Lawmakers have unanimously passed a “sweeping” bill that would impose new restrictions on electric bikes and scooters in Illinois, treating certain ones the same as cars while implementing speed and age restrictions. The Illinois Senate on Wednesday passed what Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias called a “sweeping” law as part of a statewide safety initiative […]
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Former state senator Terry Link from Vernon Hills sentenced to probation on federal tax evasion charges
Terry Link, the state senator from Vernon Hills who resigned, was sentenced Wednesday to probation after he pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion for underreporting his income. Link, 76, of Vernon Hills, was charged in the U.S. Northern District Court of Illinois on August 13, 2020, with one count of filing a false tax return. […]
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Illinois Senate passes bill that would ban police from searching cars over marijuana odor
(The Center Square) – Senate Democrats in Springfield have advanced legislation that would prohibit law enforcement from conducting vehicle searches based on the smell of marijuana. With recreational marijuana now legal in Illinois for roughly the past three years, individuals also would no longer be required to store marijuana in an odor-proof container as they […]
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Former state senator Terry Link from Vernon Hills pleads guilty to federal tax evasion
Terry Link, the state senator from Vernon Hills who resigned last weekend, has pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion for underreporting his income. Link, 73, of Vernon Hills, was charged in the U.S. Northern District Court of Illinois on August 13 with one count of filing a false tax return. He pleaded guilty on Wednesday […]