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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Disabled Americans living in Illinois will be allowed to earn a minimum wage, thanks to the passage of a new bill in the statehouse. The Dignity in Pay Act was passed on Thursday and eliminated Illinois’ 14(c) certificate program, which allowed employers to pay people with disabilities a subminimum wage. “The […]

(The Center Square) – Illinois legislators are done for the year, but they’ll be back in early January before the new General Assembly is seated. Republicans are issuing warnings.

The race to become Chicago’s next mayor is off to a real if unofficial start. Here’s who’s mulling a challenge — and who’s being courted to give it a try.

* House Speaker Chris Welch and Senate President Don Harmon have both told their chambers to be prepared to return January 2-7 for a lame duck session. As you will recall, Gov. Pritzker and the two Democratic legislative leaders have talked about “Trump-proofing” the state, starting in lame duck session. In response, […]

It took two weeks, but Democrat Murri Briel has been declared the winner of the 76th District State Representative race.

<p>The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a defamation lawsuit linked to Chicago Sun-Times coverage of a Trump Tower property tax appeal should proceed against the newspaper because it didn’t prove that a former state official it reported on had filed his civil complaint in order “to silence citizen participation.”</p><p>In a 6-0 decision with one justice taking no part, the state’s top court ruled the suit filed by ex-Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board […]

Mawa Iqbal is the state house reporter for WBEZ and Illinois Public Radio. She spoke to Community Voices about what it’s like as a reporter in the Illinois State Capitol, the challenges of reporting on social justice and the importance of media literacy.

In a blockbuster ruling Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned the conviction of actor Jussie Smollett for an alleged hoax hate crime, a move that will spare the former “Empire” star a five-month jail sentence.Smollett had challenged nearly every aspect of his case, arguing that his legal woes should have been over after the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office struck a controversial deal to drop charges just a month after Smollett was indicted in February 2019.
In an interview […]

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