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Editorial Roundup: Illinois

Mar. 19, 2024 07:16 AM EDT

Chicago Sun-Times. March 18, 2024. Editorial: Here’s a step lawmakers can take to protect children from online abuse Third-party software can help parents and guardians intervene if their children are victims of cyberbullying or other online harm. But not all social...

Editorial Roundup: Illinois

Mar. 12, 2024 07:12 AM EDT

Arlington Heights Daily Herald. March 8, 2024. Editorial: Demand the truth Remember when John McCain and Barack Obama stuck to the issues during their presidential run? A grassroots organization wants to see that type of campaigning again. Associated Press ...

A Supreme Court decision could come Monday in a case about barring Trump from the 2024 ballot

Mar. 03, 2024 14:41 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Supreme Court decision could come as soon as Monday in the case about whether former President Donald Trump can be kicked off the ballot over his efforts to undo his defeat in the 2020 election. Trump is challenging a groundbreaking decision by the Colorado...

Ex-Illinois lawmaker abruptly pleads guilty to fraud and money laundering, halting federal trial

Feb. 15, 2024 19:48 PM EST

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate William “Sam” McCann abruptly pleaded guilty on Thursday to nine felony counts of wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion, halting his federal corruption trial over misusing up to $550,000 in campaign...

Former Illinois legislator convicted of filing false tax returns, other charges

Feb. 13, 2024 15:40 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has convicted a former Illinois state senator of tax-related charges that include filing false individual tax returns for two years. Jurors in Chicago deliberated for about eight hours over two days before convicting former state Sen. Annazette Collins...