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SB2090 requires county jails and election authorities to ensure citizens who have not been convicted and are awaiting trial can vote in elections. HB 2040 would bar state and local governments from contracting with private prison companies to run any kind of detention center in Illinois.
While the overall population of the state and city continue to decline, the Latino population is not only increasing, it is driving the local economy, according to Sylvia Puente, speaker at the Chicago in Focus
Equal access to public transportation is not an issue just for the disabled. It is a human rights issue, argues Adam Ballard, housing and transportation policy analyst at Access Living.
