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Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard’s lawsuit alleging that a caucus improperly named state Sen. Napoleon Harris the Democratic nominee for supervisor was thrown out by a Cook County judge.
The decision, filed Tuesday and entered this morning, affirms the caucus results, meaning the only option to elect Henyard as supervisor will be for voters to write in her name on Thornton Township’s April 1 ballot.
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Ranked choice voting could boost election fairness, supporters say. But it faces a steep uphill climb in Cook County.
As political division and mistrust surfaced again this inauguration week for Americans, some suburbs and Illinois towns are looking to put into action a system that proponents hope can boost fairness and increase trust in the election process: ranked choice voting. Read more here.
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General manager Ryan Poles, the point guard of the Bears’ aggressive coaching search, noted how Ben Johnson’s desire “basically came through the screen.” Chairman George McCaskey also was struck by Johnson’s forward nature. Read more here.
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“Fat Ham” replaces Hamlet with Juicy (Trumane Alston), a Black, gay, self-aware young man struggling with body image, personal confidence and the oppressive expectations of others, especially his father, as much as any broader existential angst. Read more here.
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A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship
U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour ruled in the case brought by the states of Washington, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon, which argue that the 14th Amendment and Supreme Court case law have cemented birthright citizenship. Read more here.
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