deadnaming Kristal Larson becomes first transgender person elected to nonjudicial office in Illinois Jess Sabine
nih For the first time, you can search the database of money that publicly funded researchers in Illinois received from pharma companies Cory Doctorow
quiet rooms plus plus Illinois schools don't just lock special ed kids in solitary, they also restrain them Cory Doctorow
it belongs in a (real) museum The Lincoln Library executive director got fired for renting Glenn Beck the original Gettysburg Address Cory Doctorow
propublica Quiet Rooms: Illinois schools lead the nation in imprisoning very young, disabled children in isolation chambers Cory Doctorow
bleepingcomputer The penniless hero of the ransomware epidemic has written more decryptors than anyone else Cory Doctorow
class action lawsuits Billions on the line as Facebook loses appeal over violating Illinois facial recognition law Cory Doctorow
Destination College Affluent parents surrender custody of their kids to "scam" their way into needs-based college scholarships Cory Doctorow
internet association Illinois almost passed a bill that banned devices that record you without your consent — and then Big Tech stepped in Cory Doctorow
lori lightfoot Chicago's first gay, Black, woman mayor won all 50 wards, defeating the machine candidate with an anti-corruption campaign Cory Doctorow
bruce rauner Illinois's "anti-corruption" Republican governor handed out $300,000 in cash at a campaign rally Cory Doctorow
regressive taxation Illinois votes to eliminate inmates' doctor visit co-pays, equivalent to one month's wages Cory Doctorow
k-9 Colorado cop corrects would-be dog-slaughtering Illinois officer about drug-sniffing after marijuana legalization Cory Doctorow
paupers' graves Western Illinois coroner will hold your family's ashes hostage for $1,000, won't produce a death certificate without payment Cory Doctorow
wahl A who's-who of tech manufacturers sent scaremongering letters to the Illinois legislature to kill Right to Repair Cory Doctorow
