Meet the New Judge, Same as the Old Judge
By Janet Phelan Following a series of articles discussing both her questionable financial transactions as well as her freewheeling execution of Illinois law (pun intended),…
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Cook County Court Tries to Jail Woman for Allegedly Purchasing a Plane Ticket for her Mom
By Janet Phelan Barbara Musikar wants to return to New York. There doesn’t appear to be any dispute about this. So why is Cook County…
Pritzker Doubles-Down With $827 Million Taxpayer Handout To Troubled EV-Maker Rivian
Authored by Mark Glennon via Wirepoints.org At $1.5 million per job, this new incentive package from the state is at least 15 times the norm….
Opposition to Carbon Pipeline Includes Commission Engineer; “it is impossible to determine what the route’s effect on landowners will be”
By B.N. Frank American opposition to carbon capture projects includes environmentalists, lawmakers, regulators, and residents (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,…
State Farm Bureau Says No to Eminent Domain for Carbon Pipelines; Calls for Moratorium “until federal regulators finalize new safety rules”
By B.N. Frank American opposition to carbon capture projects includes environmentalists, lawmakers, regulators, and residents (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,…
Residents Convince County Board to Pass Resolution Against Proposed Carbon Pipeline
By B.N. Frank Who is fighting to stop carbon pipelines from being installed near their communities? Environmentalists, lawmakers, regulators, as well as residents (see 1,…
County Board Takes Further Action to Delay Proposed Carbon Pipeline Project; Opponents More Hopeful that It Can Be Defeated
By B.N. Frank The more that Americans learn about carbon pipeline projects, the more they seem to be fighting to keep them away from their…
Student To Receive $80K Settlement After Suing University For Free Speech Violations
By Haika Mrema Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) will pay $80,000 to a student after she filed a lawsuit claiming the university penalized her for her conservative…
Leaders, Organizations, Residents Oppose Carbon Pipeline Being Installed Near Poorest Neighborhoods, Citing Risks From “sorry state of regulation”
By B.N. Frank Americans opposed to carbon pipeline deployment include Democrats, Republicans and environmentalists (see 1, 2, 3, 4). Lawmakers are trying to regulate and/or…
Historic Penalty Decision in BIPA Case Shows the Need to Take Biometric Privacy Seriously
By Jim Nash Biometrics in one U.S. jurisdiction is now officially a live electrical wire dancing on the ground, ready to shock the unwary, and…
Millions in Biometric Data Privacy Lawsuit Settlements Continue to Pile Up
By Jim Nash It’s another busy day for biometric privacy plaintiffs in the U.S. state of Illinois. A regional grocery chain and Instagram both have…
Signed as Law: Illinois Eliminates State Conformity with IRS Section 280E for Marijuana Businesses
By Michael Maharrey Last week, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that includes provisions eliminating the state’s conformity with Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 280E….
Cop Still on the Force 2 Years After Video Showed Him Kill Unarmed 13yo Boy With His Hands Up
By Matt Agorist Chicago, IL — Two years ago, Chicago police shot and killed a 13-year-old boy, Adam Toledo. The incident hit the city so…
WATCH: Innocent Girl Tells Cops They Need a Warrant to Seize Her Phone, So they Beat Her and Take It
By Matt Agorist Body-camera footage revealing the arrest of an innocent college student is now at the center of a federal lawsuit against the Normal…