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Meet Pineberry– Our APL Pet Project This Week
Meet Pineberry! She is a four-month-old female Tuxedo cat with lots of…
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AP: Demonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters against the Gaza…
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Illinois Housing Development Authority Board to award millions in federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
The Illinois Housing Development Authority Board is awarding nearly $24 million in…
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AP: Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
By RIO YAMAT and PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jay…
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DOJ opens investigation into death of Springfield’s Sonya Massey
The Department of Justice is opening an investigation into the deadly deputy-involved shooting of Sonya Massey earlier this month in Springfield. Civil rights attorney Ben…
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Hundsdorfer: Grayson’s behavior in Logan County led superior to ask, ‘How are you still employed with us?’
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Before former Sangamon County Sheriff’s…
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Dee: Teachers’ conference unites IL educators for improving schools
Terri Dee Illinois News Connection July 25, 2024 Some Illinois educators made…
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Parker: As rare black bear sightings spark excitement in southern Illinois, IDNR says keep a safe distance
By MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com CARBONDALE – Amid this heated…
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Springfield man convicted in attempted murder of ex-girlfriend
The office of Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Milhiser has announced that…
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Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence report notes big increase in deaths from domestic violence across 2023
The Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence has released its annual Domestic Violence…
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Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office issues bevy of citations during recent safety campaigns
The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office issued two seat belt citations, nine distracted…
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A woman who took an abortion pill was charged with murder. She is now suing prosecutors
Getty Images – STOCK/Andrey Denisyuk (AUSTIN, Texas.) — A Texas woman who…
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Sonya Massey, woman killed in home by police, died by homicide with gunshot to head, autopsy shows
ABC News (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) — Sonya Massey, the Illinois woman fatally shot…
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Wildfires break out across California: Latest fire and smoke maps
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Wildfires are exploding across the West, especially…
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Where is Susan Powell? Her disappearance, young sons' horrific deaths haunt family
Courtesy of The Cox Family (NEW YORK) — A special encore “20/20”…
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Top Sinaloa cartel leaders, including son of El Chapo, taken into US custody: DOJ
Andrew Brookes/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two top leaders of the Mexican Sinaloa…
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Manhattan DA asks judge not to throw out Trump's criminal hush money conviction
Steven Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) –Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday…
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