Illinois
Union strength grows at Illinois universities
May 9, 2011University employees and students in Chicago and at colleges throughout Illinois are stepping up union campaigns and ready to strike for their collective bargaining rights.
Read moreImmigrant rights get a boost in Illinois
May 6, 2011The Illinois Senate passed the Illinois DREAM Act, which would establish a state "Dream" commission to administer privately funded scholarships to as many as 95,000 students of immigrant parents.
Read moreIllinois labor launches campaign to protect pensions
May 5, 2011Big business blames public sector workers for the state's $8 billion budget deficit.
Read moreBill would let religious adoption agencies bar same-sex couples
April 13, 2011Two Illinois state senators are trying to pass a measure that would allow religious adoption agencies to deny requests from same-sex couples in civil unions.
Read moreCop tied to torture goes to jail, but allegations continue
March 16, 2011The city of Chicago is facing allegations that police tortured suspects into false confessions through much of the 70s and 80s.
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