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Ben Szalinski

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Aug 26, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Ben Szalinski

    New rules signed for e-bikes, scooters - Evanston Now (opens the original)

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    New rules governing who can use electronic bikes and scooters, including where and how fast they go, will go into effect next year following Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature on Wednesday. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 3484 which establishes regulations on “micromobility” transportation that include age requirements, speed limits and rules on where they can be operated. The bill takes effect Jan. 1. “Technology is evolving, providing expanded mobility options for our neighbors through the rise in popul

  2. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Ben Szalinski

    Bailey to shift focus to Chicago - Evanston Now (opens the original)

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    SPRINGFIELD — Darren Bailey told supporters on a downstate campaign tour this week that they won’t be seeing him again soon. Instead, he’ll be focusing his energy from now through November in Chicago and its suburbs. It’s the Republican gubernatorial candidate’s answer to a frequently faced question, following his 12-point loss to Gov. JB Pritzker in 2022: Why will this time be any different? Bailey told supporters in small towns throughout the southern half of the state that he thought 2022 was

  3. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Ben Szalinski

    Illinois GOP hopes to flip legislative seats - Evanston Now (opens the original)

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    SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Republicans are hoping to buck historic midterm election trends by focusing on affordability and Democratic scandals in the Statehouse as they seek to emerge from superminority status. President Donald Trump remains deeply unpopular in Illinois, and midterm elections have spelled bad news throughout U.S. history for the party that holds the White House. But Democratic corruption and sexual harassment scandals have dominated this summer’s headlines in Illinois politics, and

  4. Article · Aug 19, 2026 · Ben Szalinski, Brenden Moore

    Illinois Democrats focus on Trump - Evanston Now (opens the original)

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    SPRINGFIELD — Though hundreds of Republican candidates will appear on the ballot in Illinois in November, the state’s Democrats are focused on a common opponent: President Donald Trump. The party’s leaders gathered in Springfield on Wednesday for their annual Democrat Day at the Illinois State Fair and at a brunch with county party leaders where they attempted to draw contrasts between themselves and Republicans. Amid their various names for the country’s leader — such as the “Cheeto president”

  5. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · Ben Szalinski

    Pritzker tours storm damage - Evanston Now (opens the original)

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    Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill on Friday that allows more Chicago homeowners to access financial relief for flood damage locally while many communities in the state cleaned up from damaging storms. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 3925, which allows home equity assurance programs to establish a temporary three-year rebate program that certain Chicago homeowners can tap into to repair flood damage. The state law says municipalities must have at least one million residents to create such a district, me

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