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Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, speaks on the Senate floor on May 29, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
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City Council approves Turner appointment to Mid-Illinois Medical District Commission

Turner is a former employee of the Illinois Department of Public Health.

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Wyndham up for sale

Also: Aunt Lou’s Soul Food moves west.

WASHINGTON - January 14 2025: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speaks during Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren to keynote Governor’s Day brunch

IL Democratic County Charis’ Association attracts yet another big-name speaker.

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IL State News
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More than 50 bodies found improperly stored and decomposing at Chicago funeral home

State Comptroller Susana Mendoza said Friday that Johanna and Clark Morgan previously ran a crematory in Chicago Heights, south of Chicago, which had its license revoked last year after authorities discovered improperly stored bodies and hundreds of cremated remains that had never been returned to their families.

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15-year-old dressed as a clown stabbed a man to death in random attack, police say

Police in East St. Louis, Illinois, found the body of 78-year-old John W. Allen of Jennings, Missouri, in a street Monday. Jennings is also in the St. Louis area.

Braxton Williamson
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UPDATE: Man denied pre-trial release in case of infant death in Christian County

The judge said Williamson is a “clear and present danger,” according to court records.

Springfield resident Bob Croteau, in blue, stands near Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield) at a news conference at the AFL-CIO headquarters in downtown Springfield Aug. 21, 2025. Crouteau was one of a number of AFSCME union members who surrounded the Congresswoman.
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Budzinski hears from Illinois farmers facing tough economy

“What’s critical too is if they have a federal partner in Washington, D.C. that invests in these types of programs,” said Budzinski.

Dick Durbin at a press conference in his home's backyard in Springfield on April 24, 2025, one day after he announced he would not seek reelection.
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Senate committee defeats Durbin’s $200M farm bill amendment aimed at rural healthcare

The amendment would have provided rural hospitals with $8 million in federal grants. Overall, the grants would have totaled $200 million a year.

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