Articles filed under Illinois
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State lotteries increasingly cede control to huge firmsJul 14, 2022 7:00 am - The companies that run state-backed lotteries already have a heavy hand in how the games are operated. But in the years ahead, their control over lotteries is expected t...
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Reviled and revered Russian arms dealer is back in spotlightJul 14, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian arms dealer labeled the 'œMerchant of Death'ť who once inspired a Hollywood movie is back in the headlines with speculation around a return to Mo...
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Why state parks will stop offering plastic flatware and cupsJul 14, 2022 5:00 am - Starting next year, you can still bring plastic spoons and cups into state parks — but they won't be offered. The change is part of a bill Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into...
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Pritzker names state's first electric vehicles coordinatorJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois will soon have its first electric vehicles coordinator. Included in the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act energy reform that passed last year was a r...
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Planned Parenthood chapters coordinating abortion access in Waukegan for Wisconsin residentsJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - Planned Parenthood affiliates in Illinois and Wisconsin said Thursday they have formed a partnership to expand services at an abortion clinic in Waukegan to help serve r...
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Trial of 4 charged in ComEd scheme rescheduled because of R. Kelly caseJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - The trial of four people accused of trying to bribe then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been rescheduled for March 6. Charged in the case are longtime Madiga...
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Pritzker pushes for assault weapons ban, federal actionJul 12, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In the wake of a July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park that left seven people dead and dozens more injured, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is calling for a ban at both...
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Major fundraising underdogs among challengers to unseat incumbentsJul 08, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Four months before the general election, six incumbent state lawmakers appeared primed for an early rejection by voters based on unofficial tallies this we...
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'Taken too soon': Remembering Highland Park shooting victimsJul 07, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two of the victims of a July Fourth parade massacre in a Chicago suburb left behind a 2-year-old son. Another was staying with family in Illinois after he...
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AP News in Brief at 12:09 a.m. EDTJul 07, 2022 7:00 am - Britain's Boris Johnson battles to stay as PM amid revolt LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson battled to remain in office Wednesday, brushing off calls fo...