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Illinois Law Requires Full Background Checks for Police Applicants
Illinois passed a groundbreaking law mandating that prospective police officers allow access to their complete background records following the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman, by a sheriff's deputy who had responded to her call for help.
Illinois Law Requires Full Background Checks for Police Applicants
Illinois passed a groundbreaking law mandating that prospective police officers allow access to their complete background records following the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman, by a sheriff's deputy who had responded to her call for help.
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48% Bias Score
Illinois Implements Stricter Background Checks for Police Following Fatal Shooting
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Sonya Massey Act into law on Tuesday, mandating comprehensive background checks for all law enforcement applicants statewide, following the murder of Sonya Massey by former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson whose past misconduct was not revealed d...
Illinois Implements Stricter Background Checks for Police Following Fatal Shooting
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Sonya Massey Act into law on Tuesday, mandating comprehensive background checks for all law enforcement applicants statewide, following the murder of Sonya Massey by former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson whose past misconduct was not revealed d...
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32% Bias Score
Noem Condemns Illinois Sanctuary Policies Following ICE Arrests
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem criticized Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for their sanctuary policies, citing three recent ICE arrests of illegal immigrants with serious convictions; in the last seven months, ICE issued 1,664 detainers in Chicago, only 8% we...
Noem Condemns Illinois Sanctuary Policies Following ICE Arrests
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem criticized Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for their sanctuary policies, citing three recent ICE arrests of illegal immigrants with serious convictions; in the last seven months, ICE issued 1,664 detainers in Chicago, only 8% we...
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56% Bias Score
Texas Redistricting Plan Prompts Democrats' Flight to Illinois
Texas Republicans proposed a redistricting plan aiming for five new GOP seats by redrawing districts in Democratic areas, prompting Texas Democrats to flee to Illinois for refuge, where Governor JB Pritzker offered them protection and criticized the plan as unconstitutional.
Texas Redistricting Plan Prompts Democrats' Flight to Illinois
Texas Republicans proposed a redistricting plan aiming for five new GOP seats by redrawing districts in Democratic areas, prompting Texas Democrats to flee to Illinois for refuge, where Governor JB Pritzker offered them protection and criticized the plan as unconstitutional.
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52% Bias Score
Convicted Illinois Landlord Who Murdered Palestinian Boy Dies in Prison
Illinois landlord Joseph Czuba, convicted of fatally stabbing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and attacking his mother due to their Muslim faith during the 2023 Israel-Hamas war, died in prison on Thursday, less than three months after his sentencing to 53 years.
Convicted Illinois Landlord Who Murdered Palestinian Boy Dies in Prison
Illinois landlord Joseph Czuba, convicted of fatally stabbing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and attacking his mother due to their Muslim faith during the 2023 Israel-Hamas war, died in prison on Thursday, less than three months after his sentencing to 53 years.
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40% Bias Score
State Farm's 27.2% Illinois Home Insurance Hike Sparks Backlash
State Farm raised Illinois home insurance rates by 27.2 percent, adding $746 annually to the average bill, due to increased claims exceeding premiums (1.26 dollars paid out for every dollar collected in 2024), primarily from hail damage; Illinois lacks a rate review process, unlike many other states...
State Farm's 27.2% Illinois Home Insurance Hike Sparks Backlash
State Farm raised Illinois home insurance rates by 27.2 percent, adding $746 annually to the average bill, due to increased claims exceeding premiums (1.26 dollars paid out for every dollar collected in 2024), primarily from hail damage; Illinois lacks a rate review process, unlike many other states...
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44% Bias Score
Illinois Mandates Full Background Checks for Police Officers After Fatal Shooting
Illinois passed a new law requiring full background checks for prospective police officers, prompted by the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman, by a sheriff's deputy with a troubled past.
Illinois Mandates Full Background Checks for Police Officers After Fatal Shooting
Illinois passed a new law requiring full background checks for prospective police officers, prompted by the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman, by a sheriff's deputy with a troubled past.
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44% Bias Score
Illinois Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting 11-Year-Old Student
A 34-year-old married Illinois teacher, Alley Bardfield, pleaded guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault of an 11-year-old student after taking him to her home for "play dates"; she faces up to 40 years in prison and the school district is facing a lawsuit.
Illinois Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting 11-Year-Old Student
A 34-year-old married Illinois teacher, Alley Bardfield, pleaded guilty to predatory criminal sexual assault of an 11-year-old student after taking him to her home for "play dates"; she faces up to 40 years in prison and the school district is facing a lawsuit.
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32% Bias Score
Life Sentence for Domestic Abuser Who Killed Boy Protecting Mother
A convicted domestic abuser, Crosetti Brand, was sentenced to life plus 120 years for stabbing an 11-year-old boy, Jayden Perkins, to death while the child protected his pregnant mother in Chicago on March 13, 2024; the attack occurred hours after Brand's release from prison, exposing flaws in the s...
Life Sentence for Domestic Abuser Who Killed Boy Protecting Mother
A convicted domestic abuser, Crosetti Brand, was sentenced to life plus 120 years for stabbing an 11-year-old boy, Jayden Perkins, to death while the child protected his pregnant mother in Chicago on March 13, 2024; the attack occurred hours after Brand's release from prison, exposing flaws in the s...
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40% Bias Score
Texas Democrats Flee to Illinois to Block GOP Redistricting Plan
Texas Democrats fled to Illinois to prevent a vote on a Republican-backed redistricting plan aimed at adding five GOP-leaning congressional seats, prompting fines and arrest threats from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, while Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker offered refuge.
Texas Democrats Flee to Illinois to Block GOP Redistricting Plan
Texas Democrats fled to Illinois to prevent a vote on a Republican-backed redistricting plan aimed at adding five GOP-leaning congressional seats, prompting fines and arrest threats from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, while Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker offered refuge.
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52% Bias Score
Illinois Hate Crime Murderer Dies in Prison
Joseph Czuba, 73, died in prison Thursday while serving a 53-year sentence for the 2023 murder of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and the attempted murder of his mother, Hanan Shaheen, in a hate crime fueled by anti-Muslim sentiments following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks in Israel.
Illinois Hate Crime Murderer Dies in Prison
Joseph Czuba, 73, died in prison Thursday while serving a 53-year sentence for the 2023 murder of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and the attempted murder of his mother, Hanan Shaheen, in a hate crime fueled by anti-Muslim sentiments following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks in Israel.
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36% Bias Score
Multiple 1-in-1,000-Year Rain Events Devastate US, Underscoring Climate Change Impacts
Four 1-in-1,000-year rainfall events caused catastrophic flooding across the US last week, resulting in at least 120 deaths in Texas, and significant damage in New Mexico, North Carolina, and Illinois, highlighting climate change's impact on extreme weather.
Multiple 1-in-1,000-Year Rain Events Devastate US, Underscoring Climate Change Impacts
Four 1-in-1,000-year rainfall events caused catastrophic flooding across the US last week, resulting in at least 120 deaths in Texas, and significant damage in New Mexico, North Carolina, and Illinois, highlighting climate change's impact on extreme weather.
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20% Bias Score
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