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: Family of Chicago woman who died in hotel freezer agrees to $10 million settlement
CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a Chicago woman who died after she became locked in a hotel freezer has agreed to a $10 million settlement. The Chicago Tribune reports that Kenneka Jenkins’ mother, Tereasa Martin, will
Illinois AG Raoul settles with Colony Display LLC regarding wage fixing and employment agreements scandal
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a settlement with Colony Display LLC that resolves allegations Colony engaged in wage fixing with three staffing agencies. The settlement requires Colony to pay more than $1 million to compensate temporary workers
Sterigenics agrees to pay over $400 million to settle suit related to emissions and the health of Willowbrook residents
A company has agreed to pay more than $400 million to settle claims that it sickened residents living near one of its facilities in Willowbrook. Sterigenics is a company that uses a cancer-causing gas called ethylene oxide
GOP State Representative Hauter criticizes Gov. Pritzker’s nuclear legislation veto
Republican State Representative Bill Hauter criticized Gov. Pritzker’s veto of legislation aimed at ending the state’s moratorium on new nuclear power plants. According to Hauter, the intent of the legislation was to allow for the construction of
More on Illinois Governor Pritzker’s nuclear moratorium legislation veto
Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday vetoed a bill that would have lifted Illinois’ moratorium on the construction of new nuclear reactors. Proponents of the bill have argued that Illinois needs to invest in Small Modular Reactors, in
Adams: Gov. Pritzker vetoes bill that would have allowed new nuclear construction
The bill earned more votes than the three-fifths majority needed to override By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday vetoed a bill that would have lifted a 1980s moratorium on the construction
Governor Pritzker vetos SB76 on Friday – Illinois will not end new nuclear power plant moratorium
Governor JB Pritzker was a busy man on Friday, and while the Illinois Supreme Court assault weapons decision is the talk of the day, a big proposed bit of legislation was also vetoed by the governor amongst
Nuclear power currently enjoying greatest public support since Fukushima nuclear disaster
Stephanie Cooke of Fortune Magazine reports that nuclear power is enjoying its highest level of public support since 2010, the year before the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The report comes on the heels of efforts in the Illinois
AP: Lawsuits filed by ex-volleyball player and former football player against Northwestern University
By ANDREW SELIGMAN, MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and LARRY LAGE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The hazing scandal at Northwestern University has widened to include a volleyball player who has become the first female athlete to sue the university