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☆ US Supreme Court is again asked to block Illinois assault weapons ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Andrew Chung | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A man examines an AR-10 for sale at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds & Expo Center Gun Show, after the state of Illinois passed its "assault weapons" ban into law, in Belleville, Illinois, U.S., January 14, 2023. The National Association for Gun Rights, Robert Bevis and his firearms store, Law Weapons & Supply, made the request after a lower court denied their bid for a preliminary injunction against the ban, as well as a similar ban enacted by another Chicago suburb, Naperville. The plaintiffs also asked the Supreme Court for an injunction at an earlier stage of the case, but were rebuffed in May. The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has taken an expansive view of the Second Amendment, broadening gun rights in three landmark rulings since 2008. In 2022, the court recognized a constitutional right to carry a handgun in public for self defense, striking down a New York state law.

Persons: Kate Munsch, Robert Bevis, Democratic Illinois Governor J.B, Pritzker, Bevis, Andrew Chung, Will Dunham Organizations: Belle, Clair Fairgrounds, REUTERS, Wednesday, U.S, Supreme, Democratic, National Association for Gun Rights, Weapons & Supply, Democratic Illinois Governor, AK, Circuit, Thomson Locations: Illinois, Belleville , Illinois, U.S, Highland Park, Chicago, Naperville, . Illinois, New York

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on infrastructure during an event at the Amtrak maintenance facility in Bear, Delaware, U.S., November 6, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Thursday will meet with United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and tout the decision of Chrysler-parent Stellantis to reopen a shuttered assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois, a White House official said. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker will attend Thursday's event, where Biden will make remarks, the official said. The new Stellantis investments include $1.5 billion in the Toledo Jeep operations, including building an EV Jeep Wrangler in 2028. The UAW said Stellantis wanted to cut 5,000 jobs going into the talks.

Persons: Joe Biden, Leah Millis, Shawn Fain, Stellantis, Fain, Biden, White, J.B, Pritzker, David Shepardson, Nandita Bose, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Amtrak, REUTERS, Rights, United Auto Workers, Chrysler, White, UAW, Detroit Three, Illinois, Toledo Jeep, EV, Dodge, Jeep, Thomson Locations: Bear , Delaware, U.S, Belvidere , Illinois, Illinois, Michigan, Belvidere, Toledo, Detroit, Dodge Durango

[1/2] New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivers a speech during a meeting with migrants, community leaders, and mayors from the Mixteca region, in Puebla, Mexico October 5, 2023. That New York City's mayor has traveled thousands of miles to make his case highlights how the latest wave of migrants is reshaping the immigration debate among some Democratic leaders. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been busing thousands of migrants north to New York, Chicago and other Democratic-controlled cities. They have said his remarks last month that the migrant crisis will "destroy New York City" are inflammatory. To counter this, the city should be making its own videos in the languages of the migrants traveling north, Goldfein said.

Persons: Eric Adams, Imelda Medina, Joe Biden, Adams, Greg Abbott, J.B, Pritzker, Biden, Brandon Johnson, Donald Trump, ADAMS, Joshua Goldfein, Goldfein, Jonathan Allen, Mica Rosenberg, Paul Thomasch, Howard Goller Organizations: New, New York City, REUTERS, New York, Democratic, York City's, Republican, Venezuela . Illinois, Democrat, Reuters, New York Immigration Coalition, Legal Aid Society, Thomson Locations: New York, Puebla, Mexico, New, Darien, U.S, Ecuador, Colombia, York, Texas, Chicago, Venezuela ., New York City, Panama

AR-10s for sale at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds & Expo Center Gun Show, after the state of Illinois passed its "assault weapons" ban into law, in Belleville, Illinois, U.S., January 14, 2023. The state's high court in a 4-3 vote rejected arguments by a group of plaintiffs led by a Republican state Representative Dan Caulkins, that the ban violated the Illinois Constitution by not applying the law equally to all citizens. The plaintiffs also argued the law violated the right to keep and bear arms under the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment. That Second Amendment argument is central to separate ongoing federal lawsuits also challenging Illinois' law. Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing by Jonathan Oatis and Alexia GaramfalviOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Kate Munsch, Dan Caulkins, Democratic Illinois Governor J.B, Pritzker, Elizabeth Rochford, Rochford, Lisa Holder White, David Overstreet, Mary Kay O’Brien, Nate Raymond, Jonathan Oatis, Alexia Garamfalvi Organizations: Belle, Clair Fairgrounds, REUTERS, Democratic, Republican, Democratic Illinois Governor, Protect, AK, U.S, Supreme, Thomson Locations: Illinois, Belleville , Illinois, U.S, Highland Park, Protect Illinois, New York, Boston

