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The Center Square: Lawmakers discuss possible change to 'ranked choice voting'
Illinois lawmakers are debating a proposed measure that could change how municipal elections are decided.
Ranked choice voting is a voting system in which voters rank their candidates from first to last instead of selecting one candidate on their ballot.
Fox 32: Chicago mayoral candidates Johnson, Vallas face off in Fox 32 Forum
The two remaining candidates in the race for Chicago mayor squared off Wednesday night in a forum hosted by FOX 32 Chicago.
Our LIVE blog for the forum is posted below. Mobile users click HERE.
ABC 7: Illinois House passes bill prohibiting libraries from banning books due to partisan pressure
The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit libraries from banning books or other material because of partisan or doctrinal pressure, prompting strong opposition from Republicans who called it an assault on local control.
House Bill 2789 is an initiative of Democratic Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, whose office oversees the Illinois State Library and administers several grant programs for public and school libraries as well as adult literacy programs throughout the state.
NBC 5: Illinois lawmaker proposes lowering the state's legal drinking age
A northern Illinois lawmaker has proposed legislation that would lower the state’s minimum drinking age
The bill, proposed by Freeport Rep. John Cabello, was introduced on Friday in the state legislature.
Chicago Tribune: Arlington Heights mayor and trustees balk at 'offensive' accusation that leaders are on the take in possible Bears Stadium move
Arlington Heights village officials strongly denied allegations they are pocketing payoffs as part of plans to potentially bring the Chicago Bears to the northwest suburb.
Speaking during the public comment portion of the Village Board meeting Monday night, Arlington Heights resident Debbie Fisher accused the mayor and trustees of not only taking payoffs from the football team but also not being transparent with the public on plans for redevelopment of the Arlington International Racecourse site the team purchased last month.
WCIA: Environmentalists sue largest coal plant in Illinois
Illinois environmentalists are suing the owners of the state’s largest coal plant for violating the Clean Air Act.
Representatives of the Sierra Club allege the Prairie State Energy Campus has not received necessary governmental operating permits from the Illinois EPA for emissions testing. Without the permits, local residents would not be warned when pollution levels from the plant exceed certain thresholds, the group argued.