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Illinois voters handed Attorney General Kwame Raoul a second term on Tuesday, with the Chicago Democrat pledging to defend patients crossing state lines for reproductive health care and a law that will make the state the first in the nation to eliminate cash bail.
Illinois would become the first state to constitutionally bar right-to-work laws if voters approve a ballot measure next week cementing workers' rights to unionize and bargain collectively, a measure experts say will almost certainly result in court battles if passed.
A Chicago federal jury's finding that BNSF Railway violated Illinois' landmark Biometric Information Privacy Act in the first such case to go to trial underscores the urgency for employers and companies to comply with the statute, and will likely lead to appellate battles over a company's liability for third-party vendors.
Prosecutors have added another conspiracy charge to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's case Friday, as AT&T Illinois admitted it arranged to pay a Madigan ally in order to win the Democrat's vote and influence over favorable legislation.
A Chicago federal jury on Wednesday found BNSF Railway violated Illinois' landmark biometric privacy law in the first such case to go to trial, handing a win to a class of more than 44,000 truck drivers and forcing the railroad to pony up $228 million in damages.