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IL State News
2 years ago
Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trial

Jurors convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan 10 counts and acquitted him of seven, but could not reach a decision on six counts.

Crime
2 years ago
Lack of progress frustrates Massey Commission

Distrust of police prevails

IL State News
2 years ago
Abe’s financial records on display

Former bank is now treasurer’s office

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IL State News
2 years ago
IL Dept. of Ag asking consumers to dedicate $10 to local products and produce

The goal is to help consumers purchase products that bolster the state’s agricultural industry and economy.

Crime
2 years ago
Governor signs Karina’s Law, meant to protect victims of domestic violence

Karina’s husband had a gun despite order of protection

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, right, speaks, Oct. 21, 2020, during a news conference in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
IL State News
2 years ago
Trump pardons ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich 5 years after commuting his sentence

The Republican president signed the pardon on Monday, calling the Democratic former governor “a very fine person.”

Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference with lawmakers and representatives of Pace Suburban Bus in Markham on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
IL State News
2 years ago
Pritzker takes aim at Trump tariffs with business tours, calls to foreign officials

“Affordability and jobs are potentially the victims of that trade war,” Pritzker said. “Tariffs are a tax paid for by consumers. In the end, it’s a tax on working families and on small businesses.”

Immigrants from Venezuela are reflected in a marble wall while taking shelter at the Chicago Police Department's 16th District station on May 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, FIle)
IL State News
2 years ago
Trump administration sues Chicago in latest crackdown on ‘sanctuary’ cities

The Trump administration sued Chicago on Thursday alleging that ‘sanctuary’ laws in the nation’s third-largest city “thwart” federal efforts to enforce immigration laws.

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IL State News
2 years ago
Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey, the daughter of George Halas, dies at 102

She had owned the Bears since her father’s death on Oct. 31, 1983.