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(Legal Newsline) — Uber can't use its user agreement to block a lawsuit from the widow of a man who died while riding in a rideshare vehicle on a Chicago expressway, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled.
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(The Center Square) – During a U.S. Senate hearing Wednesday, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., questioned expert witnesses on the use of Flock Safety and other automated license plate reading cameras.
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(The Center Square) – A state senator and former prosecutor says crimes involving the abuse or exploitation of children should be detainable under Illinois’ SAFE-T Act.
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(The Center Square) – The first day of early voting in DuPage County ended early on Thursday.
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(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order earlier this week creating an Artificial Intelligence Cabinet for Illinois, which will advise the state’s policies on the technology.
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(The Center Square) –The Chicago hotel workers union voted to authorize a strike this week, after their contract expired at the end of August, and negotiations with many of the largest hotel brands haven’t led to an agreement.
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(The Center Square) – Union County State’s Attorney Tyler Tripp says the Illinois Department of Human Services has extended the projected date for removal of services at Choate Mental Health and Development Center in Anna to June 2027.
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(The Center Square) – An Illinois congresswoman says new legislation to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection will pour $150 billion into communities around the country.
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(The Center Square) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and three city council members have introduced an ordinance that would pause the development of new data centers and the material expansion of existing facilities for one year.
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(The Center Square) – As new work requirements for Medicaid enrollees take effect in roughly 100 days, elected officials are ramping up efforts to inform residents of what changes they may soon face, including potentially losing coverage.
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