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Madigan's successor resigns amid 'questionable conduct'
Feb 24, 2021 2:08 PM - The hand-picked successor to former House Speaker Michael Madigan's seat abruptly resigned Wednesday, under pressure from his sponsors who accused him of unspecified "questionable conduct."
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Federal prosecutor will stay on job in Chicago for now
Feb 23, 2021 9:33 PM - John Lausch will remain on the job as the Chicago-based U.S. attorney until his successor is chosen and will not be forced to resign at the end of the month.
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Loan program to assist areas hit by record natural gas pricesFeb 23, 2021 5:16 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a low-interest loan program Tuesday to help alleviate the unprecedented financial burden from soaring utility costs for certain Illinois municipalities and their residents.
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Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny co-writing mystery novel
Feb 23, 2021 1:44 PM - One of the world's better known fans of mystery novels is Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Pritzker signs criminal justice billFeb 22, 2021 8:15 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a criminal justice omnibus bill backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Monday, abolishing cash bail, overhauling police certification and reforming use-of-force standards among numerous other provisions.
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Supreme Court won't halt turnover of Trump's tax records
Feb 22, 2021 1:51 PM - In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York prosecutor.
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Kinzinger snaps back at suburban Republican group after latest party censureFeb 19, 2021 1:36 PM - U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger has been castigated by another Republican Party organization within his 16th House District for voting to impeach then-President Donald Trump -- and he wasted no time snapping back at his detractors.
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COVID-19 inoculations rise, but so do tensions over dose distributionFeb 18, 2021 8:22 PM - As Illinois nears 2 million COVID-19 vaccine shots administered despite weather-related delays, tensions rose among some suburban leaders over the scant supply of doses.
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Ex-Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan now says he's leaving House seat immediately
Feb 18, 2021 7:54 PM - Michael Madigan, a Chicago Democrat who set much of Illinois' political agenda as House speaker for four decades before his ouster last month, announced Thursday that he is resigning his seat as a state representative immediately.
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Trump-McConnell feud threatens Republicans' path to power
Feb 18, 2021 9:15 AM - Former President Donald Trump is escalating a political war within his own party that could undermine the Republican push to fight President Joe Biden's agenda and ultimately return the party to power.
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