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illinois

amazon warehouse

Victims of Amazon warehouse collapse suing over ‘devastating physical and emotional injuries’

The collapse killed six when a tornado hit.

On Apr 20, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Tech
A woman in a nail salon yells at the camera.

‘You’re fighting with an 18-year-old’: Anti-mask ‘Karen’ snatches phone from teen at nail salon

'Yes, I am pressing charges.'

On Mar 26, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

IRL
Facebook Facial Recognition Settlement

If you’re a Facebook user in Illinois, you might be owed $400

The facial recognition settlement is on.

On Sep 25, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

Tech
Facebook Facial Recognition Lawsuit Settlement

Facebook will pay $550 million in facial recognition lawsuit settlement

The suit alleged that the social media giant violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.

On Jan 30, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich

Layer 8 Tech
Illinois dept of corrections trans inmates

Prison guards reportedly mocked trans inmates in private Facebook groups

Some shared medical information of inmates under their care.

On Oct 17, 2019 by Alex Dalbey

IRL
Illinois GOP Meme Jihad Squad

Illinois Republicans share ‘jihad squad’ meme of 4 Dem congresswomen

The image was widely criticized on social media. 

On Jul 22, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich

Internet Culture
On the left, the employee is seen saying 'I'm an American' to two women speaking Spanish; on the right, two bystander customers defend the racist cashier

‘ICE will come’: Convenience store clerk threatens customers speaking Spanish

The other customers cheered him on.

On Jul 19, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

IRL
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner drank chocolate milk to demonstrate his love for diversity.

Illinois governor mixes, gulps down chocolate milk to celebrate diversity

This is of course how diversity works.

On Feb 22, 2018 by Ana Valens

IRL Layer 8
California and Illinois public schools will now have mandatory tampons and pads provided for free.

California, Illinois laws require free tampons in public schools

There's no need to charge teens for having a period.

On Jan 9, 2018 by Ana Valens

IRL

GOP governor slammed by party for passing abortion bill

This is a massive win for abortion rights—but the GOP calls it a 'betrayal.'

On Sep 29, 2017 by Ana Valens

IRL Layer 8

God strikes Chicago’s Trump Tower with lightning as polls close in Illinois

And we all know who won the state's primary.

On Mar 16, 2016 by Gabe Bergado

Internet Culture

Hillary Clinton scores narrow win over Bernie Sanders in Illinois

It was a close race, but Clinton prevailed.

On Mar 16, 2016 by Eric Geller

Tech

Donald Trump wins Illinois Republican primary

This softens the blow of Trump's Ohio loss.

On Mar 15, 2016 by William Turton

Tech

We don’t need decriminalization. It’s time to legalize marijuana

Just do it already.

On Aug 18, 2015 by Derrick Clifton

Internet Culture Via

91-year-old man finishes his bucket list by crashing into a garage door

He probably never thought he'd be able to do this.

On Jun 4, 2015 by Michelle Jaworski

Internet Culture

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