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Red flag laws get little use as shootings, gun deaths soar, AP analysis reveals – ABC7 (Chicago)
September 3, 2022
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Chicago is one of the nation’s gun violence hotspots and a seemingly ideal place to employ Illinois’ “red flag” law that allows police to step in and take firearms away from people who threaten to kill. But amid more than 8,500 shootings resulting in 1,800 deaths since 2020, the law was used there just four times.
Can the Chicago Teachers Union take the mayor’s office? – WBEZ (Chicago)
September 3, 2022
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As a CTU staffer mulls a mayoral run, and hopefuls vie for the union’s nod, questions swirl about the CTU’s ability to unseat Lori Lightfoot.
Illinoisans Should Honor This Labor Day By Committing to Study Their Pending Constitutional Amendment – Wirepoints
September 3, 2022
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The most consequential vote on November’s Illinois ballot might well be Amendment 1 to the state constitution, also called the Workers’ Rights Amendment. But casting an informed vote on the amendment will be be a challenge, and perhaps impossible, for most of the population.
Most politicians won’t talk about Amendment 1, they’re hoping it passes without Illinoisans understanding the consequences – Wirepoints on with Jeff Daly of WZUS Decatur Radio
September 3, 2022
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Ted joined Jeff Daly of WZUS Decatur to talk about Amendment 1 and why politicians seem so adverse about mentioning it. The reason is simple: they want Illinoisans to vote on the amendment without knowing what it’s really about or what the consequences will be.