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The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from an Illinois sheriff who was ordered to stop threatening credit card companies doing business with classified…
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State workers suing to put an end to mandatory union dues will appeal a judge's order dismissing their case. That's according to their attorney, Jacob…
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The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Illinois smokers who sought reinstatement of a $10.1 billion class-action judgment in a long-running lawsuit…
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The Illinois Senate has adopted a plan that would create a uniform, interstate process for drawing political boundaries. Chicago Democratic Sen.…
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says he left a meeting with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland even more convinced he's well qualified to serve. Durbin says the…
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Illinois U.S. Senator Mark Kirk says he hopes his meeting with President Obama’s Supreme Court pick will influence his fellow Republicans.Senator Kirk did…
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President Barack Obama's nomination of a merely moderate judge for the Supreme Court is putting one of his potential successors in a political bind.…
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Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk has become the first Republican senator to break with party leaders and call for a vote on President Barack Obama's Supreme Court…
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has joined fellow Democrats and advocacy groups calling on Senate Republicans to give President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee…
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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he wants to pursue his pension proposal ... regardless of what the Illinois Supreme Court decides about the current…