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A group of Chicago police officers is demanding that the city's police union stop funding the legal defense of former commander Jon Burge.
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Activists and former prisoners who say they were tortured into making false confessions rallied outside the Thompson Center Monday.
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The school board for Maine Township High School District 207 meets Monday night. It is expected to approve $15 million in cuts and layoff 137 teachers and employees.
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A 24-year-old woman from the far south suburbs died Sunday in a snowboarding accident in Colorado.
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Illinois towns and counties that ban video poker could lose out on state construction money.
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Semi-trucks will be able to drive 10 miles an hour faster in Illinois in the new year.
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The state of Illinois will begin releasing many prisoners Tuesday in an effort to save the state money.
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A memorial Saturday marked the 15th anniversary of a plane crash in Indiana that killed 68 people.
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Former Bradley University student Ali al-Marri has been convicted and sentenced after he was held by the U.S. government as an enemy combatant.
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Once again, some very tough decisions are being put off by the legislature.
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Soldiers of the Illinois National Guard were honored Sunday after their return from serving in Afghanistan.
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Governor Pat Quinn makes it official: he will run for his office in 2010.
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Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Sunday to fully fund the Illinois Monetary Award Program, or MAP, for the spring 2010 semester.
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Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin wants to extend unemployment insurance for thousands of people who may lose it by the end of this year.
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Republican Congressman Mark Kirk is pushing for new legislation that would help families save for their children's college education.
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A changing of the guard took place Sunday at the Illinois Department of Human Services.
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A downstate judge issued a preliminary injunction that blocks Gov. Pat Quinn from laying off state workers- at least temporarily.
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University of Illinois President B. Joseph White has resigned in the wake of news reports that politically connected students were given preferential admissions treatment at the school's Urbana-Champaign campus.
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Police in downstate Illinois are looking for a truck in connection to the murder of five people in the small town of Beason.
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Officials have identified the bodies of five people - two adults and three children - that were found in Beason, Ill.
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The school board in downstate Belleville is taking action against two students caught on videotape beating another student on a school bus.
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Governor Quinn is defending his plan to release 1,000 non-violent prisoners to save money.
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One thousand non-violent inmates in Illinois are getting out of prison early. It's the latest budget-cutting effort by Gov. Pat Quinn.
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Several families held a party on Monday night in Munster, Indiana to celebrate the rebuilding that's taken place since severe flooding one year ago.
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Illinois health officials reported the first human case of West Nile virus in the northern part of the state.
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Police are looking for the person who fired a stray bullet that killed a Gary, Ind. woman over the weekend.
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A 20-year-old Illinois soldier serving in Afghanistan has died from injuries suffered days earlier.
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A big section of the Magnificent Mile is shutting down as crews prepare for Oprah Winfrey's big party.
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The governor's office intends to move forward with plans to lay off state workers after its largest union refused to reopen its contract.
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The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to understand if toxic air pollution poses health concerns to school children.
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Illinois residents will now have a check off box on their income tax returns allowing them to contribute to Illinois food banks.
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Four more University of Illinois trustees have offered to resign.
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One bill ensures timely payment to beneficiaries of service members killed in the line of duty.
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Two Illinois universities are taking new precautions against the H1N1 flu before the start of fall classes.
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Governor Pat Quinn named a new leader and two members to the Illinois Tollway board of directors.
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Illinois is giving doctors a 90-day grace period, for violations of an abortion law that took effect this week.
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Jackets in July? What's in store for August?
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State union leaders say Illinois already has the fewest government employees per resident nationwide. Now, that number is about to get slashed even further.
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The pageantry of the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps spiced up the annual Rosemont Village picnic Sunday.
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