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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 ...
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Illinois man, who killed Palestinian child, sentenced to 53 years for hate crime
WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - An Illinois man was sentenced on Friday ... the severe wounding of his mother in an October 2023 hate crime stabbing, prosecutors said. The prison sentence by Will ...
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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 ...
Illinois bill seeks to raise minimum arrest age for minors
Chicago, leaves little doubt about where he stands on a measure now being debated in Springfield that seeks to raise the age ...
Police say they are not searching for a body at property in Des Plaines, Illinois
In a news release issued Wednesday, Des Plaines police have only said they have been conducting a "follow-up investigation" ...