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Because the statutory language clearly applies to businesses, government units obviously are excluded.

I have always used my pockets as portable treasure chests. They carried things of great importance.

Medicaid thresholds, housing vouchers and SNAP benefits all phase out in ways that punish couples who combine households and incomes.

Scudder deftly explains the case history and why Madigan’s appellate arguments failed, routinely addressing what a reasonable jury could believe based on everything shown at trial.

Political rhetoric reaches a breaking point: Can America's leaders find unity before the next attack?

Lawmakers have filed more than 11,400 bills and resolutions since the current General Assembly started in January 2025.

Some of the worst killers had what our society generally considers the “best minds.”

I know it sounds like a cliché, but it just doesn’t seem possible. And at the risk of embarrassing these tiny-babies-turned-strapping-men, I can’t let it pass by without reflecting on it.

As the Bears stadium bill advances in the Illinois House, state Rep. Kam Buckner faces pushback from the governor's office and Senate Democrats over surprise changes to the deal.
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