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Mar 4, 2015
In These Times: Chicago Police Tight-lipped About Use of License Plate Scanners, Despite $500,000 New Contract
Police Practices and Racial Justice
In These Times has an ongoing investigative series called "We...
In These Times has an ongoing investigative series called "We...
Mar 2, 2015
Thank You Illinois Bar Examiners for Accommodating My Need to Pump During the Test and Extending It to All Nursing Mothers
By Kristin Pagano
I gave birth to my first child 8 weeks ago and took the bar exam last week. For a time, this grueling combination did not seem possible – and not because of the exhausting nature...
By Kristin Pagano
I gave birth to my first child 8 weeks ago and took the bar exam last week. For a time, this grueling combination did not seem possible – and not because of the exhausting nature...
Mar 2, 2015
Kankakee Daily Journal: Are 'quality of life' laws unfair to victims?