Illinois amendment would give unions a veto over state government
Illinois will never top a list of effective or honest governments. But a referendum proposal on the November ballot could put the state government on an entirely new list, all…
Illinois Tackles Food Freedom
Growing your own vegetables is, apparently, a subversive act that many local governments aggressively try to prevent. That’s changed in Florida, where the legislature passed a law protecting people’s right…
Bipartisan Bribery Scandals Envelop Two State House Speakers
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Powerful lawmakers in Illinois and Ohio have been caught up in bribery scandals linked to nuclear power plants in their respective states. The…
Second Amendment Lawsuit in Illinois Over Delays in State Licensing
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Illinois residents seeking to buy firearms are running into a bureaucratic, and likely unconstitutional, roadblock: lengthy delays in processing the applications residents are…
Illinois Wants U.S. Taxpayers to Bail Out State Pension System
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Illinois Senate President Don Harmon asked the state’s congressional delegation to secure at least $10 billion in federal funding to bail out the…
Illinois Looking to Ban Adults From Pumping Gas
Article from Reason by Christian Britschgi. The free market experiment of letting people pump their own gas is over. It failed. That appears to be the message behind a new…
Illinois Lawmaker Argues for Death Penalty to Deter Shootings
Article from Reason by Zuri Davis. An Illinois lawmaker has filed a bill to reinstate the death penalty in hopes that it will deter violent crime, such as mass shootings….
Man Sentenced to Prison for Ordering THC Cancer Medication
Article from Fox News by Nicole Darrah. An Illinois cancer patient has been sentenced to prison for ordering 42 pounds of THC-infused chocolates that he claims he purchased to self-medicate. Thomas Franzen, 37, pleaded guilty to possession of more…
First Amendment Group Sues University for Speech Violations
Article from Reason by Robby Soave. Speech First, a legal organization that defends the First Amendment on college campuses, has filed suit against the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The group…
