Hacker News with Generative AI: Illinois

Losing a 5-year-long Illinois FOIA lawsuit for database schemas (mchap.io)
Thomas Ptacek, a friend and expert witness in this lawsuit summed it up best in the court's hallway while walking within three feet of opposing counsel: "This is fucking stupid".

Lawsuits, Open Records, FOIA, Illinois

138 points by chaps 31 days ago | 37 comments

I Went to SQL Injection Court (sockpuppet.org)
Should public bodies in Illinois, like cities and school districts and sheriff’s departments, be allowed to hide information from Freedom of Information requests by keeping them in databases? That question is before the 104th Illinois General Assembly, thanks to a bill sponsored by Donald P. DeWitte, elected state senator by the wise citizens of Batavia and Elgin (motto: “The City In The Suburbs”; indeed), and prompted in part by my friend Matt Chapman.

Law, Government, Illinois

1230 points by mrkurt 36 days ago | 435 comments

Will the Real Burger King Please Stand Up? (2019) (eater.com)
The Burger King in Mattoon, Illinois, is not your typical Burger King. You won’t find Whoppers or chicken fries on the menu, and while there is a drive-up window, it won’t resemble almost any other modern drive-thru with a two-way speaker. Instead, you’ll find fresh burgers with beef straight from the meat market, a single window, and employees who run out to cars with a paper and pencil in tow when the line gets too long (a la Portillo’s, fellow Midwesterners).

Food, Restaurants, Local Businesses, Illinois

23 points by toomuchtodo 42 days ago | 0 comments

Federal funding freeze to disrupt Medicaid in Illinois (suntimes.com)
Government leaders from City Hall to Springfield and Washington were thrown into chaos Tuesday following a directive from President Donald Trump to temporarily freeze federal grants, loans and other funding assistance, pending a spending analysis by a new White House administration aiming to root out “wokeness” in federal spending.

Government, Politics, Healthcare, Finance, Illinois

10 points by fzeroracer 64 days ago | 3 comments

Jussie Smollett's conviction overturned in 2019 attack on himself (apnews.com)
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in downtown Chicago in 2019 and lied to police.

Law, Crime, Celebrities, Illinois, Justice

4 points by Tomte 132 days ago | 0 comments

Illinois changes biometric privacy law to help corporations avoid big payouts (arstechnica.com)

Privacy, Law, Illinois, Corporations

4 points by PaulHoule 226 days ago | 0 comments

Rivian wins $827M from Illinois to expand its factory for R2 lineup (techcrunch.com)

Electric Vehicles, Manufacturing, Illinois, Rivian, Funding

22 points by PaulHoule 330 days ago | 5 comments