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Illinois to become first Midwest state to allow 'medical aid in dying"
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (792+ words) Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to legalize "medical aid in dying" on Sept. 12, as the law takes effect. The new law, titled the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, also known as Deb's Law, allows…...
Labor Day kicks off Illinois’ fall campaign season with distractions becoming a leading theme
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (947+ words) Labor Day marks the unofficial yet traditional launch of the fall general election campaign, and for the major candidates it also means a shift in focus from downstate fairs, tours and rallies to the vote-rich Chicago area, where statewide races…...
Illinois Quick Hits: IDOC to close work camps, impact facilities
2+ week, 3+ day ago (371+ words) (The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Corrections says it expects to save about $35.9 million in capital costs, $6.5 million in annual operating expenses and millions of additional savings in deferred maintenance projects by phasing out two work camps and two…...
Illinois attorney general joins suit against Postal Service over mail voting rules
2+ week, 3+ day ago (466+ words) August 26, 2026 / 2:52 PM CDT / CBS Chicago Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday he has joined a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service challenging new rules that purport to give it authority to regulate mail-in voting in federal elections. The suit…...
Will Supreme Court’s Order On Mail-In Ballots Impact Voting In Illinois?
2+ week, 4+ day ago (849+ words) SPRINGFIELD — Illinois election officials said Tuesday they are conferring with Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office to determine how Illinois could be affected by a U.S. Supreme Court order allowing the Trump administration to proceed, at least for now, with implementing…...
New Illinois MSO Legal Industry Law May Be Ripe for a Challenge, Experts Say
2+ week, 4+ day ago (219+ words) Legal experts say an Illinois statute that regulates outside investment in law firms may run afoul of the inherent powers doctrine, which puts regulation of lawyers under the purview of the judicial, not legislative, branch. A new Illinois state law…...
Illinois Promised To Protect Immigrants. Local Officials Helped Deport Them Anyway
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1685+ words) CHICAGO — Minutes after Riverton police officer Brad Herzog ran 31-year-old Daniel Torrez Perez’s name through a law enforcement database one night in April 2025, his phone rang. It was the FBI. “Every bell and whistle went off,” said Jack Griffin, the…...
Maryland ruling may impact new Illinois taxes
2+ week, 5+ day ago (445+ words) (The Center Square) – A court ruling in Maryland may have implications for a trio of new taxes in Illinois. Maryland’s tax court found last week that the state’s digital advertising gross revenues tax violates the Tax Freedom Act, the Commerce…...
Illinois’ largest teachers union endorses Gov. Pritzker for reelection
3+ week, 4+ day ago (233+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Gov. JB Pritzker received the endorsement of Illinois' largest teachers union Monday as the Democratic governor campaigns for a third term, though the announcement also highlighted growing tensions over how the state should address additional funding requests from…...