people…
Cook Co. benefits from Illinois grants for bike path projects
— August 19, 2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker last week announced $2.6 million in grants for 16 local projects that will help communities acquire, develop and improve bike path facilities throughout Illinois….