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Editorial: A GOP bill offers Illinois teens serving long prison terms a second chance. It should become law

Newspapers and broadcasts teem with stories about teens and young adults committing crimes — many of them horrible and violent. Justice demands a fair trial, and if juries convict, then the appropriate sentence must be meted out. If the crime is heinous enough to warrant a longer sentence, so be…

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Supreme Court ruling on websites for same-sex couples ‘allows LGBTQ+ discrimination,’ Pritzker says

The decision from the conservative-majority Supreme Court comes at the end of Pride Month.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago’s cost to care for migrants arriving since August tops $100 million

CHICAGO -- The city of Chicago has spent more than $100 million to provide help and services to the thousands of migrants who have arrived in Chicago from south of the U.S. border since last August, mostly on personnel costs, officials said Wednesday.

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Amtrak is on a faster track with new, improved Illinois service

Lincoln Service trains began traveling 110 mph this week, a welcome development in efforts to put our area’s rail on the right track. Better rail service overall would let travelers avoid congested highways and airports.

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Bidenomics Chicago takeaways: Biden ‘loves’ the slogan, says Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a campaign co-chair

For the record...Reporters on Air Force One heading back to Washington had Chicago deep dish pizza for dinner.

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With ‘Bidenomics,’ President Biden aims for middle-class voters as he discusses economy during Chicago address

CHICAGO — President Joe Biden sought to revitalize support for his reelection among middle-class voters before a Chicago audience Wednesday, branding his efforts at economic growth, job creation and inflation fighting as “Bidenomics” to counter lagging job approval ratings.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #67

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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Biden kicks off reelection message in Chicago with embrace of ‘Bidenomics’

“We’ve added over 13 million jobs, more jobs in two years than any president has added in a four-year term. And folks, that’s no accident. That’s Bidenomics in action,” Biden told a crowd gathered Wednesday in the lobby of the Old Post Office.

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Joe Biden, on fundraising blitz for 2024 campaign, headlines 2 events in Chicago Wednesday

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife, MK, and a group of trial lawyers are hosting fundraisers after Biden touts his economic record in a ‘Bidenomics’ speech in Chicago.

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Illinois governor signs bills giving state power over health insurance prices, Affordable Care Act exchange

Illinois will soon run its own Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace, and have the power to stop sky-high price increases of plans sold on it.

Chicago Tribune

New schedule for faster trains between Chicago and St. Louis

Trains on the schedule are traveling up to 110 mph.

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Illinois Taxes Increase This Summer

Some Illinois taxes are set to increase in July. Here are the taxes that will increase and how much more you can expect to pay.

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Pritzker getting heat for scaling back health care program for undocumented immigrants

The sharpest criticism came from activists. “Governor Pritzker is not different from Ron DeSantis hurting the most vulnerable immigrants,” the Healthy Illinois Campaign said in a statement.

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Editorial: Illinois and immigrants lacking permanent legal status make for a health care conundrum

Should immigrants lacking permanent legal status arriving in Chicago in big numbers get free health care paid for by the state?

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Chicago Democratic convention perk package for high-end donors: Credentials, coveted hotels and more

A major fundraising carrot is offering mega-contributors access to events related to the convention, top hotels and difficult-to-obtain credentials for the nightly sessions.

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Pennsylvania trooper killed, four dead in Idaho home, and Illinois shooter at large: US’s weekend of shootings

Multiple shootings unfolded over the weekend as Americans gathered to celebrate Juneteenth and Father’s Day

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Multiple mass shootings leave dead and injured across the U.S. during holiday weekend

The shootings stretching from coast to coast follow a surge in homicides and other violence over the past several years that experts say accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic.

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6 killed, dozens injured in spate of weekend shootings across US

A spate of mass shootings and violence across the U.S. over the weekend killed at least six people including a Pennsylvania state trooper and left dozens injured

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Pandemic relief scammers have stolen billions nationwide. Illinois is poised to get tougher on them.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign a bill that extends the statute of limitations to prosecute pandemic relief fraud. The federal government last year made a similar move, as billions in Paycheck Protection loans and other relief have been stolen or misspent across the country.

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Picture Chicago: 11 of the best Sun-Times photos this week

Politically connected businessman James T. Weiss was found guilty of bribing two Illinois lawmakers, thousands turned out for the Puerto Rican People’s Day Parade in Humboldt Park, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker offered Northwestern graduates advice he learned from “The Office.”

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After patient abuse investigation at state-run Choate center, stiffer possible penalties for health care workers who cover up

The change in Illinois law follows reports of rampant abuses and coverups at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center, a state-run institution in southern Illinois.

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Use license plate readers to track criminals, not invade privacy

An Illinois bill protects women traveling here for an abortion from having license plate reader data used against them by other states. Stronger rules are needed to protect the privacy of other individuals, too.

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Planned Parenthood of Illinois reports spike in abortion patients since Roe v. Wade overturned

Patients seeking both medication and procedure abortions rose 54% in the last year, and those needing financial and travel help more than doubled.

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Illinois governor signs ‘nation-leading’ law banning book bans

Democratic governor condemns ‘vitriolic strain of white nationalism’ fuelling threats to libraries

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Pritzker delivers ‘The Office’-themed Northwestern commencement address — with Steve Carell in audience

Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday gave Northwestern University graduates practical advice he learned from some of his favorite characters on “The Office.” But according to that other office — the governor’s office — Pritzker didn’t know one of the stars of the show would be there in person.

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