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More than 400 educators and state workers call on lawmakers to fund schools and protect public services.

Turner said the racino would be a $220 million investment for Decatur and could potentially generate $27 million in annual revenue. 

Advocates say devoting state funds to food pantries will not fill gap left by federal shutdown.

U.S. District Judge Jeremy Daniel said last week that Torres Maldonado’s detention is illegal and violates his due process rights. But Daniel also said he could not order his immediate release.

William Richard Roy, 24, who was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, flew to Chicago last week, met the girl in a park and then took her to a hotel overnight before boarding a bus to Durham, North Carolina, the FBI said in a statement.

Agents have also allegedly coerced people held at the processing center to sign paperwork they don’t understand, leading them to unknowingly relinquish their rights and face deportation, according to the lawsuit.

$30 million-plus available in funds that can help the Pillsbury plant and others.

Softball tournament inaugurates dome during “soft opening.”

“This is not unusual,” Andrew Leipold, who teaches criminal law at University of Illinois College of Law, said of the jury’s alternatives.