May 2021

Lawmakers ban some background checks…

Illinois lawmakers approved a bill that makes it illegal for police to access at least…
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Memorial Day 2021 in Chicago marks…

Across the Chicago area Monday, people honored the holiday in ways that didn’t mark…
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Illinois lawmakers go into overtime,…

With only hours to go before a midnight deadline to adjourn, Illinois lawmakers on Monday…
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Domestic violence task force in honor…

Illinois is expected to launch a new task force aimed at identifying gaps in domestic…
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Illinois legislators send to Gov. J.B.…

Illinois lawmakers are proposing moving next year’s March 15 primary to June 28, along…
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The Chicago area celebrates Memorial…

The Chicago area celebrates Memorial Day on May 31, 2021.
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Some veterans’ families delayed memorial…

Many families of veterans had to bury their loved ones without proper military honors,…
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Legislators pass bill to extend cocktails-to-go…

Illinois legislators send bill to extend pandemic-induced cocktails to go law for three…
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Illinois lawmakers head toward final…

Illinois legislators go down to the wire on a number of major issues including the state…
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Illinois legislators vote to dramatically…

Illinois lawmakers voted to limit seclusion and restraint in schools, following through…
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Man charged with reckless homicide…

A man accused of striking a Chicago woman with a vehicle in the Loop was expected in…
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No human remains found during excavation…

No human remains were found after almost a week of excavation work in the backyard of…
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