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Display calls attention to plight of children under DCFS watchApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - A McHenry County child welfare advocacy group created a display of children's shoes in the Statehouse on Thursday to bring awareness of child abuse to legislators. Tiny...
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Democrats reach deal on $1.8 billion in tax breaks, with direct checks to most IllinoisansApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democratic leaders of the General Assembly announced Thursday they had reached agreement on a $45.6 billion budget package that woul...
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Lightfoot: We'll make a 'far greater' economic case for the Bears than Arlington Heights canApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday questioned if Arlington Heights taxpayers are willing to spend "billions" to pay for a Chicago Bears stadium and reiterated that...
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Legislature approves incentives to increase staffing in nursing homesApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would inject more than $700 million annually into Medicaid-funded nursi...
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Hinz: Now it's Pritzker whose Chinese investments draw attentionApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - The issue of investments in China is surfacing again in the race for governor, and this time incumbent J.B. Pritzker is trying to deflect bad appearances. Pritzker's cam...
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NFL draft deep dive: Who is Washington TE Cade Otton?Apr 07, 2022 1:00 am - Simply put, the Bears need tight ends. They currently have two on the roster. That's not enough to get through OTAs, let alone an NFL regular season. Only tight ends Col...
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Undisclosed health issue sidelines lawmaker from AuroraApr 06, 2022 11:00 pm - With the Illinois legislature approaching its final days of the spring session, state Rep. Barbara Hernandez has been absent since early March due to an undisclosed heal...
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3 finalists chosen for Indiana high court's upcoming vacancyApr 06, 2022 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A state commission has selected three finalists Gov. Eric Holcomb will choose from to fill a vacancy on the Indiana Supreme Court when Justice Steven...
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Police: Officer seriously hurt, suspect takes own lifeApr 06, 2022 7:00 am - RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - An eastern Indiana police officer was assaulted and seriously injured by a man driving a stolen semi-tractor trailer who later took his own life fo...
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Body found in Ohio River in SW Indiana ID'd as Kentucky manApr 06, 2022 7:00 am - NEWBURGH, Ind. (AP) - Human remains found last weekend near an Ohio River dam in southwestern Indiana are those of a Kentucky man who drowned in January while trying to ...