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The American Civil Liberties Union sent letters to eight Illinois municipalities last week urging them to repeal their panhandling bans. The nonprofit…
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Hundreds of immigrant children who originally came to the southern border are sick, with illnesses like fever, strep throat, and even tuberculosis. Now,…
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White extremist propaganda surged by almost 60 percent on Midwestern college campuses last year. That’s according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation…
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Peoria native and feminist icon Betty Friedan received a tribute across the street from her childhood home.The bench, honoring the “Feminine Mystique”…
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A recent incident in Chillicothe now has the park district asking: just what are the state’s rules for breastfeeding in or near a public pool? On Tuesday,…
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A bill currently awaiting Governor J.B. Pritzker’s signature would close a loophole in state law that allows some massage parlors to operate without state…
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An Illinois high school student and her father are suing a school district and several administrators alleging her civil rights were violated when she…
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. While many will remember King for his leadership, Illinois Public…
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A 2020 jury trial date has been set for a transgender inmate suing Illinois Department of Corrections officials for alleged abuses.26-year-old Deon…
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A federal judge has ordered the city of Springfield to pay more than $330,000 to civil rights attorneys who represented two panhandlers in the legal fight…