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Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa discusses the legislation to allow new nuclear reactors in Illinois, which he co-sponsored with Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, after it cleared both chambers on Thursday in Springfield. – John O'Connor/AP

Lawmakers OK nuclear reactors, don’t extend private-school scholarships

The Illinois House on Thursday approved development of new nuclear reactors, reversing a 1987 moratorium and sending to Gov. J.B. Pritzker a plan that addresses the Democrat’s safety concerns over the proposal.
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SCOTUS hears arguments in social media case over free speech

The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.
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Longtime alderman Ed Burke found guilty of corruption

A federal jury Thursday found former Chicago Alderman Edward M. Burke, once the most powerful member of the Chicago City Council and the husband of a former chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, guilty of public corruption.

Trial Notebook

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Court weighs informed consent on alternative treatment options

With no local precedent on an important aspect of informed consent in a malpractice case against an emergency medicine physician, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals looked at “the primary cases” from other jurisdictions on “the duty to inform the patient of alternative treatment options.”

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