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In the meantime, Park Ridge being a home rule municipality, the north suburb is taking on the issue.
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Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Associate Court of Appeals Judge Jenny Rivera, the lone dissenter to Thursday’s ruling, wrote in her own opinion that the city’s home rule ability to have decision-making power over local matters should’ve trumped the state constitutional restriction.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
There has been staunch opposition from Republicans, who have introduced legislation of their own to water down or even eliminate home rule for the District of Columbia.
—Qasim Nauman, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Although Greenland gained home rule in 1979, Copenhagen still controls its foreign and defense policy and contributes just under $1 billion to its economy.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
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Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Associate Court of Appeals Judge Jenny Rivera, the lone dissenter to Thursday’s ruling, wrote in her own opinion that the city’s home rule ability to have decision-making power over local matters should’ve trumped the state constitutional restriction.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
There has been staunch opposition from Republicans, who have introduced legislation of their own to water down or even eliminate home rule for the District of Columbia.
—Qasim Nauman, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Although Greenland gained home rule in 1979, Copenhagen still controls its foreign and defense policy and contributes just under $1 billion to its economy.
—Molly Hunter, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Home rule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/home%20rule. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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