Illinois
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Pritzker urges Biden to intervene amid 'untenable' pace of migrant arrivals
Oct 03, 2023 1:00 am - As Chicago prepares this week for an increase in the already steady stream of migrants arriving from the southern U.S. border, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is once again publicly ...
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Lake County, Elgin to receive $1 million each to assist asylum-seekersOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - Lake County and the city of Elgin will receive about $1 million each to support asylum-seekers. Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently announced nearly $42 million in awards to loc...
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5 died of exposure to chemical in central Illinois crash, preliminary autopsies find
Oct 02, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Five people died from exposure to a chemical that spilled after a semitruck overturned in central Illinois, according to autopsies conducted Monday. Effing...
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Registration open for firearms covered under state's assault weapons banOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois residents who own high-powered rifles and other items covered by the state's ban on the sale of those weapons can now register them online, as required under th...
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Truck accident in Illinois causes "multiple" deaths and an ammonia leak that leads to an evacuation
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Giannoulias recommends keeping the driving test age at 79
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Businessman who bribed state legislators asks for leniency
Sep 28, 2023 1:00 am - The politically connected businessman who bribed two Illinois lawmakers in a bid to change state law in his favor has asked a judge for a relatively light prison sentenc...
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Invasive spotted lanternfly found for the first time in IllinoisSep 27, 2023 5:30 am - The invasive spotted lanternfly has been found for the first time in Illinois, the Illinois Department of Agriculture confirmed Tuesday, after a report of a live adult S...
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House leader introduces bill to allow legislative staff to unionize
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Duckworth has earned more than $1.6 million from memoir sales, documents showSep 25, 2023 5:30 am - Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates has collected more than $1.6 million in royalties from the sales of her memoir since its initial publication more...