elections Kristal Larson becomes first transgender person elected to nonjudicial office in Illinois Jess Sabine
health For the first time, you can search the database of money that publicly funded researchers in Illinois received from pharma companies Cory Doctorow
Kids Illinois schools don't just lock special ed kids in solitary, they also restrain them Cory Doctorow
christ what an asshole The Lincoln Library executive director got fired for renting Glenn Beck the original Gettysburg Address Cory Doctorow
Kids Quiet Rooms: Illinois schools lead the nation in imprisoning very young, disabled children in isolation chambers Cory Doctorow
ransomware The penniless hero of the ransomware epidemic has written more decryptors than anyone else Cory Doctorow
law Billions on the line as Facebook loses appeal over violating Illinois facial recognition law Cory Doctorow
law Affluent parents surrender custody of their kids to "scam" their way into needs-based college scholarships Cory Doctorow
Business Illinois almost passed a bill that banned devices that record you without your consent — and then Big Tech stepped in Cory Doctorow
corruption Chicago's first gay, Black, woman mayor won all 50 wards, defeating the machine candidate with an anti-corruption campaign Cory Doctorow
corruption Illinois's "anti-corruption" Republican governor handed out $300,000 in cash at a campaign rally Cory Doctorow
law Illinois votes to eliminate inmates' doctor visit co-pays, equivalent to one month's wages Cory Doctorow
police Colorado cop corrects would-be dog-slaughtering Illinois officer about drug-sniffing after marijuana legalization Cory Doctorow
class war Western Illinois coroner will hold your family's ashes hostage for $1,000, won't produce a death certificate without payment Cory Doctorow
Boing Boing Gadgets A who's-who of tech manufacturers sent scaremongering letters to the Illinois legislature to kill Right to Repair Cory Doctorow
