<div> Credit: Minipress<p><a href="http://ivn.us/?attachment_id=57344" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt="" height="338" src="/sites/default/files/cloudinary/Minipress.jpg" width="600"></a></p><p>For many, corruption and Illinois go hand in hand. From the convictions of ex-Governors <a href="http:/

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<div> Credit: Cancer Cure<p><a href="http://ivn.us/?attachment_id=56978" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt="" height="400" src="/sites/default/files/cloudinary/Cancer-Cure.jpg" width="600"></a></p><p>Illinois could be the latest state to legalize medical marijuana. In past attempts, the bill’s pass

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<div><p>&nbsp;</p> Credit: Chicago Tribune<p><a href="http://ivn.us/2012/11/21/56760/alex-garcia-tribne/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt="" height="378" src="/sites/default/files/cloudinary/56760-15220.jpg" width="600"></a></p><p>Jesse Jackson Jr. has submitted his resignation from Congress. The

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<div><p>&nbsp;</p> (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)<p><a href="http://ivn.us/2012/11/07/in-2012-democrats-reaffirm-their-command-in-illinois/stacey-wescott-chicago-tribune-2/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt="" height="400" src="/sites/default/files/cloudinary/in-2012-democrats-reaffirm-their-c

In 2012, Democrats Reaffirm Their Majority in Illinois

<div> (Scott Strazzante / Chicago Tribune)<p><a href="http://ivn.us/2012/10/26/abortion-at-the-forefront-of-both-national-and-state-races/ct-met-aj-duckworth-walsh-1023/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img alt="" height="381" src="/sites/default/files/cloudinary/abortion-at-the-forefront-of-both-nationa

In Illinois, Abortion Has Raised Tensions Between Candidates

<div> Credit: Olivier Douliery / Abaca USA<p><img alt="" height="497" src="/sites/default/files/cloudinary/jesse-jackson-jr-absence-fuels-curiosity-and-allegations-63548.jpg" width="662"></p><p>Illinois Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. has been missing from Congress since June. According to Jackson,

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<div> (Source: Ron Cogswell)<p><img alt="" height="303" src="/sites/default/files/cloudinary/feud-mounts-between-emanuel-and-quinn-over-stadium-authority-2-29588.jpg" width="500"></p><p>Last week, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel expressed his disapproval for Governor Pat Quinn's choice for the state's st

Feud Mounts Between Emanuel and Quinn Over Stadium Authority

<div> (Al Podgorski / Chicago Sun-Times)<p><img alt="" height="444" src="/sites/default/files/cloudinary/independent-vote-is-critical-for-joe-walsh-in-illinois-68043.jpg" width="600"></p><p>Republican&nbsp;Representative Joe Walsh and Democratic nominee Tammy Duckworth are currently locked in a cont

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<div> Credit: Chicagoist / Aaroncynic<p><img alt="" height="395" src="/sites/default/files/cloudinary/judge-overturns-arrests-of-occupy-chicago-protesters-92400.jpg" width="600"></p><p>Cook County Associate Judge Thomas Donnelly overturned 92 arrests of Occupy Chicago protesters on Thursday. The arr

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