A group of community activists announced Tuesday they plan to sue the Chicago Housing Authority over last month’s CEO vote, the latest turmoil facing the agency after it went 16 months without a permanent leader.

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Chicago Tribune

In downtown Chicago, people have been spotting Google’s Waymo automated vehicles testing and mapping the Windy City’s streets. For now, the autonomous vehicles must be driven by a human, as the industry seeks the endorsement of state lawmakers.

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Capitol News Illinois

Hoover’s supporters told the Illinois Prisoner Review Board that the former kingpin is a changed man. But a Cook County prosecutor said he should stay in state prison. Gov. Pritzker will now get a recommendation from the board about what to do with Hoover, who previously had his federal prison sentence commuted by President Trump.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Gov. JB Pritzker and Democrats have added a new abortion access measure to their agenda that would allow people with limited or no insurance to get financial assistance for abortion care in Illinois.

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Capitol News Illinois

U.S. agriculture equipment maker Deere on Monday agreed to pay $99 million into a settlement fund for farms and farmers that are part of a class action over costs and access to repairs.

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Business Insurance

Last week, the Supreme Court ruled against a law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of 23 states — including Illinois — that ban the discredited practice. Illinois’ ban remains intact, but could be open to future challenges in the wake of the decision.

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WBEZ

More than 130 former federal prosecutors who worked in the Chicago region are speaking-out against the Trump Administration’s attempt to short-circuit local ethics complaints against government attorneys.

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WGN 9