Should This Obnoxious Drunk Be Punished for His Political Views?
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.
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Unions Could Lose 726,000 Members if Mark Janus Wins His Supreme Court Case
Union-backed report finds unions could be screwed.
Illinois Police Dog Trainer Warns: We May Euthanize Our Drug Dogs If You Legalize Weed
Behold, the worst argument against legalizing marijuana.
Chicago Mayor Pushes for Police Drone Surveillance of Public Gatherings
Rahm Emanuel wants to do the thing that critics of drone surveillance fear most.
This Illinois Town Might Not Have Intended to Ban My Family's 'Peashooter,' But They Still Did
A plain reading of the text suggests that Deerfield's new law covers all semi-automatic rifles that can hold more than 10 rounds.
My Family's Peashooter Is Now an Illegal 'Assault Weapon' in This Illinois Town
Deerfield would fine residents up to $1,000 for owning one of a dizzying array of firearms.
Illinois Woman Sues Public Housing Authority That Says She Can't Have a Gun to Protect Herself from an Abusive Ex-Husband
Can public housing authorities strip you of your Second Amendment rights?
That Time the LaRouchies Won Two Primaries in Illinois
Friday A/V Club: Before there was Arthur Jones, there was Mark Fairchild.
Ban on Guns Near Parks Violates the Second Amendment, Illinois Supreme Court Says
The state's 1,000-foot rule made accidental felons out of people carrying firearms for self-defense.
Chicago Suburb Cracks Down on Man Trying to Provide Shelter for Homeless
Officials threatened to condemn his home if he didn't stop.
Justice Dept. Opposes Mandatory Union Dues for Public Employees, Reversing an Old Position
DOJ argues workers are being forced to subsidize political positions with which they may disagree.
Cop Who Called Asset Forfeiture 'A Tax-Liberating Goldmine' Sued for Illegal Traffic Stop and Seizure
And he's running for sheriff of an Illinois county.
Chicago's Soda Tax Fizzles
Everybody realized it was about bringing in money, not improving public health.
This One Chart Will Fill You With Despair for Chicago
But it doesn't say what you think it says.
Illinois' Fiscal Problems Won't Stay in Illinois
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.
Released From Prison But Locked Out of Work
How licensing laws that block people with criminal records harm the formerly incarcerated and the economy.
Illinois Legislature Passes Asset Forfeiture Reform
State's Attorney urges governor to sign the bill after Reason story shows poor hit hardest by asset forfeiture in Chicago.
Poor Neighborhoods Hit Hardest by Asset Forfeiture in Chicago, Data Shows
Here's a map of 23,000 times over the past five years that police in Cook County seized property and cash.
2 Numbers That Show How Screwed Chicago's Pension Plans Are
Collecting $99 million and paying out $999 million in a single year is not a formula for success.
Illinois Appeals Court Says Banning Sex Offenders From Parks Is Unconstitutional
The court says the law "bears no reasonable relationship to protecting the public."
General Motors Wants to Outlaw Silicon Valley Self-Driving Car Competition
Shameless crony capitalism play by Detroit automaker
Illinois Hoping Citizens Drink State's Debts Away with Statewide Soda Tax
Skyrocketing costs, financial crisis make the Land of Lincoln very thirsty.
Illinois Man Sues Cops Who Arrested Him for Burning a Flag
Dozens of states still have unconstitutional laws that make flag desecration a crime.
Hate Crime Laws Codify Inequality
The reaction to the Facebook Live attack shows how recognizing special victims politicizes justice and foments discord.
Nuclear Power Subsidies Adopted by Illinois State Government
Subsidies for Everybody! Nukes evidently need subsidies to compete with renewable subsidies.
Illinois Commits to Changing Bail Practices That Keep People Jailed For Being Poor
Amid a civil rights lawsuit alleging it operates unconstitutional debtor's prisons, Illinois is committing to reforming its bail practices.
Read How Chicago Police Use Asset Forfeiture as a Slush-Fund for Surveillance Equipment
An investigation by the Chicago Reader pieces together how the Chicago Police Department uses asset forfeiture funds outside the public eye.
Illinois Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Stop the State's Petty Practice of Suing Inmates
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.
Illinois State's Attorney Hired Own Investigators to Conduct Drug Searches and Seizures
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.
Prairie State Plunder
What Illinois got when law enforcement grabbed $72 million in property using asset forfeiture
Illinois Racks Up Millions in Property Seizures by Police
Newly uncovered documents reveal how much is taken, how much is forfeited-and the desperate need for more transparency.
Homeland Security Helps Take Down Unlicensed Massage Therapists
So terrorism is solved, right?
Residents Abandoning Chicago: Is It Following in Detroit's Footsteps?
Illinois' sources of revenues are leaving as government employees keep demanding more, more, more.
Have an Accident With a Car Owned by Illinois? You're Out of Luck
A budget impasse leaves more than half a million in IOUs.
'John School,' Homeland-Security Training for Strippers, and Other State Sex-Trafficking Laws Coming This Month
New laws (ostensibly) related to human trafficking take effect in Florida, Illinois, New York, and North Dakota this month.
Illinois Lottery Now Paying IOUs on Wins Bigger than $600
Just pray these guys never take over the state's whorehouses.
Illinois Dems, Governor Argue About the Color of the Writing on the Wall
State can't pass budget; Legislature tries to hamper Rauner's power over state employees.
