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A measure to create a statewide office to help public defenders stalled in the Illinois General Assembly this spring, but the backers say they will try again in the fall.
A measure to create a statewide office to assist under-resourced public defenders stalled in the state legislature this spring amid questions over issues including funding.
In effect, the proposed law would legalize cannabis cafes similar to those popular in Amsterdam.
Walt Garlington makes a case for the Orthodox Church as the purest form of Christianity, using the miracle at Fatima as an example.
The law makes modest reforms to the state's civil asset forfeiture process, but leaves participation in a federal program that allows state and local police to circumvent more strict state forfeiture laws mostly in tact.