☆ Fact Check-Illinois bill only allows certain non-citizens to become police officers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Illinois House Bill 3751 only allows non-citizens who are eligible to work in the U.S. and are authorized to possess firearms under federal law to become police officers. Contrary to confusion on social media, the bill does not extend this right to all non-citizens or those who are not legally allowed to work in the country. The text in one Facebook post (here) reads: “Illinois Governor signs bill allowing illegals to become police officers. They CAN’T!”“Illinois Governor signs bill allowing illegal aliens to become police officers and arrest US citizens,” reads another post (here). Illinois House Bill 3751 allows non-citizens who are eligible to work in the U.S. under federal law to become police officers.

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☆ Automakers' contract negotiations will decide potential EV future for idled Illinois plant
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Bianca Flowers | Thomson Reuters | Bianca Flowers Is An Award-Winning Multimedia Journalist Based In Chicago Where She Reports On The Backbone Of The U.S. Labor Market. She Covers Agriculture | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The real question is how long will UAW workers stay off the job, said Mark Wakefield, co-head of AlixPartners' automotive practice. Around 1,680 union workers company-wide agreed to take the buyout, according to a union representative. He opted for a voluntary transfer to a Stellantis plant in Toledo, Ohio. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has also stepped up efforts to salvage the 58-year-old Belvidere plant that once employed 4,500 union workers. Reporting by Bianca Flowers in Belvidere, Illinois Additonal reporting by Joseph White in Detroit Editing by Ben Klayman and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Matt Frantzen, Tesla, Shawn Fain, Fain, Mark Wakefield, Wakefield, Mary Barra, Jim Farley, Barra, Farley, Carlos Tavares, Stellantis, Robert Stacy, Auston Gore, Joe Biden, J.B, Pritzker, Brandon Campbell, Bianca Flowers, Joseph White, Ben Klayman, Matthew Lewis Organizations: United Auto Workers, automakers, UAW, General Motors, Ford, Detroit, CNBC, Detroit Free Press, Stellantis, U.S, Illinois, EVs, Thomson Locations: BELVIDERE , Illinois, Illinois, Belvidere, idled, U.S, Washington, EVs, Toledo , Ohio, Chicago, Belvidere ., Michigan, Indiana, Belvidere , Illinois, Detroit

☆ At least 22 hurt and one dead in a Juneteenth celebration mass shooting in a Chicago suburb
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

At least 22 people were hurt and one was killed in a Sunday mass shooting at a Juneteenth event. An unknown number of suspects opened fire in a strip mall parking lot in Willowbrook, Illinois. People had gathered to celebrate Juneteenth, a day that marks the end of slavery in the United States. It's unclear what led to the gunfire in a strip mall parking lot in Willowbrook, Illinois. The celebration began around 6 p.m. local time in a strip mall parking lot near Hinsdale Lake Terrace apartments, the DuPage County Sheriff's Office said in a news release, according to The New York Times and CNN.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Jacek Boczarski, Eric Swanson, J.B, Pritzker, I've Organizations: Service, The New York Times, Union Army, Anadolu Agency, Getty, DuPage County Sheriff's, CNN, Police, Illinois Locations: Willowbrook , Illinois, Chicago, The, United States, Texas, Galveston , Texas, Willowbrook, Hinsdale Lake Terrace, DuPage County

☆ Illinois becomes first state to pass law curtailing book bans
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Brendan O'Brien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, signed the historic measure into law on Monday in a Chicago library. The law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, the governor's office said in a statement. "Here in Illinois, we don't hide from the truth, we embrace it," Pritzker said. Under the new law, Illinois public libraries can only access state grants if they adopt the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights, which stipulates that "materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval." Other states may choose to embrace prejudice and divisive ideologies, but our state is going in a better direction," said Democratic State Representative Anne Stava-Murray, who represents Downers Grove, in support of the Illinois measure.

Persons: J.B, Pritzker, shouldn't, Laura Hois, We're, Representative Anne Stava, Murray, Maia Kobabe, Toni Morrison, Amanda Gorman, Joe Biden's, Brendan O'Brien, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Illinois, American, Association's, Republican, PEN America, American Library Association, ALA, ABC, Democratic, Representative, Downers, Thomson Locations: Illinois, United States, Chicago, U.S, Florida, Texas, Downers Grove, Utah , Missouri, Miami, Dade County

☆ Walgreens unveils Chicago store with only two aisles and most products kept out of sight
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Walgreens just opened a redesigned store in a downtown Chicago neighborhood where most of the merchandise is intentionally kept out of sight. It’s not designed to deter theft, Walgreens says. The new Walgreens store now has only two aisles for shoppers to peruse for their everyday needs, such as over-the-counter medication, bath and body care supplies, batteries, Band-aids, and grab-and-go snacks. Those hidden products – including color cosmetics, beer, wine and spirits, hair color products and gift cards – can only be accessed for purchase through a kiosk system, also set up in the store. Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that went into effect Jan. 1 that’s designed to crack down on retail crime by raising penalties on retail theft statewide.

