Illinois
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Inmates with violent records from shuttered prison are being sent to medium-security sites
Feb 14, 2025 6:45 am - SPRINGFIELD — Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were convicted of murder and 100 more ...
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Pritzker delays $1.2B invasive carp project over concerns Trump won’t cover federal shareFeb 12, 2025 3:40 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Illinois Gov. J. Pritzker has delayed a $1.2 billion project meant to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes by at least several months, saying ...
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‘Clearly crossed a line’: Suburban lawmakers react to Madigan verdictFeb 12, 2025 1:55 pm - Michael Madigan’s hubris may have let him think he could “push the envelope” but jury saw through it, one state senator said Wednesday after the longtime Illinois House speaker was found guilty on corruption charges.
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Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trial
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Pritzker signs ‘Karina’s law’ to remove guns from domestic violence situations
Feb 10, 2025 7:53 pm - After more than a year of negotiations, Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Monday that is designed to remove guns from domestic violence situations.
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Trump pardons ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence
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Protesters gather outside Illinois Capitol, call for Trump’s impeachment
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Pritzker signs law to prioritize ‘kin first’ approach to placing foster children
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Trump administration opens antisemitism inquiries at 5 colleges including Columbia and Berkeley
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Pritzker bans Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump from state jobs
Feb 01, 2025 5:17 pm - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) has directed the state’s hiring authority to block all those who participated in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from st...