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Late yesterday, a three judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit stayed a lower court order blocking Election Day voter registration at polling places in Illinois for the November general election. The decision comes in the case of Harlan v.
Earlier today, U.S.
Earlier today, U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayan granted a motion to block Election Day voter registration at polling places in Illinois for the November general election. The decision comes in the case of Harlan v.
GOP Presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested yesterday that the discredited police practice of stop-and-frisk is the answer to the gun violence plaguing too many of Chicago's neighborhoods. He is wrong.
Chicago – Warning against the possible disenfranchisement of thousands of Illinois voters, five voting rights organizations today asked a federal court to preserve Election Day registration (EDR) in local polling places in advance of the November presidential election.