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Attorneys for the state of Illinois joined their colleagues in Nevada and Virginia Wednesday in asking a federal appellate court to declare that the Equal Rights Amendment has been legally ratified as the 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis did not stray far from his fellow Republicans during the leadup to impeachment. But he crossed party lines for several recent votes…
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Three women in Illinois government studying sexual harassment and gender equity say a solution would be to elect women to half of all political offices in…
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Two McLean County women who helped lead the successful push for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment in Illinois say their fight isn’t over yet.The…
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The House voted Wednesday to make Illinois the 37th state to ratify the 1972 federal Equal Rights Amendment.The vote was 72-45 in favor. State Rep. Dan…
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An Illinois House committee has set up a historic floor vote on the Equal Rights Amendment.But the Democrat sponsoring the measure said Wednesday he…
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Illinois has taken a step toward becoming the 37th state to ratify the 1972 federal Equal Rights Amendment.The Senate voted 43-12 Wednesday on a…
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Here are the top stories we covered this week (Oct. 23-27, 2017) on WGLT and WGLT.org.Charlie Harris' LegacyHarris was the former Illinois State…
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The revival of a decades dormant campaign to pass the Equal Rights Amendment is drawing an opposition campaign from what some call a hate group.The…
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The Catholic Church in Illinois played a large role in defeating passage of an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution in the 1980s. However, the…