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Pritzker stumps for higher education budget at UICFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - One day after delivering his budget proposal to the General Assembly in Springfield, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker was in Chicago on Thursday rounding up s...
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Chicago woman charged after girl, 7, shoots her brother, 11Feb 19, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago woman faces child endangerment charges stemming from a shooting in which a 7-year-old girl accidentally shot her 11-year-old brother in the neck...
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Police: Woman planned to kill 3 kids with carbon dioxideFeb 19, 2020 6:00 am - O'FALLON, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois woman is facing charges she planned to kill her three young children with carbon dioxide, authorities said. Emily C. Sparks, 29...
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Ex-Gov. Blagojevich returns to Chicago, maintains innocenceFeb 19, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Rod Blagojevich returned home to Chicago early Wednesday, shaking hands and signing autographs after President Donald Trump cut short the 14-year prison s...
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Pritzker wants more spending; how much depends on tax voteFeb 19, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a $40.7 billion state budget Wednesday - virtually flat from the current plan - but dressed it up by dangling the pr...
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. ESTFeb 19, 2020 6:00 am - Bloomberg, Sanders under attack at Democrats' Nevada debate LAS VEGAS (AP) - From the opening bell, Democrats unleashed an aggressive verbal assault on New York billiona...
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Comptroller, treasurer optimistic about Pritzker's 'fair tax' budgetFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' chief fiscal and investment officers lauded the economic opportunities afforded if voters approve Gov. J.B. Pritzker's "fair tax" proposal in Nov...
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George Ryan prosecutor calls Blagojevich 'a very flawed messenger'Feb 19, 2020 12:00 am - Yes, his sentence was tough, but it doesn't change the fact former Gov. Rod Blagojevich was guilty of corruption after promising to clean up Illinois, said the former pr...
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Who was that guy with Blagojevich? Ex-St. Charles resident helped secure his releaseFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - In the midst of a freewheeling news conference Wednesday, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich took a moment to thank a “mystery man.” “He's quite a guy. ... He's the kind of guy...
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Pritzker wants more spending; how much depends on tax voteFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a $40.7 billion state budget Wednesday - virtually flat from the current plan - but dressed it up by dangling the prospect of a...