AP: More Republican states sue to block Biden’s student loan repayment plan
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Another group of Republican-led states is suing to block the Biden administration’s new student loan repayment plan, which offers a faster path to cancellation and has already been
AP: Quoting Dr. Seuss, ‘Just go, Go, GO!’ federal judge dismisses Blagojevich political comeback suit
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Rod Blagojevich, the ex-governor and ex-con who often dusted off ancient and sometimes puzzling quotations to emphasize his positions, found himself at the other end Thursday when
AP: Takeaways from the Wisconsin 2020 fake electors lawsuit settlement
By COREY WILLIAMS and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press More than 1,400 pages of emails, text messages and other documents released Monday reveal details of a strategy by Republican operatives tied to then-President Donald Trump to overturn Joe
AP: Judge throws out Chicago ballot measure that would fund services for homeless people
CHICAGO (AP) — A Cook County judge has rejected a Chicago ballot measure that would have raised a one-time tax on luxury properties to fund services for homeless people after objections from real estate and business groups.
Brutal cold and letter from Illinois governor not enough to persuade Texas Governor Abbott to stop bussing migrants to Illinois, other states
Wind chills have remained below zero for several days in Chicago, but that has done little to stop the flow of migrants into the city. The situation in Chicago prompted the Illinois Gov. to publish an advertisement
AP: Vin Diesel accused of sexual battery by former assistant in lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Fast and Furious” star Vin Diesel has been accused by his former assistant of sexual battery while working for him in 2010. Asta Jonasson filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles on Thursday alleging
AP: Lawsuit accuses NCAA of antitrust violation in college athlete transfer rule
By JOHN RABY and AARON BEARD AP Sports Writers CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed by a group of states alleges the NCAA’s transfer rule for college athletes violates antitrust law. The lawsuit, filed in
Hancock: Temporary staffing agencies seek to block new state labor law
Suit says new requirements are overly burdensome, preempted by federal law By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – A group of temporary staffing agencies and their trade associations are asking a federal court to block
Deadly crash on I-55 by individual last year leads to recently filed wrongful death lawsuit against Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office and Divernon PD
A deadly crash on I-55 last year has resulted in a wrongful death lawsuit against the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office and the Divernon Police Department. Almost a year ago, Shane Woods killed another motorist after driving the
Illinois AG Raoul files suit against Springfield’s CWLP for alleged Dallman power generation station incident
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit against Springfield’s City, Water, Light, and Power on Friday for allegedly releasing more than 700 tons of fly ash into the environment in an incident from August 2021. CWLP