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NFL focuses on fate of Bears stadium as the legislative clock ticks

NFL focuses on fate of Bears stadium as the legislative clock ticks

Arlington Heights or Indiana? NFL officials won’t say where the Chicago Bears den should go but the organization is watching as Illinois lawmakers deliberate.

 
Bears megaproject bill takes baby steps in Senate, but ‘lots of work to be done’

Bears megaproject bill takes baby steps in Senate, but ‘lots of work to be done’

“We have one chance to get this right,” and senators intend to give the legislation impacting the Bears’ future a thorough vetting, one lawmaker said.

 
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Illinois lawmakers punt remap amendment after SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling

Illinois lawmakers punt remap amendment after SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling

Illinois lawmakers are not planning to pursue a constitutional amendment on redistricting after a key U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday.

 
Federal agency casts further uncertainty on Illinois’ credit card ‘swipe fee’ law

Federal agency casts further uncertainty on Illinois’ credit card ‘swipe fee’ law

A federal agency says Illinois can’t limit credit card swipe fees for federally chartered banks, even though a federal judge earlier this year ruled that it could.

 
‘A need for speed’: Pritzker backs Bears bill with caveats as GOP rival Bailey blasts it

‘A need for speed’: Pritzker backs Bears bill with caveats as GOP rival Bailey blasts it

The House bill offering incentives for the Chicago Bears and property tax relief for suburbanites, isn’t ready for the Super Bowl, Gov. JB Pritzker says.

 
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‘It’s not for her’: DHS dedicated Midway Blitz in her name. Her mother says she would have hated it

‘It’s not for her’: DHS dedicated Midway Blitz in her name. Her mother says she would have hated it

The Trump administration dedicated its Operation Midway Blitz immigration enforcement campaign to 20-year-old Glenbrook South High School graduate Katie Abraham, who was killed last year in a drunken-driving accident in Urbana involving a Guatemalan man residing in the U.S. without legal status.

 
Federal appeals court upholds conviction of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan

Federal appeals court upholds conviction of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan

The federal appeals court in Chicago on Monday upheld the historic conviction of former Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, finding no error in the four-month trial that ultimately led to his lengthy prison sentence.

 
Proposed law takes aim at harassing people by phone, computer or gaming platform

Proposed law takes aim at harassing people by phone, computer or gaming platform

State legislators are considering making it illegal to use phones and electronic devices to harass people by intentionally causing emotional distress.

 
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Schaumburg extends TIF district to Loeber Farm for controversial residential development

Schaumburg extends TIF district to Loeber Farm for controversial residential development

Three months after approving a long-contemplated but controversial residential development for the 33-acre Loeber Farm, Schaumburg trustees Tuesday also gave the nod to the extension of a tax incentive to finance its necessary public improvements.

 
Welsh still mum on lawmaker ousted from Democratic caucus

Welsh still mum on lawmaker ousted from Democratic caucus

Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch late Wednesday balked at discussing the circumstances behind the ouster of state Rep. Harry Benton from the House Democratic ...

 

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