CHICAGO
Chicago in Decline
Chicago seems to be a city running out of money and people to tax it from. One America’s Tom McGrath covers people are leaving and why things are getting worse for those left behind.
child influencers
Illinois law requires parents to compensate child influencers
The first of it’s law passed in Illinois requiring child influencers to receive a portion of online monetization earnings. One America’s Jessamyn Dodd reports.
Abril Elfi
Illinois Becomes 1st State With Law That Protects Child Influencers
Illinois passed a law that ensures that children who are shown on social media are paid by their parents who profit off of them.
Abril Elfi
Illinois Supreme Court Endorses State’s Ban On Semiautomatic Guns
The Illinois Supreme Court supported the state’s ban on the sale or possession of semiautomatic weapons.
CHICAGO
Illinois Gov. Signs Law Allowing Illegal Immigrants To Be Police
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed more than 130 bills into law including one that would allow foreigners with work permits, some of whom are illegal aliens, to become police officers in the state.
AG
Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs Law Barring Pregnancy Centers From Using ‘Misinformation’
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill on Thursday, that prohibits pro-life pregnancy centers from using “deceptive and unfair” tactics to avert women from seeking an abortion.
Biden
Biden Erects Emmett Till And Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument
On what would have been Emmett Till’s 82nd birthday, President Joe Biden signed a proclamation to erect and designate a national monument honoring the historical Black teen from Chicago who was murdered in 1955 after being falsely accused of whistling at a White woman.
CHICAGO
5 Charged After Human Trafficking Bust In Chicago Area
At least five individuals were arrested after a human trafficking operation was uncovered in the Chicago area.
Illinois
Illinois Supreme Court Rules Elimination Of Cash Bail Constitutional
The Illinois Supreme Court upheld the SAFE-T Act’s cashless bail system across the state.
HOUSING
Illinois to force landlords to accept illegal immigrants as tenants
A new Illinois law will require landlords to rent or sell property to undocumented migrants, adding immigration status to the list of protected classes in the Illinois Human Rights Act.