From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Ben Howell. A central Illinois lawmaker's bill to automatically seal nonviolent criminal records stalls in the Illinois Senate. The Clean Slate Act had support from Illinois State Police, prosecutors, criminal justice organizations, and business groups. State Representative Jay Han Gordon Booth says the intent of the bill is to provide relief for people who have already paid their.

From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Ben Howell. A central Illinois lawmaker's bill to automatically seal nonviolent criminal records stalls in the Illinois Senate. The Clean Slate Act had support from Illinois State Police, prosecutors, criminal justice organizations, and business groups. State Representative Jay Han Gordon Booth says the intent of the bill is to provide relief for people who have already paid their.

Debt to society, get to the other side of their adjudication, they pay their fine, they pay their fee. We don't want them to continue to have to audition for their humanity. We don't want people to remain calcified in poverty. We want them to be able to take care of themselves, take care of their family, take care of their children or whatever life that they want for themselves. Republican lawmakers oppose the bill since they say there needs to be transparency for employers in the hiring process.

Debt to society, get to the other side of their adjudication, they pay their fine, they pay their fee. We don't want them to continue to have to audition for their humanity. We don't want people to remain calcified in poverty. We want them to be able to take care of themselves, take care of their family, take care of their children or whatever life that they want for themselves. Republican lawmakers oppose the bill since they say there needs to be transparency for employers in the hiring process.

Facebook owner Mehta says it has signed an agreement to buy electricity from the Clinton nuclear power plant. The 20-year-old deal starting in 2027 is to support the tech giant's AI ambitions. Michael Brown is executive director of the Ecology Action Center in NORML. He says the deal is not good for consumers who are already seeing much higher prices for electricity. We're looking at, yeah, further price increases and perhaps, you know, shortages. The deal ensures the plant will remain open after being at risk for closure.

Facebook owner Mehta says it has signed an agreement to buy electricity from the Clinton nuclear power plant. The 20-year-old deal starting in 2027 is to support the tech giant's AI ambitions. Michael Brown is executive director of the Ecology Action Center in NORML. He says the deal is not good for consumers who are already seeing much higher prices for electricity. We're looking at, yeah, further price increases and perhaps, you know, shortages. The deal ensures the plant will remain open after being at risk for closure.

Democratic US Representative Eric Sorensen says he's all for making sure taxpayers get value for what the federal government spends, but he questions whether steep cuts to the needy in a hastily passed bill is the way to move toward balancing the budget.

Democratic US Representative Eric Sorensen says he's all for making sure taxpayers get value for what the federal government spends, but he questions whether steep cuts to the needy in a hastily passed bill is the way to move toward balancing the budget.

You're seeing, you know, House Republicans that have cold feet that are now coming out and saying, I didn't read the bill,

You're seeing, you know, House Republicans that have cold feet that are now coming out and saying, I didn't read the bill,

Sorensen says you can't read 1000 page piece of legislation in less than 24 hours between introduction and passage.

Sorensen says you can't read 1000 page piece of legislation in less than 24 hours between introduction and passage.

Bloomington Normal's famed Supreme Court Justice David Davis was not a very good trial lawyer or legal scholar, according to the author of a new biography of Davis. Ray McCoskey says though Davis's impartiality helped make him a great judge.

Bloomington Normal's famed Supreme Court Justice David Davis was not a very good trial lawyer or legal scholar, according to the author of a new biography of Davis. Ray McCoskey says though Davis's impartiality helped make him a great judge.

He was not a great public speaker, but he was good in dealing with people and in addition to that pushed mediation, settlement, arbitration, what would be called arbitration now. McCoy says Davis tried a couple of cases in court early in his career and then gave up trial work. I'm.

He was not a great public speaker, but he was good in dealing with people and in addition to that pushed mediation, settlement, arbitration, what would be called arbitration now. McCoy says Davis tried a couple of cases in court early in his career and then gave up trial work. I'm.