Illinois
Illinois voters to decide on worker rights constitutional amendment
June 9, 2021Voters will decide whether to enshrine collective bargaining and a ban on the “right to work” into the state constitution.
Read moreIllinois energy companies planning utility shutoff spree when moratorium expires
July 31, 2020They are determined to cut the cord on families who can’t pay up, but residents and activists are fighting back.
Read moreIllinois Communists condemn Trump’s move toward guns and secret police
July 24, 2020“The City of Chicago is united in rejecting the provocation of the Trump administration in sending hundreds of militarized, highly armed secret-police gunmen into our streets in the midst of a public health crisis and economic...
Read moreMarie Newman rides winds of change to victory in Illinois
March 20, 2020The political winds of change blew through Illinois on March 17 when Marie Newman defeated incumbent Rep. Dan Lipinski in the 3rd Congressional District Democratic Primary.
Read moreIllinois may vote on state constitutional ban on ‘right-to-work’
March 9, 2020“Right to work” laws let free riders use union services and protections, which cost money, without paying one red cent for them.
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