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      <title><![CDATA[Illinois Supreme Court Seeks Federal Ruling on Authority to Remove Judge Over Political Column]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Supreme Court is seeking a federal ruling that it has constitutional authority to remove Judge James Brown from a temporary traffic court assignment after he published a column supporting President Trump while retired. The case raises questions about judicial immunity and the proper procedures for removing judges in Illinois.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Illinois House Passes Junk Fee Ban After Three Years, Sends Bill to Senate]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Illinois House passed House Bill 228 after three years, banning hidden junk fees that cost families an average of $3,000 annually. The bill now moves to the Senate.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Illinois Lawmakers Debate POWER Act as Data Centers Reshape State]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Environmental groups and lawmakers rally in Springfield as Illinois grapples with the POWER Act, a bill that would require large data centers to generate their own renewable energy. The measure faces an uphill battle before the May 31 legislative deadline, with tensions between economic development and environmental protection.]]></description>
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