… #Republican elections board member, Catherine McCrory, said…
“There’s no doubt in my mind that [#Trump] manipulated, instigated, aided, & abetted an #insurrection on #Jan6. However, having said that, it’s not my place to rule on that today. So I will say yes to the motion as far as not having #jurisdiction to rule on that fact today,” she added.
A fmr #Republican judge appointed to hear arguments on whether to disqualify #Trump from the #Illinois primary ballot said on Sun that he believed Trump engaged in #insurrection by attempting to remain in office after the 2020 election.
But the fmr judge, Clark Erickson, whose nonbinding opinion (was) considered by the State Board of Elections on Tues, added that he believed the board did not have the authority to disqualify #Trump on those grounds & that the question should instead be left to the courts.
The more states that pile on for Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to be put in effect for removing an insurrectionist from the ballot in a POTUS election, the more SCOTUS is going to have to explain any decision to the contrary.
"Retired Republican judge: 'Absolutely damning' evidence in new bid to bar Trump from Illinois ballot"
A gunman suspected of killing eight people in the city of #Joliet, #Illinois, has died after a confrontation with law enforcement officials, police say.
Police in Joliet said Romeo Nance, 23, is believed to have fatally shot himself after the confrontation near #Natalia, #Texas.
Today, Jan.21st, is #SquirrelAppreciationDay. It was created in 2001 by a North Carolina wildlife rescuer named Christy Hargrove, to help people recognize the value of #Squirrels in their local #ecosystems.
It seems appropriate that yesterday, my family & I were driving home from Kentucky, and came through #Olney#Illinois. As we had done on previous such trips to visit family, we drove around the town, hoping to spot one of their famous #WhiteSquirrels, but were (once again) unsuccessful.🐿🌰☹️
More than once, I thought I spotted one. But my theory is that it's hard to distinguish any of them in the snow. So we could only pose next to the town's squirrel statue.
#OlneyIllinois holds regular counts of their #AlbinoSquirrel population, and has strict laws about loose cats and dogs, to protect their unique squirrel colony.
"Republican polling leader Donald #Trump did not sign a loyalty oath requested of candidates for election in #Illinois that asks, among other things, to swear that they won’t support overthrowing the government...
Local #BenchArt #GenevieveTowsley (1907-1995) was a local journalist, author, and historian. She frequently wrote articles featuring local immigrant families, and her stories resulted in a nearby pool becoming racially integrated. Her work to save a historic building founded the #NapervilleHeritageSociety.
The bench is very inviting. Pedestrians often stop to rest or take a selfie with Genevieve. She sits outside of a #BarnesAndNoble bookstore, at the corner of Washington St and Chicago Ave in #Naperville#Illinois.
Genevieve's statue has been here many years, but Naperville is known for its wide variety of #SidewalkSculpture displays, which are changed out frequently. The artist is Pamela Carpenter of nearby Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
“5 voters formally objected to #Trump’s newly-filed state nominating petitions Thurs, citing his role fomenting insurrection & now adding #Illinois to national debate about Trump’s legal status as pres candidate.
Groups of voters from #Illinois and #Massachusetts on Thursday filed motions to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot, adding to the list of states where the former president faces a challenge to his candidacy under the 14th Amendment’s so-called #insurrectionist ban.
#BREAKING: #Illinois becomes the latest state to challenge Trump's presence on the ballot.
Attorney Caryn Lederer, whose law firm is representing the bi-partisan group who filed the objection, said in a TV interview, "This case is not about politics. It's about the U.S. Constitution.... We value our Constitutional principles."
Illinois has 15 Electoral College votes, and generally tends to vote blue in Presidential elections. The last time a Republican President won the Electors in Illinois was in 1988 for George H.W. Bush.
The last person in #Illinois serving a life sentence for drugs under the Three Strikes Law has been released. These laws do not serve their purpose, but disproportionately target people of color. 75% of people serving three strikes life sentences were African-American. #BlackLivesMatter
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias rejected more than 304 vanity and personalized license plates this year that were deemed too obscene or defamat...
Two lower courts have upheld the law, and Thursday's Supreme Court action marked the second time in six months that the justices have declined to intervene.
The grant was awarded through the America the Beautiful Challenge. The program, now in its second year, is funded in part by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
“We have a very long backlog of transporters who just actively cannot find contracts or find work.” By Andrew Hensel, The Center Square A bill soon to be sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) makes changes to the licensing policies for cannabis growers and how the product is transported in an effort supporters say is […]
