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Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Wrongfully Jailed Children for Months, New Lawsuit Alleges

"Sometimes I even feel like they wanted me in there, because I was in there so long," said one 18-year-old who was wrongfully incarcerated for 166 days.

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Illinois schools should teach media literacy as early as kindergarten

When large numbers of educated people believe without any basis that elections are stolen and vaccines are lethal, we have no choice but to move media literacy from the periphery to the center.

Chicago Sun-Times

Put ComEd, Peoples Gas rate increase requests under the microscope

Consumer advocates are calling the avalanche of rate increase requests “preposterous.” The Illinois Commerce Commission will need to work overtime to ensure consumers aren’t hit with unfair price hikes.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Commentary: Pritzker’s appearance at Davos could mark a turning point

I rise to acknowledge that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker this year officially became a “Davos Person,” traveling to a tiny Swiss village with hundreds of other global-leader types, after two years in which the annual power fest experienced a pandemic-enforced repose.

Chicago Tribune

Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic can make Illinois healthier than ever

In the three years since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Illinois, public health experts have gained invaluable knowledge to improve our health care system.

Chicago Sun-Times

Too naughty to drive: Why Illinois rejected nearly 400 license plate requests in 2022

The secretary of state’s office bars obscene words, allusions to obscenities in any language and messages targeting politicos. Even backwards curses are a no-no.

Chicago Sun-Times

50 years after Roe v. Wade, many abortion providers are changing how they do business

The overturning of the Roe v. Wade decision just months ahead of its 50th anniversary has prompted many abortion providers to shift how they serve patients.

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Foster Parent Second Amendment Case Sent Back to District Court in Light of Bruen

From yesterday's Seventh Circuit decision in Miller v. Smith, by Judges Joel Flaum, Ilana Rovner, and Michael Brennan: Appellants Darin and Jennifer Miller are both licensed foster home caretakers, and Jennifer Miller is licensed to operate a home day care. Illinois statutes and regulations restrict how the Millers may possess…

Reason

Downstate judge temporarily holsters assault weapons ban — for 865 gun owners and one gun shop

Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the decision in downstate Effingham County “disappointing,” but said he remains confident the courts will uphold the law he signed Jan. 10 banning the sale of assault weapons in Illinois and capping the size of magazines that could be sold.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bears 2022 WR review: New faces fail to make a difference

Our next Bears position review focuses on the wide receivers, a group that featured many new players who disappointed as a whole.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Judge issues order blocking Illinois semiautomatic gun ban

A judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the new Illinois law banning assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines

The Independent UK

Judge temporarily blocks Illinois gun ban from being enforced on plaintiffs in lawsuit

CHICAGO — An Effingham County judge on Friday temporarily blocked Illinois’ recently enacted ban on high-powered weapons and high-capacity magazines from being enforced on more than 850 people and a handful of licensed gun dealers.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois sheriffs inflamed public for no good reason by refusing to enforce assault weapons law

Law enforcement discretion is a long-accepted policy. But sheriffs issuing written statements flatly declaring they won’t enforce a state law no matter what sure does appear to go well beyond that.

Chicago Sun-Times

Unidentified congressman in Commonwealth Edison conspiracy documents is US Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia, sources say

CHICAGO — Mayoral challenger Jesús “Chuy” Garcia is an unidentified member of Congress referenced in federal court filings detailing an alleged scheme by then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to appoint one of Garcia’s political associates to a lucrative position on Commonwealth Edison’s board of directors, the Chicago Tribune has learned.

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Illinois medics charged in patient's killing held for trial

An Illinois judge has ruled that prosecutors presented enough evidence to justify first-degree murder charges against two paramedics accused of strapping a patient facedown on a stretcher

Daily Mirror

Springfield crash: Three dead after man drives wrong way down motorway before huge smash

Footage from the crash site in Springfield, Illinois in the US shows a number of emergency responders scouring the crash site after a man ploughed into a car going the wrong way down the motorway

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VW Sues In Illinois To Avoid Paying Dealers For More Time On Warranty Work

Changes in the state's Motor Vehicle Franchise Act allegedly cost VW $10 million in extra warranty expenses last year.

Tribune News Service

New gun restrictions are coming in states where Democrats reign

Illinois lawmakers wasted no time in the new legislative session, taking just five days to pass major gun safety measures that include a ban on semi-automatic rifles, high-capacity magazines and gun attachments that simulate automatic fire.

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Illinois Tollway H.E.L.P. trucks get new look

The trucks have a new livery that introduces GEICO as the exclusive sponsor of the program, which assisted more than 27,000 drivers in 2022.

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State Officials Sued for Allowing Foster Children to Languish in Juvenile Detention

The lawsuit against the Department of Children and Family Services officials comes after an investigation by the Illinois Answers Project found that the problem was only getting worse.

The Independent UK

Illinois paramedics, ambulance company sued for man's death

Attorneys say the family of an Illinois man whose death prompted murder charges against two paramedics who strapped him facedown on a stretcher has filed a lawsuit against them and their employer

Chicago Sun-Times

Where in the Constitution does it say people must live in fear of powerful weapons?

A New Mexico case was just another example of firearms being used in a way that could quell free and open debate. Unfortunately, sheriffs from about 80 Illinois counties have said they won’t enforce the assault weapons ban. That invites unnecessary tragedy.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Dozens of sheriffs say they won’t enforce Illinois’ assault weapons ban. Did they forget their oaths of office?

The horrific mass shooting at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade last year demanded swift, resolute action — and the Illinois General Assembly delivered.

Chicago Tribune

Illinois State Rifle Association files federal lawsuit over state’s assault weapons ban

CHICAGO — Illinois’ flagship gun rights organization on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit alleging the newly signed state law that prohibits high-powered guns and large-capacity ammunition magazines violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Chicago Sun-Times

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