Chicago Sun-Times6d
After Trump pardons, Gov. JB Pritzker bars Jan. 6 rioters from state jobs, calling the conduct 'disgraceful'
“No one who attempts ... At least 53 Illinois residents from across the state faced federal charges stemming from the riot, including a onetime suburban CEO, a Chicago police officer and a ...
Illinois state’s attorney to push for prison sentences in machine-gun cases
CHICAGO — Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has directed prosecutors to seek prison sentences in every felony ...
Fox2Now St. Louis21d
‘State of New Illinois’ committee continues push to secede from Cook County
16-year-old fatally shot in front of home in Belleville: Police He’s introduced a bill to create an Indiana-Illinois boundary ... Constitution says, “No new State shall be formed or erected ...
CBS News8d
Allegations of a forced confession, manipulated evidence fuel Illinois day care worker's push for clemency
Melissa Calusinski has served 16 years of a 31-year prison sentence for the death of Benjamin Kingan, a 16-month-old whom she cared for at an Illinois ... police. MELISSA CALUSINSKI (in police car ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch13d
Some Missouri lawmakers want to rein in unregulated gaming machines. They face long odds.
JEFFERSON CITY — After a decadelong deluge of video gaming machines flooding Missouri gas stations, bars and ... tax revenues for state and local government last year. The Illinois companies ...
NBC Chicago27d
Chicago's mayor can't be recalled under Illinois law. A new bill aims to change that.
It is a movement gaining strength on several fronts: a push to establish a recall election for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. There is no provision for such an election under Illinois state law ...
WBEZ22d
Chicago Police will not help with deportations after the city council rejects changes to sanctuary status
The proposal’s main sponsor, Lopez, said he will continue to push ... state law — a point the city’s own law department and the Chicago Police Department have raised as issues. The Illinois ...
Chicago Tribune16d
‘People are hiding.’ Chicago immigrants stay home from work to avoid potential ICE arrests.
“Criminals will no ... in Illinois in 2022, according to the Pew Research Center. At that time — the most recent year for which data is available — those workers made up 5% of the state ...
Chicago Sun-Times17d
Every Illinois resident in line to benefit from Trump's Jan. 6 pardons
That includes in Illinois, where at least 53 residents faced federal charges. They come from all around the state and include a onetime CEO, a Chicago police officer and a member of the Proud Boys.
Boston Herald14d
Justice Department orders investigation of local compliance with Trump immigration crackdown
New York’s police ... state law bars local law enforcement from helping federal immigration agents make an arrest without a court order, the attorney general’s office said it knew of no ...
Lincoln Journal Star28d
Nebraska lawmaker renews bid to implement presidential winner-take-all election
Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who met with Republican members of Nebraska's formally nonpartisan Legislature to push ... state despite the broader legalization of sports gambling. LESS POLICE ...