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Illinois, Chicago sue to block Trump plan to restrict green cards to legal Medicaid, SNAP users (opens the original)
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CHICAGO — The state of Illinois and city of Chicago, along with a coalition of other states and cities controlled by Democrats, are suing the Trump administration to block a new federal rule that would give immigration officials broader authority to deny green cards to those who have legally been using public aid like Medicaid and food stamps. The new rule, set to go into effect Friday, expands longstanding policy that bars immigrants from obtaining green cards if they are likely to become prima
Public defense reform advances as Illinois moves to hire statewide public defender (opens the original)
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CHICAGO â Nearly three years ago, Illinois became the first state in the nation to fully abolish its cash bail system, an effort pushed by criminal justice reform advocates who argued that the ability for a person to post bond after an arrest does not equate with the danger he or she poses to the community. The overhaul, one part of the SAFE-T Act lawmakers approved in early 2021, mandated an entirely new â and in many cases, much faster â process for arrestees to get in front of a judge f
Federal judge declines to block Illinois' 'medical aid in dying' law ahead of Sept. 12 start (opens the original)
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CHICAGO -- A federal judge on Thursday declined to block Illinois' new "medical aid in dying" law from going into effect this weekend, clearing the way for terminally ill adults to legally seek life-ending medication from physicians. The End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, or EOLA, which Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law in December after a two-year legislative push, is restricted to adults who have less than six months to live, as determined by two separate physicians. In additi
Judge declines to block Illinois’ ‘medical aid in dying’ law ahead of Sept. 12 start (opens the original)
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This summary was written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story. CHICAGO — A federal judge on Thursday declined to block Illinois' new "medical aid in dying" law from going into effect this weekend, clearing the way for terminally ill adults to legally seek life-ending medication from physicians. The End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, or EOLA, which Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law in December after a two-year legislative push, is restricted to adults who have le
Judge weighing arguments to halt Illinois’ ‘medical aid in dying’ law ahead of Sept. 12 start (opens the original)
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CHICAGO — Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to allow terminally ill adults to take life-ending medication prescribed by physicians when the law goes into effect late this week. But a federal judge is weighing whether to block the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, or EOLA, from its Sept. 12 operative date after hearing arguments Friday in a lawsuit that alleges EOLA discriminates against people with disabilities. The suit also claims the law runs afoul of fed
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