Judge Steps In A federal judge just slapped down ICE for blocking clergy from visiting detained migrants at a facility in Broadview, Illinois. It’s about time – the Catholic nonprofit and several clergy had been trying to provide pastoral care

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Deadline Missed, Water Wars Continue Seven states have blown a federal deadline to agree on a plan to cut water use from the Colorado River. It’s not like they didn’t see this coming – the river’s been drying up for

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Elgin Puts the Brakes on Plastic Bag Ban The Elgin City Council has hit the pause button on a proposed ban on single-use plastic bags, citing a need for more input from local retailers. The move comes after a survey

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