Illinois Bleeds Population for Fifth Year in a Row
Skyrocketing debt and pension obligations make for a tough labor environment.
Skyrocketing debt and pension obligations make for a tough labor environment.
Rahm Emanuel wants pot legalization and a casino so the city can grab more taxes for its pension debts.
Blake Coil is trying to support his grandmother's cancer battle. The school doesn't like that his shirt says "tata."
When Tessah Mitchell attempted to register her children for day care, a crime from 18 years ago caught up with her.
Two other Republican incumbents in the Midwest could also be in trouble. And Stacey Abrams could become America's first black female governor.
Father David Boase was led to believe that he was eligible to vote. His mistake caught up with him 12 years later.
Interestingly enough, State Rep. Nick Sauer cosponsored an an ethics and sexual harassment bill during his short two years in office.
He isn't the first president to do something like this. But it would be nice if he'd be the last.
That's what Illinois prosecutors are trying to do by charging Timothy Trybus with hate crimes for objecting to a woman's Puerto Rican flag shirt.
Union-backed report finds unions could be screwed.
Behold, the worst argument against legalizing marijuana.
Rahm Emanuel wants to do the thing that critics of drone surveillance fear most.
A plain reading of the text suggests that Deerfield's new law covers all semi-automatic rifles that can hold more than 10 rounds.
Deerfield would fine residents up to $1,000 for owning one of a dizzying array of firearms.
Can public housing authorities strip you of your Second Amendment rights?
Friday A/V Club: Before there was Arthur Jones, there was Mark Fairchild.
The state's 1,000-foot rule made accidental felons out of people carrying firearms for self-defense.
Officials threatened to condemn his home if he didn't stop.
DOJ argues workers are being forced to subsidize political positions with which they may disagree.
And he's running for sheriff of an Illinois county.
Everybody realized it was about bringing in money, not improving public health.
But it doesn't say what you think it says.
Wisconsin's budget takes a $51 million hit as The Land of Lincoln tries to extract more revenue from its residents, including those who work or live elsewhere.
How licensing laws that block people with criminal records harm the formerly incarcerated and the economy.
State's Attorney urges governor to sign the bill after Reason story shows poor hit hardest by asset forfeiture in Chicago.
Here's a map of 23,000 times over the past five years that police in Cook County seized property and cash.
Collecting $99 million and paying out $999 million in a single year is not a formula for success.
The court says the law "bears no reasonable relationship to protecting the public."
Shameless crony capitalism play by Detroit automaker
Skyrocketing costs, financial crisis make the Land of Lincoln very thirsty.
Dozens of states still have unconstitutional laws that make flag desecration a crime.
The reaction to the Facebook Live attack shows how recognizing special victims politicizes justice and foments discord.
Subsidies for Everybody! Nukes evidently need subsidies to compete with renewable subsidies.
Amid a civil rights lawsuit alleging it operates unconstitutional debtor's prisons, Illinois is committing to reforming its bail practices.
An investigation by the Chicago Reader pieces together how the Chicago Police Department uses asset forfeiture funds outside the public eye.
Illinois corrections officials sued Johnny Melton into abject poverty after he got out of prison. For now, they can still do the same to other inmates.
An Illinois state's attorney hired his own investigators to pull over motorists and search for drugs. Now the state supreme court will decide if it was legal.
What Illinois got when law enforcement grabbed $72 million in property using asset forfeiture