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FOX 32 Chicago: Early voting in Illinois June primary ends on Monday
Early voting in Illinois’ June primary ends on Monday.
Election day is Tuesday, June 28. The ballot includes races for governor, congressional seats, state legislative offices and a variety of local positions.
Chicago Tribune: Federal judge throws out lawsuit alleging required signage on Illinois’ gas tax freeze violates free speech
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a group representing gas station owners that fought a requirement for businesses to display signs advertising a freeze on the state’s gas tax as part of Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $1.8 billion tax relief plan.
The Illinois Fuel & Retail Association argued in its lawsuit that the provision would force gas stations to post political signage and represented an unconstitutional violation of free speech.
State Journal-Register: Sangamon County sheriff sues Illinois Department of Human Services, here's why
Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Illinois Department of Human Services, accusing it of violating state law regarding the transport of inmates into the department’s custody.
Campbell said that DHS is in violation of Section 104-17 of the Illinois Criminal Code, which sets a 20-day period for when the agency is supposed to accept jail inmates who are unfit to stand trial into its custody. The sheriff also accused the department of using a pandemic-era executive order to continue delaying the transport of those not fit to stand trial.