#illinois

#illinois

Illinois legislation is improving voting access for incarcerated individuals.

The RACE Act seeks to advance voting rights for those in prison.

Educational programs will inform inmates of their voting rights.

The closure of Illinois correctional facilities reveals long-standing neglect, and offers hope for improving conditions for incarcerated individuals.

The importance of decluttering highlighted by a woman's unexpected lottery win after finding a forgotten ticket in her purse.

Illinois woman wins $1 million lottery jackpot after forgetting about the ticket in her purse.

Ebike regulations in Illinois vary by class, emphasizing safety and legal compliance for riders.

The state fined a brewery for serving cicada-infused liquor, showcasing the popularity of unique infusions like Malört in the spirits industry.

Homebuyers in Illinois are suing real estate agencies for alleged anticompetitive practices that inflate broker commissions and harm consumers.

The historic estate in Winnetka is listed for $35 million, making it Illinois' most expensive property.

Older adults, particularly white men aged 65-74, face a high suicide risk, with many deaths preventable through targeted strategies.

Illinois will become the fifth state to ban corporal punishment in all schools.

The nation has lost a third of its newspapers and two-thirds of its newspaper journalists since 2005.

Illinois has been hit hard with many counties losing their local news sources.

Cash bail was abolished in Illinois in September, but there have been numerous appeals of detention decisions since then.

The state's highest court has formed a task force to handle the large number of appeals related to the Pretrial Fairness Act.

More than 13 million people were under tornado warning or watch alerts in the Midwest, with multiple tornadoes reported in Illinois.

Illinois and Chicago have seen more mass shootings than any other state and city in the country over the past decade.

Chicago accounted for 34 mass shootings in 2023 alone, resulting in 27 deaths and 143 injuries.

Dense fog advisory issued for parts of Illinois and Indiana

Flood watch in effect for northern and central Illinois and northwest Indiana

Dense fog advisory issued in Illinois

Hazardous driving conditions and limited visibility

In 2022, there were over 56,000 abortions performed in Illinois, the highest number since the mid-1990s.

The increase in abortions was driven by a 49% spike in out-of-state patients, with nearly 17,000 people traveling to Illinois to terminate a pregnancy.

Illinois has been targeting pro-life pregnancy help centers using fraud laws, but the state is now backing down in federal court.

The state's Attorney General agreed to a permanent injunction preventing the enforcement of the law.

The number of people sentenced to prison in Illinois has dropped almost 50% from 2010 to 2023.

A larger share of those being sentenced to prison are now being sentenced for serious felony offenses.

Illinois and Chicago officials planned to discourage asylum-seekers at the southern border from coming north by creating a Spanish-language flyer with a bleaker picture of the weather and support available in the city.

There is ongoing disharmony between the Pritzker administration and City Hall over the migrant response, despite the state's promise of $160 million in additional aid to the city.

The state of Illinois and the Greater Chicago Food Depository are partnering to ensure that migrants in Chicago's shelter system receive meals through the end of the year.

The city of Chicago delayed the start date for a new food vendor contract, raising concerns about whether migrants would be fed throughout December.