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Illinois judge declines Texas AG’s request to enforce arrest warrants in redistricting standoff

A judge in Illinois denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to enforce civil arrest warrants for the absent Texas House Democrats currently in Illinois, arguing the court does not have the jurisdiction to rule in the matter.

The Dallas Morning News on MSN · 12h

Illinois judge rules against Ken Paxton in his effort to have Texas House Democrats arrested

Illinois law enforcement officers cannot arrest Texas House Democrats who have been staying in the northern state in protest of a congressional redistricting map, a state judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling,

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 13h

Illinois court rejects Texas request to enforce arrest warrants against House Democrats

Judge Scott Larson ruled that the Texas speaker and attorney general had “failed to present a legal basis for the court” to take up the issue.

Illinois, Sonya Massey and J. B. Pritzker

USA TODAY on MSN · 42m

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs new law requiring stricter checks for police hires

Illinois State Sen. Doris Turner said the act will determine "necessary guardrails to ensure we have good officers on our streets."

CNN on MSN · 1d

Sonya Massey shooting prompts Illinois law requiring disclosure of police recruits’ backgrounds

Illinois law now requires that prospective police officers approve the release of personal background records in response to last summer’s shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman, in her home by a sheriff’s deputy who had responded to her call for help.

CBS News · 10h

Illinois law signed to reform police hiring a year after deputy killed Sonya Massey

More than one year after a woman was shot and killed by a now-former sheriff's deputy in Illinois, the state's governor has signed a new law meant to reform police hiring. JB Pritzker this week signed the Sonya Massey Act into law,

Illinois becomes third state to restrict use of artificial intelligence in mental health industry as experts warn about ‘AI psychosis’

The bans are difficult to effectively enforce — and can't prevent everyday people from turning to AI for mental health ...

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Illinois approves plan to lower proficiency scores for standardized tests

The change means a significantly higher number of students will be considered "proficient" in subjects like reading and math.

Illinois Policy4m

Back to school: 3rd grade reading key to helping 2-in-3 struggling Illinois juniors

Students in Illinois are steadily returning to class across Illinois’ 866 school districts and 3,835 schools. The state’s ...

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As climate change makes hail more destructive, Illinois residents pay the price

Insurers are raising rates. State officials are pressing back. And scientists say that researching this “underappreciated ...

Journal Star on MSN1h

More than 100 will lose jobs as Illinois senior care facility closes

Woodstock Christian Life Services, an elder care facility providing supportive housing, will close its doors, cutting more ...

Illinois Lottery ticket sold in Chicago suburb wins $400K jackpot

A ticket sold in Lemont won the $400,000 Lucky Day Lotto jackpot in Tuesday night's drawing. The winning numbers were 3-4-6-8 ...

American Lung Association16m

New Report: Cleaner Manufacturing in Illinois Could Save More than 4,300 Lives and Prevent Nearly 2 Million Asthma Attacks

American Lung Association releases report detailing health benefits of transition to zero-emission manufacturing ...

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At Illinois State Fair, Democrats celebrate state as a leader of the Trump resistance

Gov. JB Pritzker, who also is a potential 2028 White House contender, said Democrats nationally who are still lamenting last ...

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