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Illinois Democrats join President Biden in taking aim at specter of elusive ‘ghost guns’

The Illinois measure — which is on its way to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk — requires all firearms, including 3D printed guns, to have serial numbers, which would effectively ban ghost guns. It’s the lack of those identifying numbers that has made the guns undetectable.

Chicago Sun-Times

Minn. mosque bombers ask for leniency, cite testimony on militia leader

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge will render criminal sentences Tuesday for two Illinois men who bombed Bloomington's Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center in 2017, then aided prosecutors in convicting their militia leader.

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Gov. Pritzker’s camp grapples with Dem Party Chair Rep. Kelly: Coordinated campaign an issue

“I think we can be a lot further along. We need more cooperation,” Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told the Sun-Times. “We’re moving in the right direction but too slowly.”

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Election-year politics make crime, inflation top issues in shortened Illinois legislative session

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Republican state lawmakers, outnumbered and looking to boost their relevance, had one goal for the election-year legislative session — to paint majority Democrats as soft-on-crime and anti-police.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois lawmakers approve crime package, $46.5 billion budget in marathon final day of session

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers early Saturday approved a $46.5 billion budget that includes $1.8 billion in largely temporary election-year tax relief and a $1 billion deposit into the state’s rainy day fund.

Chicago Tribune

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson gives us reason to hope

Her confirmation was expected but still a joy to behold.

Chicago Sun-Times

Crowd, cheers, history as Senate confirms Supreme Court pick

Moments before the Senate began Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation vote to become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, the chamber filled with the swell of history

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At the Table with Laura Washington & Lynn Sweet

For the 100th anniversary of Harold Washington’s birth, Laura Washington and Lynn Sweet will be joined by Jacky Grimshaw, Center for Neighborhood Technology; former U.S. Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, D-Ill; Peter Nolan, ex-NBC5 Chicago political reporter; Gary Rivlin, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and…

Chicago Sun-Times

2 Packaging & Container Stocks Soaring to New Highs and Still Worth Buying

The stocks of packaging and container companies are expected to advance in the coming months, driven by the strong demand in consumer and commercial markets. Strong retail demand and a surge in e-commerce businesses post-pandemic are expected to fuel the packaging industry over the long term. So, we think it…

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2022 USA TODAY/American Volleyball Coaches Association boys volleyball Super 25

The top boys high school volleyball teams as of April 6, 2022.

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2022 USA TODAY/American Volleyball Coaches Association boys volleyball regional rankings

The best volleyball teams in the West, Midwest, South, and Northeast regions as of April 6, 2022.

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Restaurant, 'hard-hit' business aid shelved in Senate, for now - Roll Call

The House plans to vote this week on a $55 billion aid package for restaurants and other hard-hit businesses, but Senate action will wait.

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‘Nobody came back alive’ — Tema Bauer, one of Illinois’ oldest Holocaust survivors, has died at 105

She lost all 38 family members and her right arm to the Nazis but found a new life in Chicago with fellow survivor Morris Bauer, who “told her that she need not worry about the future because he would always take care of her.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Senate Judiciary Committee to vote on whether to advance Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination April 4

The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on whether to advance Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination on April 4. Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) announced the date on March 23.

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Senate close to COVID-19 aid deal; global funds in question - Roll Call

Senators negotiating a COVID-19 supplemental funding package have an “agreement in principle” to provide roughly $10 billion.

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Congress Hears Sirens Wail as Ukraine Legislators Visit

As members of the Ukrainian parliament were pleading for aid on Capitol Hill, an air raid siren blared from one of their cell phones — a wrenching alert from the war-torn country back home. One of the visitors reached into her bag, pulled out the phone and let the siren…

Chicago Tribune

Families of crime victims head to Illinois capital to plead for more support and alternatives to traditional law-and-order methods

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Maria Pike found her calling after her son Ricky was shot and killed in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood in August 2012.

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2022 USA TODAY/American Volleyball Coaches Association boys volleyball Super 25

The top boys high school volleyball teams as of March 30, 2022.

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Biden signs Emmett Till anti-lynching bill: Rep. Bobby Rush championed measure for years

“Lynching is not a relic of the past,” said Vice President Kamala Harris.

Axios

Biden signs into law first anti-lynching bill in U.S. history

The historic bill makes lynching a federal hate crime and comes after more than 200 attempts to codify federal anti-lynching legislation.

The Independent UK

Biden to sign bill making lynching a federal hate crime

President Joe Biden on Tuesday plans to sign a bill into law to make lynching a federal hate crime, more than 100 years after such legislation was first proposed

Roll Call

Biden signs federal anti-lynching bill into law - Roll Call

Hate crime conspiracies leading to serious injury or death would be subject to federal sentences of up to 30 years under the new law.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Rep. Mary Miller gets GOP primary boost from Mark and Debra Meadows, suspected of voter fraud

Debra Meadows, the founder of the Right Women PAC backing Miller, is under a voter fraud cloud, along with her husband, Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff.

Chicago Sun-Times

Water Tower rally for Ukraine: ‘We will not abandon them’

Dozens of blue and yellow Ukrainian flags flew above a crowd of hundreds standing at the base of the Water Tower, while community leaders and politicians made speeches from the top of the stairs.

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