Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — After nearly five days of testimony, state Sen. Emil Jones III’s federal corruption trial appeared to be nearing its end…
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Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — For over 65 years, Bernice and Frank Monteleone have been raising minks on their farm in Elgin. The couple bought…
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Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — On a still-warm early fall morning in September 2019, federal agents walked into the Illinois Capitol building in Springfield and…
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Capitol News Illinois A bill that would tighten homeschooling regulations in Illinois missed a key deadline on Friday. But its sponsor, Rep. Terra Costa Howard,…
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Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — Christopher Katz didn’t question why he began receiving $300 weekly payments from an executive at Chicago-based red-light camera company SafeSpeed…
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Capitol News Illinois Editor’s note: This story has been corrected from an earlier version to reflect that Crosetti Brand has only been accused of murdering an…
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Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House shot down legislation Thursday that would have allowed some people incarcerated for crimes they committed when they…
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Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Law enforcement officers would no longer be allowed to search a vehicle or detain a driver who is over age…
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Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO — By the time FBI agents came knocking at Omar Maani’s door on a January morning in 2018, the red-light camera…
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Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office came under intense scrutiny after an unarmed Black woman was shot and killed by a…
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