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Meta to pay $68M to end biometrics class action over Instagram face scans; Lawyers could get $24M
Milllions of Illinoisans who have used Instagram since 2015 could be eligible for a cut of the settlement, which could amount to far less in per person payments than from previous similar class actions under Illinois' biometrics privacy law -
Some prosecutors assessing which pre-trial detainees to release, contradicting claim that SAFE-T Act not retroactive
Supporters of Illinois’ SAFE-T Act often ridicule the act’s critics who claim the law is retroactive and will result, on January 1 in release from jail of many detainees arrested prior to that date. -
Top 3 myths told by Amendment 1 proponents
Proponents of Amendment 1 claim it applies to all workers, mimics other state constitutions and would help the economy. Wrong. Wrong. And wrong. -
Your breakfast costs 45 percent more than it did two years ago: Who's to blame for such sky-high inflation?
The federal government has failed spectacularly to manage the risk of inflation. For many, that’s no surprise given the unprecedented government-enforced lockdowns, the trillions of dollars spent on bailouts and a haphazard implementation of the green energy agenda. -
Audit reveals Illinois lost nearly $2 billion to Covid-19 unemployment fraud
A state audit found the Illinois Department of Employment Security lost to fraud more than half of the $3.6 billion in federal COVID-19 dollars earmarked for out-of-work Illinoisans. The full scope of the unemployment fraud remains unknown. -
Former state Rep. Luis Arroyo gets 57 months for bribery scheme
The former Illinois House assistant majority leader now faces nearly 5 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to accepting and soliciting bribes to expand sweepstakes gambling legislation in Springfield. -
Students smack down Chicago 'Disinformation' Conference panelists, exposing far more than apparent about media
Traditional media beclowned itself last week at a Chicago conference on “disinformation.” That’s a story in itself, but the bigger story is how they covered up even that story, peddling disinformation about a conference on disinformation. The guilty include Illinois media, which is further guilty of still suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story that is part of what sparked the fireworks at the conference. -
Illinois lawmakers should read laws before they pass them
Politicians use a loophole to bypass the Illinois Constitution’s requirement that bills be read on three separate days before they are passed. Instead, they often gut minor bills and put significant legislation in the bills within a day of the vote. -
Watchdogs: Woman who got COD no-bid contracts is 'public figure,' can't sue those who reported story for defamation
A new filing in the long-running defamation case asserts news articles published by the Edgar County Watchdogs about no-bid professional services contracts secured by Carla Burkhart from College of DuPage, in which the Watchdogs reported she falsely claimed to be an architect, are protected by the First Amendment -
Davis Co-sponsors Federal Legislation to Uphold State Parental Involvement Laws for Minors Receiving Abortions Out-of-state
Davis Co-sponsors Federal Legislation to Uphold State Parental Involvement Laws for Minors Receiving Abortions Out-of-state. -
The latest, brazen whoppers from Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his party
Election years are “silly season,” it’s often said in Illinois, but this year is one for the record books. -
Hoffman's donors: 88% are from the outside; One from wife of former Burisma board member
SPRINGFIELD - In the last four calendar years, State Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Belleville) has pulled in $2.8 million in itemized campaign contributions for a job that pays less than a base salary of $70,000 a year. -
Move by labor department may mean Illinois and other states never know full scale of pandemic unemployment fraud
Nearly a year after Illinois lawmakers requested an audit by the Illinois Department of Employment Security of fraudulent unemployment claims and a tabulation of losses during the pandemic, nothing has come forth. -
Reps. Davis and Peters in Chicago Tribune: “employers Should Try to Attract Workers by Offering Student Loan Debt Help”
Reps. Davis and Peters in Chicago Tribune: “employers Should Try to Attract Workers by Offering Student Loan Debt Help”. -
Illinois' 'extreme' risk of gerrymandering becomes reality through congressional map
The Illinois congressional map proposal released by Democrats has districts that are far from compact, snaking to catch and avoid populations. Republicans label it the ‘Nancy Pelosi Protection Plan.’ -
Illinois takes aim at private schools with new bill
An amendment to Illinois House Bill 2789 could result in a flurry of complaints against private and public schools for alleged violations of COVID-19 protocols, provides harsh penalties, including punishing teachers, and expands state authority over private schools. -
Illinois is under 'extreme' threat of drawing another Madigan election map
Illinois is listed as one of the states under ‘extreme’ danger of partisan gerrymandering of its state legislative and congressional redistricting maps. Gov. J.B. Pritzker can stop that threat. -
Amending Illinois' Constitution: 50 words that can save the state
Fifty words, added to the Illinois Constitution as an amendment, could be what helps save the state from an inevitable financial collapse in years to come. -
Illinois lawmakers approve controversial ‘culturally responsive’ teaching rule
Illinois state lawmakers recently approved a rule requiring Illinois teacher training programs to adopt ‘culturally responsive teaching and leading’ standards. Critics say a political litmus test is the wrong focus when students are underachieving on the basics. -
Illinois cell phone taxes highest in nation
Nearly one-third of the cell phone bills in Illinois are taxes