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Election Day · IllinoisA federal appeals panel in Chicago signaled skepticism toward Republican efforts to scuttle an Illinois law that allows for mail-in ballots to be counted up to two weeks after an election. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Thursday in the case brought, in part, by downstate Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Bost. Bost prevailed last week with backing from former President Donald Trump in a closely watched primary against former Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey.See the Story
Illinois Republicans are challenging the state’s vote-by-mail law. But appellate judges seem skeptical of their arguments.
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Illinois · IllinoisThe fate of the Bring Chicago Home referendum is currently too close to call. With all precincts reporting, as of Friday morning, opponents of the measure were leading by a margin of 22,457 votes, with 53.58% votes against and 46.42% of the vote in support. The outcome of the ballot measure will depend on the votes among more than 87,000 outstanding mail-in ballots.See the Story
How did Chicago vote for Bring Chicago Home? Here are six takeaways from the data.
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Illinois · IllinoisAnthony McNeal was teaching a peer-led civics class the state is required to provide for people exiting prison at Centralia Correctional Center in southern Illinois. McNeal argued with a prison counselor about whether he could teach students that literacy tests given to voters during the Jim Crow era were a racist attempt to suppress the Black vote.See the Story
An incarcerated instructor taught that Jim Crow literacy tests were racist. Then he was fired. - Open Campus
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Illinois · IllinoisDemocratic state Appellate Justice Jesse Reyes is running for the seat once held by Burke's wife, Anne. Reyes cited reporting by WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times to attack his political rival in the high-stakes judicial contest in the March 19th primary. At least four justices on the seven-member high court cited conflicts of interest.See the Story
Candidate for Illinois Supreme Court decries high court’s inaction against ex-Ald. Ed Burke
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Illinois · IllinoisProposal would lead to a $1.4 billion increase in taxpayer money supporting four-year campuses over the next 10 or 15 years. Illinois currently spends about $2.5 billion annually on its 12 public universities. The aim is to reverse decades of disinvestment that have most impacted Black, Latino and low-income students.See the Story
Ambitious plan unveiled to boost college spending in Illinois — and more fairly distribute money
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Chicago, IL · ChicagoKenwood Academy High School says it conducts about 150 home visits a year. Principal Karen Calloway said it's school policy to visit the homes of all incoming neighborhood students who are registering. Parents describe officials entering their child's bedroom and surveying the art on the walls or clothes in the closet.See the Story
Kenwood Academy often makes house calls to verify students' residency — a practice some parents call invasive
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