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Cashless bail transition will be a bumpy one: Sheriff’s Association
The cashless bail era in Illinois begins on September 18, and the transition to first such statewide bail system in the country “won’t be the smooth as advocates hope,” Jim Kaitschuk, Executive Director of the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association, told Chicago City Wire.
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Congresswoman Robin Kelly Responds to Illinois Supreme Court Ruling on Assault Weapons Ban
In response to the Illinois Supreme Court finding the state's assault weapons ban constitutional, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) issued the following statement:
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As crime surges, a flawed cashless bail system will put 'dangerous and repeat offenders on the streets'
The cashless bail era begins in Illinois on September 18, and has so many flaws, former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas writes in a recent commentary, that it will put “dangerous and repeat offenders back on the street.”
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'Silence alarming' over expected impact of cashless bail system, says crime survivors advocate
On September 18, the cashless bail era in Illinois begins and Patricia Wenskunas, Founder/CEO of Crime Survivors Inc. is alarmed over the silence surrounding the impact the new law will almost certainly have on crime.
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Congresswoman Ramirez’s Statement Following Abrupt Announcement of July 1st Cutoff of Healthcare Insurance Enrollment for Illinois Immigrants
On June 17, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement in response to the abrupt announcement to close enrollment for immigrants currently eligible for health care coverage:
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Franzblau : 'If you pay a public official money in exchange for an official act, it is a bribe’
James Weiss has been convicted on charges of bribing state legislators.
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GOP: ‘Jones III was indicted for taking a $5,000 bribe from a red-light camera company’
State Sen. Emil Jones III (D-Chicago) was recently highlighted by the Illinois Republican Party Facebook group as it unveiled its “Continuing Corruption” series detailing state corruption.
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Rep. Stephens votes to allow noncitizens to become Illinois police officers
Rep. Bradley Stephens (R-Rosemont) voted to give noncitizens a path to become Illinois police officers, siding with a majority of state lawmakers in a recent action that one Republican senator called “a fundamentally bad idea.”
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New law limiting legal challenges to state laws and executive orders unconstitutional on many fronts: legal expert
Legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, signed this week that limits challenges to his and the General Assembly’s Democratic agenda to circuit courts in Cook (Chicago) and Sangamon (Springfield) Counties is in direct violation of the Illinois Constitution on at least two fronts, Jacob Heubert, President of the Chicago-based Liberty Justice Center (LJC), tells Chicago City Wire.
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Boulton on Chicago School Board transition: ‘We don’t even know the deadlines for candidates to file or the voting procedures’
Chicago GOP Chair Steve Boulton is criticizing the City of Chicago for not making a smooth transition to a Chicago School Board.
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“I never saw her;” With pay, Chicago Democrat State Senator takes session off to focus on “life transformation” consulting business
State Senator Patricia Van Pelt (D-Chicago) collects pay and benefits to represent parts of Chicago's north and west sides in the General Assembly.
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Every resident in Chicago metro area pays $2,321 annual “tort tax” to fund lawsuit abuse in Illinois, new report states
Lawsuit abuse continues to grow in Chicago and surrounding counties with every resident now paying a $2,321 annual “tort tax” to cover the loss in jobs and economic output, according to a new study released today by Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse.
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Pritzker's refusal to endorse Invest in Kids hurts Chicago families: ‘I have to pick up a second job because I'm not going to take my kids out of private education’
Gerardo Valdivia Sr.’s family are directly affected by the General Assembly and Governor’s Office failure to fund the Invest In Kids tax scholarship program.
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Proft: ‘Privately-funded tax credit scholarships aren't in the budget’
Radio host Dan Proft is questioning how the Catholic church will react to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s comments noting the Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship Program is not included in the latest budget.
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'You suck,' prominent plaintiff attorney tells prosecutors in profanity filled rant
Jennifer Bonjean, a prominent plaintiff attorney who has represented celebrity clients and numerous others in wrongful conviction cases, told prosecutors in a profanity filled YouTube rant that “you suck,” and the only reason you won is because “90 percent of the time the judge is predisposed to rule against the defendant.”
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St. Nicholas Cathedral School: ‘Many of our students receive scholarships through the Invest in Kids Act’
Parents from St. Nicholas Cathedral School (SNCS) in Chicago recently traveled to the State Capitol to lobby their representatives.
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ComEd Four jury continues deliberations: 'Possible discrepancy with the use of conjunctions in the indictment'
Jury deliberations in the sweeping ComEd Four jury continued Tuesday on its fifth day of deliberations after seven weeks of testimony.
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Rep. Pappas' Democratic colleague declines to comment on controversial remark about abortion
In early April, a Wayne Township pro-life coalition met with Illinois State Rep. Diane Pappas (D-Itasca) to express their opposition to the controversial abortion legislation, House Bill 2495.
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New health care law actually will hurt the sick, says health policy analyst at Cato Institute
A health policies expert for a Washington, D.C.-based Lbertarian think tank is taking issue with a Twitter post by a left-leaning justice organization that cheered the veto-overriding passage of a new state law he warns will amount to "government-imposed rationing."
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GOP to voters: 'You're being manipulated' by state Democratic leaders
It’s a paradox that the same state Democratic politicians who have led the state to the brink of fiscal crisis manage to be re-elected, according to Republican leaders gathered recently to expose the "Chicago Machine."