Illinois
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Today in History
Dec 03, 2020 6:00 am - Today in History Today is Thursday, Dec. 3, the 338th day of 2020. There are 28 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 3, 1984, thousands of peop...
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High court: Pleading guilty does not prevent later innocence claimsDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - People who plead guilty to crimes are not automatically precluded from later asserting claims of innocence, the state's highest court ruled on Thursday. Th...
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Final sentencing set for man who claimed to be missing child
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Report: State energy laws created 'profit machine' for ComEdDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State energy laws passed in 2011 and 2013 allowed ComEd to earn huge profits while the utility giant failed to fulfill its promise of consumer savings and ...
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Pritzker: Illinois' first COVID-19 vaccine allotment will stretch further than expectedDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday the state's initial 109,000-dose COVID-19 vaccine allotment will actually go to that many residents instead of half that amount as...
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ComEd defendants plead not guilty in bribery caseDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Four former ComEd officials pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that they engaged in a yearslong bribery scheme that federal prosecutors allege was aim...
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Southern Illinois house fire kills 3, injures 2 others
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COVID-19 cases jump again, deaths top 100 on Monday
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'You can't sit by and do nothing': Lawmaker challenges Madigan's House leadershipDec 01, 2020 4:30 am - State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit says lawmakers shouldn't have to "grovel" before Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to move bills forward for a vote, including those on...
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Willis says she won't vote for Madigan to be speaker
Dec 01, 2020 12:00 am - The chair of the House Democratic Caucus said Tuesday she won't vote for Michael Madigan to retain the speaker's gavel, making her the 19th House Democrat — and the firs...