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State expands pro bono program addressing backlog of criminal appeals

By RAYMON TRONCOSO Capitol News Illinois | Report For America rtroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com
Oct 29, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court is expanding a program that allows attorneys to volunteer on criminal appeals cases currently making up an extensive backlog. Th...
60 charged in $300M phone scam targeting elderly victims

The Associated Press
Oct 28, 2020 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sixty people have been charged in a widespread magazine telemarketing scam that authorities say netted $300 million from more than 150,000 elderly and...
Elgin police chief testifies in support of expanded use of body cameras

By James Fuller
Oct 28, 2020 1:00 am - Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley testified before an Illinois Senate committee in support of more police departments using body cameras this week, but she said the devices ...
Illinois legislators discuss statewide police reforms

By RAYMON TRONCOSO Capitol News Illinois | Report For America rtroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com
Oct 28, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In the wake of a police shooting that left one teenager dead and a woman injured last week in Waukegan, lawmakers met in a joint hearing of the Senate Crim...
New limits in Lake, McHenry start Saturday amid 6,110 new state COVID-19 cases, 51 deaths

By Marni Pyke
Oct 28, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 6,110 Wednesday as Lake and McHenry counties now join the rest of the suburbs and Chicago in facing virus-related restrictions that include...
Chicago put on COVID-19 restrictions as hospitalizations soar; Lake, McHenry counties next?

By Jake Griffin
Oct 27, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago is joining many areas of the suburbs and downstate Illinois in facing tightened restrictions on business operations and public gatherings because of a resurgence...
State to fund 2 manufacturing training academies downstate

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com
Oct 27, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state of Illinois plans to invest $15 million to construct two new manufacturing training academies at downstate community colleges. Gov. J.B. Pritzker...
Hayrack ride overturns, killing 1 in western Illinois

The Associated Press
Oct 26, 2020 7:00 am - NAUVOO, Ill. (AP) - A woman was killed and more than 20 other people were injured over the weekend when a hayrack side overturned in rural western Illinois, police said....
Illinois COVID-19 update: Indoor dining in suburban Cook County to be suspended

By Marni Pyke
Oct 26, 2020 1:00 am - Indoor dining at suburban Cook County restaurants and bars will be suspended effective Wednesday as the region joins a spiraling list of locations across Illinois where ...
Authorities: 3 teenagers dead in southern Illinois car crash

VIENNA Ill.
Oct 25, 2020 7:00 am - Three teenagers died and three others were injured in a car crash early Sunday in southern Illinois, according to Illinois State Police. The crash happened just before ...

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