The Illinois General Assembly on Wednesday approved a sweeping overhaul of the state’s criminal justice system that would end cash bail and eventually require every police officer in the state to be equipped with a body camera.
The Illinois General Assembly on Wednesday approved a sweeping overhaul of the state’s criminal justice system that would end cash bail and eventually require every police officer in the state to be equipped with a body camera.
Both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on Monday passed the Legislative Black Caucus’ broad education proposal that makes changes to statewide education laws from early to higher education.
President-elect Joe Biden says it’s up to Congress whether to pursue a second impeachment of President Donald Trump, but he expected lawmakers…
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The pandemic also forced the United Methodist Church to cancel a potentially momentous national meeting last May that’s now rescheduled for late August. The same topic will dominate the agenda: Whether America’s largest mainline Protestant denomination will split due to differences over inclusion of LGBTQ people.
The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus released its agenda of “sweeping reforms” meant to address systemic racism in the state at a news conference Tuesday.
CLAIM: Vice President Mike Pence said he will not debate Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
It was a big topic during the 2016 election and now amidst the coronavirus pandemic, immigration is still an important topic. The Trump admini…
TRUMP: “Biden was asked questions at his so-called Press Conference yesterday where he read the answers from a teleprompter. That means he was given the questions.” — tweet Wednesday.
CHRISTOPHER — Congressional hopeful Brendan Kelly announced today a long-form agenda to “save Southern Illinois.”
THE FACTS: The city of Hoboken elected city councilman and civil rights lawyer Ravi Bhalla mayor on Tuesday. Bhalla is a Sikh, not a Muslim.
Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, announced Thursday he won’t run for re-election. Smith’s announcement came just two days after Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, chairman of the Financial Services Committee, said he would retire.
Murphysboro's City Council meetings for August have been pushed back a week, to Aug. 15 and 29, the third and fifth Tuesdays of this month, be…
LBJ's priority when Kennedy's assassination in November 1963 made him president was stability, unity and security. Those goals, and efforts to pass items on JFK's agenda, dominated his early days. Johnson fiercely wheeled and dealed behind an agenda of his own as time went on.
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has been caught in controversy from the moment he and his Turnaround Agenda stepped into office.
A Winnebago County courtroom is the setting for a struggle over Gov. Bruce Rauner's so-called turnaround agenda.