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Woman charged with concealing death of mother found in freezer in Portage Park
Feb 1, 2023 10:18 PM - Eva Michalski, 69, was taken into custody shortly after police conducted a well-being check.
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Son of ex-legislator goes on trial, fights charges tied to Madigan probe
Jan 26, 2023 6:33 PM - A son of former state Rep. Edward "Eddie" Acevedo went on trial in federal court Thursday, where he is accused of filing false income tax returns in a spinoff of the feds' larger bribery investigation involving ComEd and former state House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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Fireball maker sued over lack of whisky in mini bottles
Jan 26, 2023 6:32 PM - A lawsuit filed by a Chicago woman accuses the maker of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky of deceiving consumers by selling miniature bottles that look identical to the popular spirit but don't actually contain any whisky.
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Illinois attorney general contests 'badly flawed' ruling that blocked end of cash bail
Jan 26, 2023 5:40 PM - The Illinois attorney general's office on Thursday filed its opening argument with the state's highest court as it seeks to overturn a judge's ruling that found parts of the controversial SAFE-T Act unconstitutional.
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Pritzker warns College Board against AP Black studies changes after DeSantis blocked course
Jan 25, 2023 8:28 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is going to battle with the national College Board over what he calls "political grandstanding" by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Chicago Democrat is warning the nonprofit that oversees the Advanced Placement program that Illinois will reject a revised African American Studies course if it doesn't include "a factual accounting of history, including the role played by black queer Americans."
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Garcia's name mentioned in feds' Madigan recording
Jan 21, 2023 7:28 AM - U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia is among the names that could drop in March during the trial of four people accused of trying to bribe then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan -- an event that could take place in the middle of the mayoral election in which Garcia is a frontrunner.
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Cook County homeowners to get $47 million in property tax refunds
Jan 18, 2023 7:08 PM - More than 53,000 Cook County homeowners who overpaid their property tax bill last year can expect to receive automatic refunds over the next three months.
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UIC instructors hit the picket lines
Jan 17, 2023 7:28 PM - Hundreds of faculty members at the University of Illinois Chicago hit picket lines across their Near West Side campus Tuesday on the first day of an indefinite strike after nine months of contract negotiations.
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U.S. attorney in Chicago, who probed Michael Madigan, leaving office by early March
Jan 12, 2023 11:45 PM - Chicago U.S. Attorney John Lausch plans to leave the Justice Department "in early 2023" for the private sector, Attorney General Merrick Garland told reporters Thursday. Lausch has overseen major public corruption investigations in his five years in office.
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Gun shop owners say they'll keep high-powered inventory in storage
Jan 11, 2023 7:02 PM - Gun store owners believe the new state ban on high-powered rifles is unconstitutional and are holding on to their now-illegal stock in hopes of one day selling it in Illinois.
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