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The bill came in response to a flurry of lawsuits filed in recent years in courthouses throughout the state challenging such things as Pritzker’s COVID-19 mitigation orders, a law that would end cash bail, and, most recently, the state’s ban on assault-style weapons and large-capacity magazines.

In the wake of the Boston Tea Party in 1773, the British parliament responded by passing a series of laws known in England as the Coercive Acts; better known in the U.S. as the Intolerable Acts. Among...

Democrats who supported the legislation believe the law will prevent people from filing a lawsuit in whichever county they believe will give them the most favorable ruling.

Now, I’m no constitutional scholar – I only play one here at HotAir – but this sure looks above board and copasetic to me…when I have my Democratic Party power-grab glasses on....

Pritzker signs bill backed by attorney general and passed with only Democratic support

Pritzker signs bill backed by attorney general and passed with only Democratic support

For a second consecutive year, McLean County has led all Illinois and U.S. counties in total production of both commodities with almost 71 million bushels of corn and 22 million bushels of soybeans harvested in 2022, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

An often bitter, loud and racially divisive debate played out before, during and after last week’s Chicago city council meeting where members voted to pass...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD)– The electric revolution continues strong in Illinois as $12.6 million in grant money will be used towards new EV charging stations for vehicles. According to an Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) press release, the grant will fund 348 Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) across 87 locations across Illinois. “Here in Illinois, […]

The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has awarded the 2022 Brick in Architecture Awards, the leading international design competition featuring fired-clay brick.