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Arkansas leads in anti-ESG laws

Ballotpedia · July 8, 2025

In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: EU member states ask for cuts to deforestation rules European ESG investors seek alternatives to regulation Arkansas leads in anti-ESG laws Ohio legislature passes, North Carolina governor vetoes...

Don Harmon: I disagree with the Illinois State Board of Elections that my campaign violated fundraising limits

Chicago Tribune - Illinois · July 8, 2025

Increasing grocery prices are hurting working families. Retirement accounts have been bounced down and up and down again by an incoherent tariff policy. A plethora of national security, rule of law and corruption scandals engulfs this presidency...

Illinois sees new fiscal year with increased state taxes

NW Illinois News · July 7, 2025

Andrew S. Chesney, Illinois State Senator for 45th District | Illinois General Assembly Andrew S. Chesney, Illinois State Senator for 45th District | Illinois General Assembly The start of the new fiscal year in Illinois has brought several tax...

AG Brown supports lawsuit against EPA for terminating grant program

FOX45 - Maryland ·

UNITED STATES (WBFF) — Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, along with a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for terminating the Environmental and...

You Can Replace Supreme Court Lawyers With AI Now. Honestly, That Tracks.

Above the Law · July 8, 2025

(Photo by ChatGPT) No one ever took DoNotPay up on its offer to pay $1 million to anyone willing to use their AI system to argue a Supreme Court case. It was a wild swing from a company that couldn’t even successfully get their system into traffic...

Mayor Johnson 'seriously considering' Ald. Burnett to run Chicago Housing Authority

Chicago Sun Times - Illinois · July 8, 2025

Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday he is seriously considering City Council dean Walter Burnett (27th) to take over a Chicago Housing Authority that has fallen short on delivering on promises of the “Plan for Transformation” made after CHA...

Illinois GOP warns Democrats are diverting road funds

Prairie State Wire - Illinois · July 7, 2025

The Illinois GOP has announced on X that Democrats are redirecting road funds to cover budget deficits, rather than implementing structural reforms. This action, they claim, is leading to deteriorating infrastructure and fiscal mismanagement....

Illinois Freedom Caucus says abuse, lack of transparency threaten Constitution

Prairie State Wire - Illinois · July 7, 2025

The Illinois Freedom Caucus has announced on X that the first hearing is scheduled for its lawsuit against Democratic leaders, alleging abuse of power, lack of transparency, and constitutional violations. According to MyRadioLink, members of the...

State fines, reprimands Champaign abortion doctor accused of leaving half a fetus inside Indiana patient

Chicago Tribune - Illinois · July 8, 2025

A Champaign abortion provider accused in a lawsuit of perforating a patient’s uterus and leaving half a fetus inside her body has been reprimanded and fined in connection with that case by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional...

2 gas stations in cities throughout Peoria County had the cheapest regular gas in week ending June 28

Peoria Standard - Illinois · July 8, 2025

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There were two gas stations in cities across Peoria County selling...

Brandon Johnson promises Chicago police ‘will not ever cooperate with ICE’

Washington Examiner · July 8, 2025

Johnson held a press conference Tuesday, during which he responded to the MacArthur Park raid in Los Angeles. A caravan of armored vehicles, National Guard troops, Border Patrol officers, and ICE agents arrived at the park, an immigrant hub, in an...

Trump Budget Abandons Historic Effort to Address Mental Health Crisis

MindSite News · July 8, 2025

People gather outside the US Capitol in Washington to protest health care cuts on March 12, 2025. Photo: Shutterstock In today’s Daily: A special edition focusing on the devastating impact of the budget bill that President Donald Trump pushed...

Diddy Allegedly Masturbated Into Biggie Smalls' Shirt, New Lawsuit Claims

Us Weekly · July 8, 2025

Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing more legal trouble days after the jury returned a verdict in his federal trial. In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Monday, July 7, and obtained by Us Weekly, an unnamed John Doe accused Diddy, 55, of sexual...

Law restricting CBD, THC becomes effective July 1

The Greenville Advocate - Alabama · July 7, 2025

Published 6:00 pm Monday, July 7, 2025 1 of 1 As of July 1, all smokeable THC products are illegal in Alabama. Photo by ALEA. A sweeping new law restricting the sale of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products will go into effect...

2024 Lawrence County Tentative Multiplier Announced

Illinois Governor · July 8, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, IL, Lawrence County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 0.9477, according to David Harris, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR). The property assessment equalization factor, often...

Invasive Carp Threaten the Great Lakes, Revealing a Surprising Twist in National Politics

Food Manufacturing - Wisconsin · July 8, 2025

In his second term, President Donald Trump has not taken many actions that draw near-universal praise from across the political spectrum. But there is at least one of these political anomalies, and it illustrates the broad appeal of environmental...

REVIEW: Stunning, sexy, sensational - Chicago on the Eastbourne stage

Sussex World · July 8, 2025

REVIEW BY Amanda Rannie - Chicago, Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, Tue 8th July 2025 - Sat 12th July 2025 I must admit, I came to this touring production of the well know 2002 Oscar winning movie of the same name, with pre conceived ideas. As a big...

Harold’s Chicken now open in Oak Lawn

The Reporter - Illinois · July 8, 2025

The smell of fried chicken is taking over Oak Lawn at 4709 W. 95th Street. Chicago favorite Harold’s Chicken opened June 2 in the former Cupid Candies space in Oak Lawn’s Green Oak Shopping Center, drawing lunch crowds and late-night regulars with...

Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke released from prison, officials say

CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois ·

CBS News Live CBS News Chicago Live Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, who went to prison last year, after being convicted on bribery and racketeering charges, has been released from a federal prison, authorities confirmed Tuesday. "Edward M. Burke...

July Traffic Crackdown Targets Speeding Across Madison County and Illinois

EdGlenToday - Illinois · July 8, 2025

MADISON COUNTY – The Madison County Sheriff’s Office today announced it is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Police and more than 200 local law enforcement agencies to step up traffic safety efforts...