Persons: Walgreens, Robb Karr, J.B, Pritzker, ”, Karr, “, John Hassard, Robson, Hassard, Lululemon, “ We’re Organizations: New, New York CNN, Walgreens, Roosevelt, What’s, CNN, Walmart, Target, Illinois Retail Merchants Association, Walgreens ., Robson Forensic, National Retail Federation Locations: New York, Chicago, America, Walgreens . Illinois, Atlanta, harm’s, San Francisco

The law exempts existing owners, giving them a deadline of Jan. 1, 2024, to register their assault weapons with state police. The case is one of several contesting the state's ban in both federal and state courts. The Supreme Court, with its conservative majority, has expanded gun rights in key rulings since 2008. In a landmark decision last June striking down New York state gun limits, the Supreme Court recognized the right to carry a handgun in public for self-defense. In asking the Supreme Court to halt the ban, the challengers said AR-15s and similar rifles are in common use in the United States and there is no historical analogue to such a ban.

CHICAGO, April 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden picked Chicago to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, tapping a large liberal city in the heart of the Midwest to hold what could be his nominating party, officials said on Tuesday. "Chicago is a great choice to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention," Biden said in a statement distributed by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Tuesday. The city has hosted several Democratic conventions, including the tumultuous and violent 1968 gathering during the Vietnam War. "There'll be some initial heartbreak, which I'm experiencing right now," said Dominick Perkins, a top Democratic strategist in Georgia. The convention, where delegates will formally select a final Democratic nominee to run in the November 2024 presidential election, will run from Aug. 19-22 next year, the DNC said.

CHICAGO, April 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and his party selected Chicago to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention, tapping a large liberal city in the heart of the Midwest to hold its nominating party, the Democratic National Committee announced on Tuesday. Chicago beat out New York, another progressive city, as well as Atlanta, a city in the presidential battleground state of Georgia that helped Biden win the White House and gain control of the Senate. “Chicago is a great choice to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention,” Biden said in a statement. The convention, where delegates will formally select a final Democratic nominee to run in the November 2024 presidential election, will run from Aug. 19-22, the DNC said. While he has not officially declared his candidacy, Biden is expected to be the party's standard-bearer in the 2024 general election.

☆ Illinois bans semiautomatic gun sales, legal challenge expected
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Jonathan Allen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 11 (Reuters) - Illinois has banned the sale of many common kinds of semiautomatic guns with immediate effect in response to a massacre at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park last year and other mass shootings. The new law, which Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed on Tuesday evening, bans selling many kinds of weapons that automatically load the next bullet after a shot, including semiautomatic rifles and pistols with detachable magazines. The law lists dozens of popular gun brands made by U.S. gun makers. Richard Pearson, executive director of the Illinois State Rifle Association, said the law affects nearly 2.5 million gun owners in the state and his group would sue to reverse the ban. Brady, a national group advocating against gun violence, said the ban would save lives.

☆ Noose found at Obama Presidential Center construction site in Chicago
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Daniel Trotta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Chicago police are investigating a noose that was found at the construction site of the Obama Presidential Center on Thursday, an act the Illinois governor condemned as a symbol of racist hatred. The incident led to a temporary halt in construction, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing the construction consortium that is building the center. The noose was reported to police by the Lakeside Alliance, a construction team of Black-owned companies that is building the Obama Presidential Center, which will be a museum and public gathering space commemorating Barack and Michelle Obama, the first African-American president and first lady. The Lakeside Alliance is offering a $100,000 reward to help find those responsible, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing an alliance statement. Construction on the site began in 2021 and the center is due to open in 2025.

☆ American billionaires spent a record $880 million on the U.S. midterm elections
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

America's billionaires spent a record $880 million on the U.S. midterm elections so far, with most of their spending favoring Republicans, according to a new report. They have given a total of $3.5 million to a single-candidate super PAC in Wisconsin supporting GOP Sen. Ron Johnson. A relative newcomer to the billionaire political class is Sam Bankman-Fried, the 30-year-old crypto mogul. He donated $40 million this cycle, most of it to a super PAC he created called Protect Our Future. Hedge-fund billionaire Stephen Mandel of Lone Pine Capital has spent $17.7 million on Democratic groups, including the super PAC Future Forward.

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