Under Rauner, penalties sought against Illinois polluters have plummeted
By Michael Hawthorne | Chicago Tribune
February 2, 2018
Filed under State
Illinois slowed down the policing of air and water pollution under Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Read more »Do you favor legalizing marijuana? Then here’s whom to vote for.
By Joseph Bustos | Belleville News-Democrat
January 19, 2018
Filed under State
The eight candidates running for governor are mostly divided along party lines, with the Democrats generally in favor of the idea and Republicans against legalizing the drug beyond the state's current medical marijuana program.
Read more »Illinois Supreme Court again upholds conviction of Drew Peterson for murder of his third wife
By Matthew Walberg | Chicago Tribune
January 19, 2018
Filed under State
Drew Peterson's options for getting a new trial for the 2004 murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, have grown thinner after the Illinois Supreme Court on Friday declined to rehear his appeal.
Read more »Bald eagles came back from brink, but are numbers dropping again? An Illinois researcher fears so
By Ted Gregory | Chicago Tribune
January 17, 2018
Filed under State
In this very important month for the bald eagle, Terrence Ingram is trying to upend conventional wisdom about our majestic national symbol.
Read more »Earlier abduction attempt reported on day Chinese scholar went missing at U. of I.
By Jason Meisner and Dawn Rhodes | Chicago Tribune
January 17, 2018
Filed under State
The young University of Illinois graduate student was walking to a bus stop one morning last June when a clean-cut man wearing aviator sunglasses pulled up in a black sedan and flashed a badge.
Read more »Judge orders Illinois to expand medical marijuana qualifying conditions to include pain
By Robert McCoppin | Chicago Tribune
January 17, 2018
Filed under State
A judge has ordered Illinois officials to add intractable pain as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana, a ruling that could greatly expand access to the drug.
Read more »Rauner tours Lincoln prison, touts reforms helping female inmates
By Brenden Moore | The State Journal-Register
January 16, 2018
Filed under State
The governor said the reforms, which seek to create female-specific programs and address the unique challenges that female offenders face, have set a new national standard for criminal justice reform.
Read more »‘Dreamers’ scramble to submit DACA renewals while they can
By Nereida Moreno | Chicago Tribune
January 16, 2018
Filed under State
The federal government resumed accepting applications Saturday "until further notice," according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website.
Read more »Illinois evaluating Medicaid work requirement
By Doug Finke | The State Journal-Register
January 12, 2018
Filed under State
State Medicaid officials said Thursday they are still reviewing new federal guidelines that allow states to implement work requirements for able-bodied adults to receive Medicaid benefits.
Read more »Chicago City Council considers ‘Textalyzer’ to catch texting drivers
By Elizabeth Donald | Belleville News-Democrat
January 12, 2018
Filed under State
Tech company Cellebrite has developed a hand-held device called a Textalyzer, which can determine if the driver was using a cellphone at the time of the accident.
Read more »This Democrat running for governor is proposing a progressive tax. Will it catch on?
By Joseph Bustos | Belleville News-Democrat
January 12, 2018
Filed under State
With hopes of gaining attention for his campaign, Madison County Regional Office of Education Superintendent Bob Daiber has released a more specific progressive income tax proposal, which included rates.
Read more »Sen. Dick Durbin: President Trump used ‘hate-filled, vile and racist’ language in immigration meeting
By John Byrne and Katherine Skiba | Chicago Tribune
January 12, 2018
Filed under State
Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin on Friday said President Donald Trump used "hate-filled, vile and racist" language when talking about immigrants from Haiti and Africa.
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