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Illinois quick hits: Arson Awareness Week; Schakowski retiring from Congress
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who has served the 9th Congressional District in Illinois since 1999, announced Monday she will not ...
Jussie Smollett settles with Chicago after hate crime hoax conviction was overturned
Actor Jussie Smollett and the city of Chicago have reached a settlement agreement months after his hate crime hoax conviction ...
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Illinois landlord to be sentenced in hate crime that left 6-year-old Palestinian American boy dead
An Illinois landlord found guilty in a vicious hate crime that left a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy dead and his mother severely injured is due in court for sentencing JOLIET, Ill.
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Southern Illinois officer hit by truck and bit by suspect while responding to crash, police say
A Metropolis officer was struck by a vehicle while responding to a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 24 near the Ohio River ...
High number of police fatalities in Illinois prompts calls for policy changes
The high number of Illinois law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty last year is uniting opponents ...
Driver in Chatham, Illinois crash that killed 4 at after-school program not intoxicated, police say
Illinois State Police said the driver who plowed into a building housing an after-school program in downstate Chatham, ...
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Illinois man charged with biting, head-butting Beloit officer
A 34-year-old Rockford, Illinois man is facing three felony charges and two misdemeanors for allegedly resisting arrest after ...