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politics
  • by david hall
Illinois a blue haven for gender-affirming care, but LGBTQ+ advocates say housing, safety still a concern

Two measures to further protect transgender people are awaiting Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature. But advocates say there’s more the state can do to help the LGBTQ+ community.

the-watchdogs
  • by david hall
Sex dungeon on Near West Side has gotten property tax breaks for decades

The Chicago Illusions building gets a tax break because it has two apartments — even though it appears those units are used as part of the business.

United States
  • by david hall
Louisiana could soon start castrating child-rapists

Why two black Democrats pushed for one of America’s most alarming crime bills

usa-vs-edward-burke
  • by david hall
Ed Burke deserves 10 years in prison for corruption, feds say: 'He abused and exploited his office'

Burke, 80, Chicago's longest-serving City Council member, is two weeks away from his June 24 sentencing hearing. Burke's lawyers have asked the judge to give their client no prison time.