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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.
Jail Newspaper Ban Not Justified by Threat of Clogged Toilets and Paper Mâché Weapons
Court declares newspaper ban in Chicago-area jails to be a violation of inmates' First Amendment rights.
Illinois' Pension Reforms Struck Down by State's Top Court
Just get more money, judge says.
Three Illinois State Workers Sue for Freedom from Unions
Governor gets support from economic liberty litigators.
Civil Rights Suit over Absurd Peoria Twitter Raid Hits Federal Court
A mayor's outrage over parody will likely cost city.
Illinois' New Governor Takes on Public Unions with Executive Order Ending Forced Dues
'Government union bargaining and government union political activity are inextricably linked,' he says.
Will Cigarettes Someday Replace Marijuana in the Drug War?
States see big increases in smuggling as taxes jump.
Obama to Rally Votes for Embattled Illinois Governor
It would be a bit embarrassing to lose the home state.
Why Illinois Medical Marijuana Patients Still Have No Marijuana
Gov. Pat Quinn signed off on medical marijuana over a year ago, but you still can't buy it anywhere in the state.
Illinois Governor Vetoes Bills Attacking Ride-Sharing Services Like Uber
Effort to regulate them out of existence as much as possible
