Chicago Teachers Union likes Brandon Johnson’s tax on sites like LinkedIn, TikTok

By Lilly Rossi

07/14/2026

The social media tax in the city’s 2026 budget already faces a lawsuit.

Why is taking a selfie with your ballot illegal in Illinois?

By Dylan Sharkey

03/25/2025

Sharing your civic duty on Instagram or Facebook could mean jail time. Snapping a picture with your ballot and sharing it is a felony in Illinois.

Students filling Statehouse to save Illinois’ school choice program

By Jess Plowman

10/24/2023

The Illinois General Assembly was greeted back to Springfield by private school students pushing them to save the state scholarship program for low-income students. Thousands more are expected Oct. 25.

TAGS: Invest in Kids, school choice, teachers union

Taking a ballot selfie is a felony in Illinois

By Austin Berg

06/28/2022

Voters wanting to share their Election Day pride best not do it with a voting booth selfie posted to social media. That’s a felony in Illinois.

TAGS: ballot, election, Election Day, voting

Taking a photo of your filled-in ballot is a felony in Illinois

By Austin Berg

09/28/2020

State lawmakers across the country have struggled to square ballot secrecy with the advent of smartphones and social media.

TAGS: ballot, felony, Illinois Election Code, selfie

How a ballot selfie could put you in jail in Illinois

By Austin Berg

09/27/2018

There are clear First Amendment issues with outlawing this kind of political speech.

TAGS: Chris Welch, First Amendment, Illinois Election Code

Illinois lawmakers propose bill to regulate political ads on social media

By Amy Korte

11/01/2017

A new bill would require buyers of political and issue ads on social media to disclose their identities and would impose record-keeping requirements on social media companies.

TAGS: election, Facebook

Sharing a photo of your completed ballot could be a felony in Illinois

By Bryant Jackson-Green

11/07/2016

If you take a photo of your ballot to post on Facebook or Instagram in Illinois, you’re a felon and could get up to three years in prison.

TAGS: election, overcriminalization

Illinois bill allows courts to ban social media and demand access to accounts for juveniles charged with crimes

By Austin Berg

04/07/2016

Senate Bill 2871 would give courts in Illinois the ability to ban juveniles’ access to social media and require them to turn over passwords to law-enforcement officials.

Illinois law allows schools to demand students’ Facebook passwords

By Austin Berg

01/23/2015

Illinois schools can demand students’ social-media passwords under HB 4207.

TAGS: cyberbullying

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Chicago Teachers Union likes Brandon Johnson’s tax on sites like LinkedIn, TikTok

Why is taking a selfie with your ballot illegal in Illinois?

Students filling Statehouse to save Illinois’ school choice program

Taking a ballot selfie is a felony in Illinois

Taking a photo of your filled-in ballot is a felony in Illinois

How a ballot selfie could put you in jail in Illinois

Illinois lawmakers propose bill to regulate political ads on social media

Sharing a photo of your completed ballot could be a felony in Illinois

Illinois bill allows courts to ban social media and demand access to accounts for juveniles charged with crimes

Illinois law allows schools to demand students’ Facebook passwords

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