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While Illinois Gun Owners Celebrate Statewide Halt to Gun Ban, Local Challenges Continue

Greg Bishop | The Center Square - April 30, 2023

State Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, who sponsored the legislation enabling the ban, was disappointed with McGlynn’s decision, but his office noted other elements of the law are intact. #gunban

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Illinois Supreme Court Justices Deny Motion for Recusal in Gun Ban Challenge

Greg Bishop | The Center Square - April 16, 2023

Asked in early March if the justices should recuse themselves because of the donations, Pritzker said that’s “ridiculous.” #gunban

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Federal Judge Weighs Challenge to Illinois Gun Ban

Greg Bishop | The Center Square - April 12, 2023

...gun owners are irreparably harmed by limits on their ability to keep and bear arms and gun stores are harmed by losing 60 percent of sales in some instances. #gunban

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Illinois House Passes Bill Restricting Tax Funds from Libraries That ‘Ban Books’

Greg Bishop | The Center Square - March 22, 2023

Local school board and library board elections across the state are set for April 4. #bookban

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Illinois Bankers Association says Illinois Banks Insulated from Collapse in Other States

Greg Bishop | The Center Square - March 13, 2023

Illinois banks and thrifts are strong, Jackson insisted, and they are insulated from bank failures in other states. #banking

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Fourth Order Against Gun Ban Enforcement Issued as Taxpayer Costs Defending Law Grow

Greg Bishop | The Center Square - February 12, 2023

Named plaintiffs in the four separate cases with temporary restraining orders can buy and sell guns and magazines despite the state’s gun ban. #gunban #illinois

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Community Leaders Push for Pritzker to Fund Black-Led HIV/AIDS Programs

Greg Bishop | The Center Square - February 7, 2023

Creola Kizart Hampton, the volunteer chair for Black Leadership Advocacy Coalition for Healthcare Equity, said despite a measure passing in 2006 to provide funding for Black-led HIV/AIDS programs, year after year it’s been diminished. #hiv #aids

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‘See You in Court,’ Illinois Senate President says as Chamber Passes Gun Ban

Greg Bishop | The Center Square - January 10, 2023

“You’ve got to know that the actions that you are taking right now are tyrannous,” Bailey said. “You also must know that I and millions of other gun owners in this state will not comply.” #guncontrol

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Illinois Legislators to get Raises After Pritzker Signs $1.7 Billion Spending Bill

Greg Bishop | The Center Square - January 9, 2023

Now with the governor’s approval, starting with the 103rd General Assembly that begins Jan. 11, the base pay for part-time state legislators will increase to $85,000. #illinois #illinoisbudget

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More than 30,700 Mail-In Ballots in Illinois for November Election were Rejected

Greg Bishop | The Center Square - January 8, 2023

In DuPage County this past election, an election official was comparing mail-in ballot applications to verify signatures on the ballots, not the original voter signature on file with the county’s elections office. #elections

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