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County commissioner's chief of staff indictedFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - The chief of staff to Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski has been indicted on allegations he conspired to pay bribes to secure approval for red-light cameras in the ...
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Ahead of budget address, Pritzker touts $225 million in efficienciesFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday his administration has already identified $225 million in budget savings for the upcoming fiscal year, and as muc...
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Reworked charges in Chicago cite another R. Kelly accuserFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - An updated federal indictment against R. Kelly filed Friday in Chicago includes sex abuse allegations involving a new accuser, adding to the jailed jailed singer's mount...
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State lawmakers renew push to let college athletes profitFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - One month ahead of the tipoff of March Madness, Illinois lawmakers - backed by a pair of NBA brothers - are renewing a push to allow college athletes to pr...
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Indiana woman allegedly embezzled $327K from her employerFeb 13, 2020 6:00 am - RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - An eastern Indiana woman who seemed upset when her employer offered her a promotion is now accused of embezzling more than $327,000 from the busine...
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Man suspected in 2 Iowa slayings surrenders in IllinoisFeb 13, 2020 6:00 am - WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - A man suspected of killing two women at his Waterloo home in northeast Iowa has been arrested in Illinois, police said. Matthew Buford III surrende...
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Probe finds 911 dispatchers bungled fatal Indiana pond crashFeb 13, 2020 6:00 am - MISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) - A 911 dispatcher speaking to a desperate driver who had veered into a frozen northern Indiana pond should have focused on advising her how to get ...
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Audit: 2 Indiana online schools misspent nearly $86 millionFeb 13, 2020 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Two Indiana online charter schools that have been under federal investigation over allegations of padding their enrollments inappropriately paid near...
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Lawmakers want Fair Maps Amendment on November ballotFeb 13, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers and advocacy groups announced an effort in both chambers Thursday to overhaul the way Illinois' legislative distr...
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Conversation on ending cash bail, mandatory minimums beginsFeb 13, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Criminal justice reform is high on Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's agenda this year, but a legislative committee hearing Thursday in Chicago showed that re...